Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of ‘Serious Harms’

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Use of antipsychotics in dementia patients was associated with an increased risk for a wider range of adverse outcomes than previously acknowledged, a population-based matched cohort study from the U.K. showed. In the analysis of more than 170,000 adults with dementia, those prescribed antipsychotics were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with pneumonia […]

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Publish date : 2024-04-17 22:30:00

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