Dementia death risk doubles on some antipsychotics

Friday, February 24, 2012 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

An analysis of tens of thousands of people in nursing homes in the U.S. suggests that residents who take certain antipsychotic drugs for dementia are at about double the risk of dying compared to residents not taking those specific medications.

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