Tom Russ

Tom Russ

Tom Russ
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Reader in Old Age Psychiatry and honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Edinburgh

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Reactions: Use of antipsychotics for dementia associated with more harm than previously thought, study finds

According to a study published today by The BMJ, people with dementia who are treated with antipsychotics are at increased risk of serious adverse events such as stroke, blood clots, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fractures, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury, compared with those who do not take them, . These findings extend the harms previously associated with the use of these drugs on these patients. 

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