Summary
Anti-psychotic drugs can double the risk of death among Alzheimer's patients, a study has shown.
The findings prompted calls to end over-prescribing the powerful drugs to elderly people with the most common form of dementia. The drugs are normally given to people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.See the full content of this document
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Drugs Raise Death Rate for Dementia Patients
But they are also used to reduce the most distressing symptoms of Alzheimer's, including severe aggression, delusions, and agi...
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