Misprescribing antipsychotic drugs to elderly dementia patients on the rise

NEW YORK: The warning, written in bold letters and placed in a black-bordered box at the front of the labeling for all antipsychotic drugs, couldn’t be starker:

WARNING: INCREASED MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA-RELATED PSYCHOSIS…

Despite these long-standing and glaring warnings, physicians continue to prescribe antipsychotic drugs to too many elderly patients with dementia, says a report…

Full story covered in the Seniors Housing & Healthcare Trends.

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