Antipsychotic use in dementia tied to ‘wide range’ of adverse outcomes
Researchers found an increased risk for stroke, pneumonia and acute kidney injury, among other conditions.
For adults with dementia, antipsychotic use is associated with increased risks for stroke, MI, heart failure, VTE, fracture, pneumonia and acute kidney injury, according to a study published online 17 April in The BMJ.
Dr Pearl LH Mok (PhD), from the University of Manchester in the UK, and colleagues conducted a population-based matched cohort study to examine the risks for adverse outcomes associated with antipsychotic use in adults with dementia (aged 50 and older) diagnosed between 1998 and 2018.
