Sun Health Explainer: Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
ANTIPSYCHOTIC drugs given to some dementia patients cause “more severe harm” than previously thought, a study shows.The range of serious side effects was "wider than previously highlighted in regulatory alerts”, they said.
Researchers found that dementia patients who were current users of the drugs had a two-fold increased risk of developing pneumonia compared to those who were not taking the drugs. The team also found a 28 per cent increased risk of heart attack and a 27 per cent increased risk of heart failure.Patients with dementia who were prescribed antipsychotics had a 72 per cent increased risk of kidney injury and 62 per cent increased risk of developing a type of blood clot called a venous thromboembolism.
"However, these new findings suggest that these risks may be more severe than previously understood, which is particularly concerning given the rise in their use during the
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