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Neuroleptics in patients with dementia: serious adverse effects

 Adverse Effects   In 2024, a study using a British general practice database, linked to hospitalisation and mortality data, investigated several known adverse effects of neuroleptics in patients with dementia who were aged 50 years or older.
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Source: "Neuroleptics in patients with dementia: serious adverse effects" Prescrire Int 2025; 34 (266): 21. Subscribers only.

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