Dementia

Reports from Harvard University, Medical Department advance knowledge in dementia

Published in Mental Health Business Week, August 9th, 2008

"Atypical antipsychotic drugs have been used off label in clinical practice for treatment of serious dementia-associated agitation and aggression. Following reports of cerebrovascular adverse events associated with the use of atypical antipsychotics in elderly patients with dementia, the U.S.," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry report.

"Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued black box warnings for several atypical antipsychotics titled ''Cerebrovascular Adverse Events, Including Stroke, in Elderly Patients With Dementia.'' Subsequently, the FDA initiated a meta-analysis of safety data from 17 registration trials across 6 antipsychotic...

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