U.K. Warns Of Antipsychotic Stroke Risk In Elderly Patients
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Committee on Safety of Medicines cautions against use of risperidone and olanzapine to treat behavioral disturbances associated with dementia.
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