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Deaths with Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients with Behavioral Disturbances

Deaths with Antipsychotics in Elderly Patients with Behavioral Disturbances The Food and Drug Administration has determined that the treatment of behavioral disorders in elderly patients with dementia with atypical (second generation) antipsychotic medications is associated with increased mortality. Of a total of seventeen placebo controlled trials performed with olanzapine (Zyprexa), aripiprazole (Abilify), risperidone (Risperdal), or quetiapine [...]

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