Dementia drug raises stroke risk—even in ‘low-risk’ patients, study shows
by Brunel University of London edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A major U.K. study of more than 165,000 dementia patients has found that risperidone raises stroke risk without exception, challenging safety assumptions by leaving no “safe group.” The powerful anti-psychotic is commonly used to treat dementia patients experiencing […]
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