Antipsychotics Linked To Pneumonia In Elderly
Nursing home patients who take antipsychotic drugs are 60 percent more likely to develop pneumonia in the short term than those who don’t take the drugs, according to a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The risk is greatest during the first week after patients start taking the meds, but gradually decreases, HealthDay News reports. “The risk of developing pneumonia is not associated with long-term use, but is the highest shortly after starting the drug,” according to the
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