While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to increase the risk of falls, confusion ...

Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

CNS-active drugs are associated with an increased risk of falls, delirium, and hospitalization. They are often prescribed for ...

Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is ...

Aricept (donepezil) is a prescription drug used to treat dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. Aricept belongs to a class of drugs called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. It is not an antipsychotic ...

Outdated policies on antipsychotic medications have made it much harder to care for these patients. Bigstock Alzheimer’s disease robs patients of so much more than their health. It can rewire their ...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Atypical antipsychotics, though not typically considered drugs of abuse, are now being used to enhance the effects of other drugs or as a way to counter the adverse effects of ...

Damian Garde is a reporter at large, live and feature journalism, covering the global drug industry and contributing to STAT’s industry-leading events. Johnson & Johnson won U.S. approval to sell the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over 13% of users of two antipsychotic drugs, quetiapine and haloperidol, developed severe QT prolongation, ...