Olanzapine is associated with an increased incidence of cerebrovascular events in elderly patients with dementia.
Does olanzapine increase the incidence of cerebrovascular events in elderly patients with dementia?
Olanzapine use in dementia trials is associated with an increased incidence of cerebrovascular events.
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Reason for posting: Second-generation antipsychotic drugs, which are felt to have fewer extrapyramidal adverse effects than the first-generation drugs,11 are sometimes used to control behavioural disturbances in elderly patients with dementia. However, similar to warnings issued in the last 2
Eric Wooltorton (Tue,) reported a other. Olanzapine is associated with an increased incidence of cerebrovascular events in elderly patients with dementia.