Antipsychotics are the best defense against relapse in schizophrenia, even though that protection often comes at the expense of cognitive function. Which drugs offer the greatest benefit with the ...
People with type 2 diabetes have twice the risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) if they take some commonly prescribed antibiotic, antipsychotic or prokinetics drugs, or have low fasting blood sugar, ...
Since the first antipsychotic medication, chlorpromazine, was developed in the early 1950s, it could be argued that not all that much has changed in the pharmacological treatment of psychotic ...
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that ...
Antipsychotic drugs, antiemetics, and some antibiotics can cause pseudoparkinsonism. Doctors use symptoms, medical history, and neurological exams to diagnose pseudoparkinsonism. Pseudoparkinsonism ...
A study analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a ...