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The use of anti-psychotic drugs in the elderly doubles the risk of potentially fatal pneumonia, say Dutch researchers.
Anti-psychotic drugs link to fatal pneumonia warning
Seeded on Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:51 PM EDT
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An expert review published in 2009 found the drugs are overused in many cases and are responsible for up to 1,800 deaths in the UK every year.
Ministers have said they want to see a significant cut in their use.
The latest research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine compared the health records of 258 over-65s with pneumonia with 1,686 patients without the infection.
Of those with pneumonia, a quarter died within a month.
This paper yet again gives us evidence why we should not prescribe them unless absolutely necessary
Professor Steve Field, Royal College of GPs
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