Medication options are available to help manage the cognitive and behavioral symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Antipsychotic drugs given to patients with dementia are far more dangerous than thought, a major study has found. Doctors are already told to be careful in prescribing such drugs, which are known ...

Our guideline on dementia recommends that before starting treatment with antipsychotic medicines the benefits and harms should be discussed with the person and their family members or carers. They ...

Barnett, 2007 n= 14,029; >65 yo with dementia; Data per VA and Medicare databases; Followed 18 months (2002-2003) olanzapine, risperidone, or quetiapine vs. conventional agents Inpatient admission ...

Report says use of atypical antipsychotics to treat elderly patients with dementia appears to have decreased following a 2005 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory on the risks A report in ...