Risk of Pneumonia is associated with Antipsychotic Drug Use among older patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Case-control Study
Conclusion: Older patients with PD receiving typical antipsychotics or atypical antipsychotics had a higher risk of pneumonia. Among these antipsychotics, clozapine had the highest risk of pneumonia. Clinicians should pay attention to the risk of pneumonia in older patients with PD who receive typical antipsychotics and atypical antipsychotics.PMID:34522183 | PMC:PMC8436093 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.63246
Source: International Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Kuang-Hua Huang Wei-Yin Kuo Yu-Hsiang Kuan Yu-Chia Chang Tung-Han Tsai Chien-Ying Lee Source Type: research
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