Safety of pharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Safety of pharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Prescribing trends suggest that pharmacologic alternatives to antipsychotics are gaining in popularity, but randomized trial (RCT) data of their comparative safety is scarce. Our objective was to describe the comparative safety of pharmacologic interventions for treating neuropsy...

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Main Authors: Jennifer A. Watt, Zahra Goodarzi, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Vera Nincic, Paul A. Khan, Marco Ghassemi, Yuan Thompson, Yonda Lai, Victoria Treister, Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis
Dementia
Harm
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01607-7

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