Current antipsychotic agent use and risk of venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Background: Antipsychotic agents (APS) are widely used drugs to treat psychotic symptoms and can effectively reduce both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. For decades, some studies suggested that there is a relationship between using APS and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) an...

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Main Authors: Yinzhao Liu, Jun Xu, Kacey Fang, Yue Xu, Ju Gao, Chao Zhou, Xiaowei Tang, Xinyu Fang, Jiu Chen, Chunming Xie, Fuquan Zhang, Xiangrong Zhang, Congjie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045125320982720