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Dementia: The drugs don't work

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01 March 2005

A US study has revealed that commonly prescribed dementia drugs, such as antipsychotics and antidepressants, were of little, or modest, benefit to the patient. Moreover, some antipsychotics increased the risk of stroke (JAMA, 2005; 293: 596-608).

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