SSRIs Up Chance of Falls in Dementia Patients (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Sun, 01/22/2012 - 07:00

(MedPage Today) -- Nursing home residents with dementia face a significantly increased risk of injurious falls if they are taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, according to a Dutch retrospective study.


 

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