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Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia , according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector general.
The Food and Drug Administration in 2005 mandated that drug makers issue warning labels on atypical antipsychotics, noting that the drugs—which are generally FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—increase the risk
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