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Antipsychotics little help to Alzheimer's patients

Antipsychotics little help to Alzheimer's patients

(HealthDay News) UPDATED 2008-04-02

Treating common Alzheimer's problems such as agitation and aggression with antipsychotic drugs is of little help to patients, a new study has found. British researchers divided 165 Alzheimer's patients into two groups, half of whom received the meds. After six months and one year the researchers found no difference in symptoms between the half who were taking antipsychotics and the half who were not. Read full story >

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