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Antipsychotics and risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Lam Y. W. Francis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30398
Subject(s) - medicine , anticholinergic , hyperplasia , exacerbation , antipsychotic , dementia , disease , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
The common use of medications with anticholinergic properties has raised concerns regarding their safety profile, especially in the elderly. One such concern is the risk of antipsychotic‐associated exacerbation of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients with Alzheimer's disease, with antipsychotics often prescribed in this patient group for management of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.