Stroke Risk Among Non-Elderly Users of Haloperidol or First-Generation Antipsychotics vs Second-Generation Antipsychotics: A Cohort Study from a US Health Insurance Claims Database.

Daniel FifeClair BlacketerKarl KnightJames Weaver

Published in: Drugs - real world outcomes (2021)

Among adults aged ≤64 years, without a recent dementia diagnosis, stroke risk is higher among those exposed to haloperidol compared with those exposed to second-generation antipsychotics.

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