Pimavanserin: A Novel Antipsychotic With Potentials to Address an Unmet Need of Older Adults With Dementia-Related Psychosis

Dementia affects more than 40 million people worldwide. When it is accompanied by psychosis, symptom management is especially challenging. Although no drug has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for psychosis in patients with dementia, atypical antipsychotics are used off-lab...

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Main Authors: Ismaeel Yunusa, Marie Line El Helou, Saud Alsahali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.00087/full