Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 25, 2010 Moderator Share Posted September 25, 2010 SAW THIS ON CLINICIAN 1 TODAY. SCARY STUFF. KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE ON SEROQUEL"TO HELP WITH SLEEP"... Antipsychotics May Be Linked to Blood Clots Study Shows Increased Risk of Developing Deep Vein Blood Clot or Pulmonary Embolism By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Sept. 22, 2010—Taking antipsychotic drugs, especially newer “atypical” antipsychotics, appears to increase a user’s risk for developing potentially life-threatening blood clots. In a new study from the U.K., antipsychotic drug use was associated with about a 30% increase in risk for deep vein blood clots or pulmonary embolism. The risk was highest for new users of the drugs and for patients prescribed atypical antipsychotics, which include Seroquel (quetiapine), Risperdal (risperidone), and Zyprexa (olanzapine). Compared to patients who did not take antipsychotic drugs, users of atypical antipsychotics were 73% more likely to develop the dangerous blood clots. Seroquel use was associated with a nearly threefold adjusted increase in risk among the study population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictoriaO Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Wow, thanks for posting that, I thought I had read something about that the other day. Seroquel is so common at some of the places I worked we called it "Vitamin Q" So many nursing home residents are on the atypicals for behavioral management, makes me want to think about PE more often for odd presentations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 27, 2010 Administrator Share Posted September 27, 2010 What was the NNH and the associated CI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna22274 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 What was the NNH and the associated CI? Haha, sounds like someone's been taking Randy's EBM course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yeah... Seems to make sense intuitively to me that anything that slows them down (less psychmotor agitation and aimless wandering in the elderly demented and all age psychotics), promotes "sedentary" behaviors and causes weight gain/obesity would increase instances of DVT... No study, not "science," just an observation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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