Balancing the risks and benefits of antipsychotic medications for symptom management in older patients with cancer

J Geriatr Oncol. 2018 Nov;9(6):693-695. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.07.007. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Authors

Rosa Liperoti¹, Domenico Fusco², Maria C Cipriani², Maria R Lo Monaco², Graziano Onder²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: rosa.liperoti@policlinicogemelli.it.
² Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 30213455
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.07.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
Delirium / drug therapy
Delirium / etiology
Humans
Nausea / drug therapy
Nausea / etiology
Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Off-Label Use
Palliative Care / methods*
Vomiting / drug therapy
Vomiting / etiology

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents