Because pneumonia seems to be a frequent cause of
death in elderly demented patients who are treated with
antipsychotics, clinicians should very cautiously prescribe
antipsychotics in these patients.
The risk for pneumonia may vary across different
antipsychotics, but information about the risk for individual
compounds is very limited. Hence, at this time, the risk for
pneumonia in elderly patients should be considered when
prescribing any antipsychotic medication