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tardive dyskinesia (late onset of choreoathetoid movements, abnormal, involuntary, may occur in 40% of patients, may be irreversible, most common is chewing and pouting of jaw)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued specific warnings when antipsychotics are used in elderly patients: ⢠increased risk of stroke ⢠increased risk of venous thromboembolism Other side-effects ⢠antimuscarinic: dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation ⢠sedation, weight gain ⢠raised prolacti