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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition leading to memory loss, cognitive impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are commonly used to manage these neuropsychiatric symptoms, but their safety profile in patients with AD requires further investigation.

Objective: The objective was to evaluate the safety of SGAs in patients with AD by analyzing adverse drug reactions (ADRs) using the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database.

Methods: This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of FAERS data from 2014 to 2023, focusing on ADRs in patients with AD treated with SGAs such as risperidone, quetiapine, olanzapine, clozapine, and aripiprazole. Descriptive, disproportionality, time, and dose analysis were performed using the Bayesian confidence propagation neural network, Weibull, and physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.

Results: Out of 1289 patients with AD treated with SGAs, the most common ADRs involved the nervous system, gastrointestinal system, and cardiac disorders. Disproportionality analysis identified significant positive signals in cardiac, renal, and vascular systems. Quetiapine, risperidone, and olanzapine showed more positive signals compared with clozapine and aripiprazole. Time analysis indicated that cardiovascular ADRs occurred randomly, whereas renal ADRs increased with prolonged use. Dose analysis suggested that small doses of SGAs did not elevate the risk of multiple cardiac, renal, or vascular ADRs.

Conclusion And Relevance: The study underscores the importance of monitoring for ADRs, particularly in the cardiac and renal systems, when using SGAs in patients with AD. Future research incorporating more comprehensive clinical data is warranted to support safe and rational drug utilization.

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