A black box warning associated with atypical antipsychotics in the elderly warns that these drugs:
A) Increase the rate of myocardial infarction,stroke,and vascular mortality.
B) Increase the incidence of dementia.
C) Increase the risk of pneumonia.
D) Are associated with parkinsonism and irreversible tardive dyskinesia.
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