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Pharmacotherapy has a potential role in both the prevention and treatment of drug-induced delirium

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Pharmacotherapy has a potential role in both the prevention and treatment of drug-induced delirium. Drugs Ther Perspect 28, 22–26 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2165/11208680-000000000-00000

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