Regular use of drugs with strong anticholinergic effects in older adults for up to two months can lead to cognitive impairment with a similar effect seen when taking multiple drugs with weak anticholinergic effect for a period of 90 days, a new study by researchers at Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health found. The study of 3,690 older adults is among the first to explore how length of use of this group ...Saturday, 11 May 2013
Drugs With Anticholinergic Effects can Lead to Cognitive Problems in Older Adults
Regular use of drugs with strong anticholinergic effects in older adults for up to two months can lead to cognitive impairment with a similar effect seen when taking multiple drugs with weak anticholinergic effect for a period of 90 days, a new study by researchers at Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health found. The study of 3,690 older adults is among the first to explore how length of use of this group ...
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