Monthly Archives: August 2020

75% American dementia sufferers on drugs not made for the disease

Nearly three-quarters of older American adults with dementia meet prescriptions for drugs not designed for brain disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that many had at least one prescription for antidepressants, opioid painkillers, epilepsy medications, anxiety medications, or antipsychotics. What’s more, patients who were women, white and in their …

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