Commonly used medications may produce cognitive impairment in older adults

PhysOrg.com June 1, 2009

Many drugs such as sleeping pills
commonly prescribed to older adults
for a variety of common medical
conditions including allergies,
hypertension, asthma, and
cardiovascular disease appear to
negatively affect the aging brain.
The drugs cause immediate but
possibly reversible cognitive
impairment, including delirium, in
older adults, according...

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