Despite warnings, potentially inappropriate CNS-active medications are commonly prescribed to older adults — especially those with cognitive impairment — highlighting missed opportunities for safer ...
New study reveals around a quarter of dementia patients are prescribed risky drugs despite safety warnings - Roughly 25 ...
Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...
About 25% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed high-risk central nervous system (CNS) – active medications associated with falls, confusion and hospitalizations between 2013 and ...
Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is ...
Questionable prescribing of CNS-active drugs persists ...
Researchers analyzed Medicare claims data to find that an estimated 25 percent of dementia patients were prescribed risky ...
This is a prescription for disaster. While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to ...
Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...
Years after doctors were warned to be cautious, many Americans with dementia continue to receive medications that can worsen ...
Even after years of warnings, millions of older Americans with dementia are still being prescribed risky brain-altering drugs—often with no clear medical justification. Even after years of clinical ...