Older adults are highly susceptible to negative responses anticholinergic drugs—a wide-ranging class of medications. This article was first published on Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Kaiser Health ...

Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS)-acting agents, one medication used to treat high blood pressure, may specifically help ward ...

Below are five common medications linked to dementia risk, ... (TCAs) are an older class of drugs used to treat mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.

Certain commonly-prescribed medications have been linked with an increased risk of dementia among older adults, new research has found. In particular, the study found that certain types of ...

Medications commonly used to treat dementia could result in harmful weight loss, according to UC San Francisco researchers, and clinicians need to account for this risk when prescribing these drugs to ...

Commonly Used Medications for Older Adults Some health concerns are more common with age, and doctors prescribe medications to help treat them. These are a few of the most common.

Can taking certain drugs increase your risk for dementia? Many medications, both over-the-counter and prescription, can cause cognitive problems that increase the risk for dementia, Schindler says.

A wide variety of medications used to treat allergies, insomnia, leaky bladders, diarrhea, dizziness, motion sickness, asthma, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ...

Are some common medications masquerading as dementia in seniors? An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs — a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies ...

By Judith Graham / Kaiser Health News By all accounts the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe dementia. She was largely incoherent. Her ...

An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs — a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, insomnia, leaky bladders, diarrhea, dizziness, motion sickness, asthma ...