Prescription drugs tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk, study claims

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Mar 22, 2021

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Prescription drugs tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk, study claims

The JAMA Internal Medicine published a journal on Monday showing the link of dementia with anticholinergic drugs.

According to the study, there is approximately a 50% increase of contracting dementia with an anticholinergic exposure over 1,095 daily dose in a 10-year period.

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