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01/20/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Government to audit nursing homes’ use of schizophrenia drugs that are abusively used to SEDATE patients into compliance
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) announced this week that it has begun auditing the nation’s nursing homes to see if they are accurately diagnosing and treating elderly patients for schizophrenia. Because of widespread overuse and abuse of antipsychotic pharmaceutical medications in seniors, CMS says it aims to crack down on the drug […]
04/15/2020
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By Ralph Flores
Doctors are now suggesting de-prescribing antipsychotics since they INCREASE dementia risk – who knew?
Talk about the dose making the poison – a common class of drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease and depression can increase a person’s risk of dementia, according to a large study conducted by the University of Nottingham in England. The study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, investigated the link between taking anticholinergic drugs and dementia risk. Anticholinergics are […]
10/08/2019
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By Cassie B.
All our elderly are hooked on drugs: Agitation among seniors may be due to overmedication
As we age, our bodies undergo all manner of changes, and some of them are jarring enough to turn even the most pleasant person into an endless complainer. It’s easy to attribute moodiness in seniors to the myriad health problems they may be facing, but it could be the so-called “solution” to their medical issues […]
07/27/2019
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By Cassie B.
What are all those inactive ingredients in prescription drugs really doing to you?
When you’re taking a medication, you might only concern yourself with its active ingredient. After all, it’s what improves your condition. However, a new study shows that the list of inactive ingredients deserves equal weight as some are not quite as inconsequential as their name implies. Oral pills typically contain anywhere from 8 to 35 […]
04/09/2019
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By Ethan Huff
Antidepressants are OVERPRESCRIBED to older patients who are at high risk for “clinically significant depression,” warns study
A new study published in the British Pharmacological Society’s Pharmacology Research & Perspectives journal confirms that antidepressant drugs such as SSRIs (selective serotonin reputake inhibitors) are prescribed way more often than they should be, including among the elderly. Researchers looked at senior-age individuals living in Olmsted County, Minnesota, evaluating their antidepressant use between the years […]
08/01/2018
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By Cassie B.
Older people who take sleeping pills have double the risk of fracturing their hips
Getting a good night’s sleep is an important aspect of good overall health and well-being, but what price are you willing to pay for it? For some elderly people, taking sleeping pills means accepting a far higher risk of bone fracture. This is the finding of a new study carried out by researchers from Kings […]
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