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Drugs that may cause Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly

Older patients are especially susceptible to drug-induced cognitive impairment. They are more likely to be taking multiple drugs, to have higher blood levels of those drugs because of renal or hepatic dysfunction, and to have pre-existing cognitive problems that make it difficult to detect the role of drugs causing new symptoms or making old ones worse....
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Title: Drugs that may cause Cognitive Disorders in the Elderly
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1093
Article Code: 1093b
Date: November 27, 2000
Volume: 42
Pages: 111-112


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