Commonly prescribed drugs are tied to nearly 50% higher dementia risk in older adults, study says

(CNN)Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia.A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday suggests that the link is strongest for certain classes of anticholinergic drugs — particularly antidepressants such as paroxetine or amitriptyline, bladder antimuscarinics such as oxybutynin or tolterodine, antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine or olanzapine
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