are depressant drugs used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders, among other conditions. “If you take benzodiazepines for a long period of time, it can cause dementia,” Hasan said.

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suggests that alpha-blocker drugs used to treat urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate gland may reduce the risk of DLB, which accounts for between 3% and 7% of all dementia cases.

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He is deeply concerned by the state of dementia care ... the cholinergic drugs [the medicines Donepezil, Rivastigmine and Galantamine], used by the NHS to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease ...

which looked at the drug in Alzheimer’s disease. But Axovant said it will continue to develop nelotanserin to treat hallucinations in patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia, and is ...

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Previous research has associated sleep medications with other health risks, such as falls, fractures, car accidents, and ...

The medication, which can help treat bladder problems and ... high-dose use" of the drugs was linked to dementia. The increase was found among those who used strong anticholinergic medication ...

The first pill to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is being studied for use on the NHS ...