UCLA Health: One in Four Older Americans With Dementia Prescribed Risky Brain-Altering Drugs Despite Safety Warnings
January 13, 2026
January 13, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings
Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms
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Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare . . .
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One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings
Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms
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Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare . . .