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Pharmacist-based deprescribing successfully reduced older adults’ exposure to anticholinergic drugs

REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE INDIANAPOLIS – Anticholinergics, a class of drugs frequently prescribed for depression, urinary incontinence and many other conditions common in older adults, affect the brain by blocking acetylcholine, a nervous system neurotransmitter which influences memory, alertness and planning skills. A new study from Regenstrief Institute, Purdue University College of Pharmacy and Indiana University School of...

Commonly used anticholinergic drugs for schizophrenia linked to greater cognitive impairment
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Commonly used anticholinergic drugs for schizophrenia linked to greater cognitive impairment

by  Scott Lafee,  University of California – San Diego Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other brain imaging technologies allow for the study of differences in brain activity in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The image shows two levels of the brain, with areas that were more active in healthy controls than in schizophrenia patients shown in...