Emily Buckley, Agnes Jonsson, Zoe Flood, Maria Lavelle, Noelle O'Sullivan, Nadra Nurdin, Philip Dowling, Eoin Duggan, Elizabeth Callaly, Colm Byrne, Cora McGreevy, Joseph Duggan, Lorraine Kyne, John J McCabe
PURPOSE: Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are associated with falls, hospitalization, and cognitive decline. Few studies have investigated the association between PIMs related to cognitive impairment (PIMCog) and mortality in dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study. Patients diagnosed with MCI or dementia (DSM-IV criteria) presenting to a tertiary-referral memory clinic from 2013 to 2019 were eligible...
November 3, 2022: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology