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Anticholinergic Burden in Older Adults: How Common Medications Affect Memory and Thinking

Anticholinergic Burden in Older Adults: How Common Medications Affect Memory and Thinking

Anticholinergic burden from common medications like Benadryl and oxybutynin can accelerate memory loss and dementia risk in older adults. Learn which drugs are dangerous, how they affect the brain, and what safer alternatives exist.