March 2, 2015
News release: Anticholinergic drugs linked to risk for pneumonia in elderly
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More bad news on older people using medications with anticholinergic effects: Dr. Sascha Dublin found a link to a higher risk for developing pneumonia. Luckily, alternative treatments are available.
Read the news release, with a link to the study in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Co-researcher
Rod L. Walker, MS
Principal Collaborative Biostatistician
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
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