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| Dementia patients who take opioids face 'worrisome' death risk, new study finds |
| 2023-07-20 |
| [FOX] Opioid use could put dementia patients at a higher risk of death, particularly in the first two weeks after starting a medication, according to new research revealed on Tuesday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam. Among all patients age 65 and older who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in Denmark and who took an opioid over a 10-year period, a third of them died within 180 days after starting the medication, researchers found, according to a press release from the Alzheimer’s Association. The death risk was around five times higher than for those who did not take opioids — but it was 11 times higher within the first two weeks. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 Ten years, lord garth? I’ve read 3-5 years. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-20 22:39 |
| #7 now that I think of it, the death rate after a post 65 Alzheimer's diagnosis is probably about 10 years. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-07-20 12:27 |
| #6 Opioids are palliative care in the places in Europe where they practice euthanasia. The death is usually via dehydration. I would draw a parallel to Logan’s Run, but Logan wasn’t rocking a Canadian cane and titanium knees. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-20 12:20 |
| #5 if a third died in 180 days and the rest had elevated death rates then how could they take opioids over a 10 year period |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-07-20 12:06 |
| #4 ...be concerned if the app is from Canada. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-07-20 11:04 |
| #3 AI app helps aging adults manage their prescriptions with one photo: ‘Your personal health assistant’ |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-20 10:33 |
| #2 "Did I already take that pill that I can't take another of too soon?" It's no joke. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-20 10:05 |
| #1 But will they care? Hey, Pfizer! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-20 10:02 |