Sedatives and the elderly
Filed in archive Miscellany on November 11, 2005
Sedatives can be risky in the elderly:
Up to a third of elderly people in the UK are prescribed sleeping pills because they are affected by insomnia.
Canadian researchers detail an analysis of 24 studies in a report in the British Medical Journal.
They conclude that the risk of side effects such as dizziness, loss of balance, falls, and disorientation outweighed the benefits of such drugs.
Canadian researchers detail an analysis of 24 studies in a report in the British Medical Journal.
They conclude that the risk of side effects such as dizziness, loss of balance, falls, and disorientation outweighed the benefits of such drugs.
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