Altered mental status in older adults with histamine2-receptor antagonists: A population-based study

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Standard doses of histamine2-receptor antagonists (H2RAs) may induce altered mental status in older adults, especially in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS: Population-based cohort study of older adults who started a new H2RA between 2002 and 2011 was conducted. Ninety percent received the current standard H2RA dose in routine care. There was no significant difference in 27 baseline patient characteristics. The …

Authors

Tawadrous D; Dixon S; Shariff SZ; Fleet J; Gandhi S; Jain AK; Weir MA; Gomes T; Garg AX

Journal

European Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 701–709

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 2014

DOI

10.1016/j.ejim.2014.06.021

ISSN

0953-6205

Associated Experts

Amit Garg

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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