The harms of benzodiazepines for patients with dementia

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. 2017 Apr 10;189(14):E517-E518.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170193.

The harms of benzodiazepines for patients with dementia

Paula A Rochon¹, Nicholas Vozoris², Sudeep S Gill²

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¹ Women's College Research Institute (Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Rochon, Vozoris), Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Rochon), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine and Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Vozoris), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gill), Queen's University; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gill), Kingston, Ont. paula.rochon@wchospital.ca.
² Women's College Research Institute (Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Rochon, Vozoris), Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Rochon), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine and Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Vozoris), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gill), Queen's University; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gill), Kingston, Ont.

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PMCID: PMC5386844
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170193

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The harms of benzodiazepines for patients with dementia

Paula A Rochon et al. CMAJ. 2017.

. 2017 Apr 10;189(14):E517-E518.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170193.

Authors

Paula A Rochon¹, Nicholas Vozoris², Sudeep S Gill²

Affiliations

¹ Women's College Research Institute (Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Rochon, Vozoris), Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Rochon), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine and Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Vozoris), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gill), Queen's University; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gill), Kingston, Ont. paula.rochon@wchospital.ca.
² Women's College Research Institute (Rochon), Women's College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Rochon, Vozoris), Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Rochon), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine and Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Vozoris), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Gill), Queen's University; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gill), Kingston, Ont.

PMID: 28396327
PMCID: PMC5386844
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170193

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[1] Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, du Berger R, et al. A 5-year prospective assessment of the risk associated with individual benzodiazepines and doses in new elderly users. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;53:233–41. - PubMed

[2] Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, du Berger R, et al. A 5-year prospective assessment of the risk associated with individual benzodiazepines and doses in new elderly users. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;53:233–41. - PubMed

[3] American Geriatrics Society 2015 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015;63:2227–46. - PubMed

[4] American Geriatrics Society 2015 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. American Geriatrics Society 2015 Updated Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015;63:2227–46. - PubMed

[5] Taipale H, Tolppanen AM, Koponen M, et al. Risk of pneumonia associated with incident benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer disease. CMAJ 2017;189:E519–29. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Taipale H, Tolppanen AM, Koponen M, et al. Risk of pneumonia associated with incident benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling adults with Alzheimer disease. CMAJ 2017;189:E519–29. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Drug use among seniors on public drug programs in Canada, 2012. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2014.

[8] Drug use among seniors on public drug programs in Canada, 2012. Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2014.

[9] Wong SL, Gilmour H, Ramage-Morin PL. Health reports: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Canada. Ottawa: Statistics Canada; modified 2016. May 18. - PubMed

[10] Wong SL, Gilmour H, Ramage-Morin PL. Health reports: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Canada. Ottawa: Statistics Canada; modified 2016. May 18. - PubMed

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