Association of Sedating vs. Non-Sedating Antihistamines With Delirium Among Hospitalized Older Adults

Aaron M Drucker; Alanna C Bridgman; Mohammad Arshad Imrit; Surain B Roberts; Mina Tadrous; Nathan M Stall; Michael Fralick; Jennifer Watt; Amol A Verma; Fahad Razak

doi:10.1111/jgs.70323

Association of Sedating vs. Non-Sedating Antihistamines With Delirium Among Hospitalized Older Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 May;74(5):1476-1479. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70323. Epub 2026 Jan 28.

Authors

Aaron M Drucker^{1

2}, Alanna C Bridgman^{1

2}, Mohammad Arshad Imrit³, Surain B Roberts^{3

4}, Mina Tadrous^{2

5}, Nathan M Stall^{1

2

6}, Michael Fralick^{1

6}, Jennifer Watt^{1

3

4

7}, Amol A Verma^{1

3

4

7}, Fahad Razak^{1

3

4

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Medicine and Research and Innovation Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Unity Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 41604345
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70323

No abstract available

Grants and funding

WCH-23-02/WCHAMSG Innovation Fund of the Alternative Funding Plan for the Academic Health Sciences Centres of Ontario