Major Ontario Study Finds 'benzo' Drugs Worsen Breathing Problems for Some …

Published April 20, 2014

Major Ontario study finds 'benzo' drugs worsen breathing problems for some …
The Canadian Rx Atlas, an online compendium that analyses drug use and spending data for more than 10,000 medications, noted that prescriptions for seniors (age 66 and older) accounted for half of all sales in the class, which topped $ 330 million. A …
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Commentary — A disturbing trend shows seniors, inmates often over-medicated
On Tuesday, a Toronto Star investigative team reported that “Ontario nursing homes are drugging helpless seniors at an alarming rate with powerful antipsychotic drugs, despite warnings that the medications can kill elderly patients suffering from …
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Cansfield reveals antipsychotic drug use widespread in Ontario nursing homes
Ontario nursing homes are drugging seniors with antipsychotic drugs at an alarming rate, despite warnings the drugs could kill elderly people with dementia, according to an Etobicoke MPP and a media investigation. The Toronto Star this week revealed …
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