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Article: Pharmacologic Calvinism: Why Drugs Should Be Used for Indications, Not Side Effects.
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- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- November 29, 2001
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Pharmacologic Calvinism: Why Drugs Should Be Used for Indications, Not Side Effects
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: Diphenhydramine was associated with significantly increased risk of inattention, disorganized speech, altered consciousness, urinary retention, and increased length of stay in hospitalized patients older than 70 years.
Source: Agostini JV, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:2091-2097.
Agostini and colleagues, who were funded by the National Institute on Aging, undertook a prospective study of adverse effects of diphenhydramine (Benadryl) in hospitalized patients older than the age of 70 years. They hypothesized that this ...