I thought I had once seen a list you had compiled of drugs that are especially bad for AD patients and why they were bad for them. Can you tell me where to find it? I would like to print it out to give to my daughter's MIL/Denese. Denese's father has AD and up until recently she has been taking care of him at home. He got a UTI and is now in the hospital. Denese does not have access to a computer so I was hoping to at least try to give her some guidance on what he shouldn't be given. Thank you.
Debra

I brought FAQ8 to the top for you to read.

The ultimate source for this information is Beers list.

Potentially Inappropriate Medications for the Elderly According to the Revised Beers Criteria
http://www.dcri.duke.edu/ccge/curtis/beers.html

Links to the medical article
Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/163/22/2716

Table 1, inappropriate medications
To prevent increased confusion in dementia patients, void (if possible) any medicine that has anticholinergic properties.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content-nw/full/163/22/2716/TABLEIOI20821T1

I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. I know you are very knowledgeable in this particular subject & I wanted to share it with another caregiver that is struggling to care for her father.