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Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney disease

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One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant. A new study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has shown that patients with kidney dysfunction who were prescribed a high dose of the drug baclofen, were more likely to be admitted to hospital for disorientation and confusion, than those who weren’t prescribed the drug. Read the full study: https://jamanetwork.com/journa....ls/jama/fullarticle/

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