central nervous system-active agent; CNS-active agent
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Introduction
Includes:
- opioids
- antipsychotics;
- anxiolytics
- sedatives
- antidepressants
- antimigraine
- anticonvulsants
- anti-parkinsonian agents
- anti-dementia agents
- parasympathomimetics
- anti-vertigo medications
Clinical significance
- each CNS-active agent prescribed to elderly at hospital discharge is associated with incrementally higher 12-month readmission rate & mortality[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stuber MJ et al. Central nervous system-active medications and risk of hospital readmission in older multimorbid adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2025 Aug 29; [e-pub] PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40879205 https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70049