Common back-pain drug may be linked to higher dementia risk, large study finds

pattern: the more gabapentin someone took, the greater the cognitive risks.

People with 12+ prescriptions were 40% more likely to develop dementia.

They were 65% more likely to develop MCI.

This held true even after accounting for health conditions, demographics, and other medications.

But does gabapentin cause dementia?

Not necessarily. The researchers continue reading …