Research Letter

Initiation Setting and Persistence of Medications Affecting Cognition in Older Adults

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.10234

April 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines the clinical setting in which medications that affect cognition in older adults are initiated and the persistence of taking such medications in the same class 1 year later.

Corresponding Author: Dan P. Ly, MD, PhD, MPP, Hospitalist Section, VA Greater Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 (dan.ly@va.gov).

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