OVER-65s who take a cocktail of commonly prescribed and over the counter pills could be cutting their lives short.
The anticholinergic drugs, regularly taken by half OAPs, help problems such as heart disease, constipation, incontinence and indigestion.
But mixing the medication, which includes anti-depressants, tranquillisers, painkillers, even eye drops could increase the risk of dying.
A study of 13,000 people found the danger increased the more they took.
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The anticholinergic drugs, regularly taken by half OAPs, help problems such as heart disease, constipation, incontinence and indigestion.
But mixing the medication, which includes anti-depressants, tranquillisers, painkillers, even eye drops could increase the risk of dying.
A study of 13,000 people found the danger increased the more they took.
Read full at Mirror News