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Over-the-counter (OTC) medicine is of our lives. Many of us go to for cold and headache tablets, cough or allergy treatments. OTC drugs save the to go to the doctor's. However, OTC drugs may cause more than good. A new study published in a journal suggests that many of these medicines have unwanted and side effects. Side effects in older who take OTC medicines for asthma, aches and pains, insomnia and , etc. include cognitive damage, dementia and even brain .

The study was done by Indiana University. Researchers looked at the between OTC drugs and in older people who did not have . The scientists found that OTC drugs led to a glucose metabolism, which means the brain isn't as . A researcher said the provide a better understanding of how OTC drugs can affect the , "in ways that might raise the of cognitive impairment and dementia". She added: "I wouldn't advise my grandparents or even my parents to take these medications they have to."

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