Editing Sedative (section)

=== Dementia ===
Sedatives and hypnotics should be avoided in people with dementia,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lee J | title = Use of sedative-hypnotics and the risk of Alzheimer's dementia: A retrospective cohort study | journal = PLOS ONE | date=September 2018 | volume = 13 | issue = 9 | pages = e0204413 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0204413 | pmid = 30248129 | pmc = 6152975 | bibcode = 2018PLoSO..1304413L | doi-access = free }}</ref> according to the [[medication appropriateness tool for co‐morbid health conditions in dementia criteria]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Page AT, Potter K, Clifford R, McLachlan AJ, Etherton-Beer C | title = Medication appropriateness tool for co-morbid health conditions in dementia: consensus recommendations from a multidisciplinary expert panel | journal = Internal Medicine Journal | volume = 46 | issue = 10 | pages = 1189–1197 | date = October 2016 | pmid = 27527376 | pmc = 5129475 | doi = 10.1111/imj.13215 }}</ref> The use of these medications can further impede cognitive function for people with dementia, who are also more sensitive to side effects of medications.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}