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Association between prescription drugs and all-cause mortality risk in the UK population

2024-03-10

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Although most drugs currently approved are meant to treat specific diseases or symptoms, it has been hypothesized that some might bear a beneficial effect on lifespan in healthy older individuals, outside of their specific disease indication. Such drugs include, among others, metformin, SGLT2 inhibitors and rapamycin. The UK biobank has recorded prescription medication and mortality data for over 500’000 patients...

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DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.08.24303967

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