1st March 2024

An 81-year-old woman has been admitted to hospital following a fall at her nursing home.

DATE	DRUG NAME	DOSE	ROUTE	FREQUENCY	Prescriber’s signature
08/04/23	Morphine	5-10g	Oral	PRN	DR
08/04/23	Donepezil hydrochloride	7.5mg	Oral	Once daily	DR
08/04/23	Lactulose	15ml	Oral	Twice daily	DR
08/04/23	Paracetamol	500mg	Oral	PRN	DR
08/04/23	Aspirin	75mg	Oral	Once daily	DR
08/04/23	Amitriptyline hydrochloride	10mg	Oral	Once daily	DR
08/04/23	Diazepam	10mg	Rectal	PRN	DR
08/04/23	Atorvastatin	20mg	Oral	Once daily	DR

An 81-year-old woman has been admitted to hospital following a fall at her nursing home. She is not suspected to have any fractures and is medically stable, but has become increasingly confused, agitated and has had disturbed sleep. She has a past medical history of dementia.

Select the three medications that could be contributing to this patient’s worsened dementia symptoms.

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