Introduction: Anticholinergics are a class of medicines that block the neurotransmitter,
acetylcholine, in the brain and peripheral tissues. Medicines with anticholinergic activity are …

Background Anticholinergic drugs are often involved in explicit criteria for inappropriate
prescribing in older adults. Several scales were developed for screening of anticholinergic …

Anticholinergic medications are frequently used in older adults to manage a wide range of
chronic diseases. Anticholinergic burden associated with the use of multiple medications …

Objective: in an effort to enhance medication prescribing for older adults and reduce the
burden of cognitive impairment, this paper reviews the literature regarding the negative …

Introduction: Many commonly used drugs have primary or secondary anticholinergic effects
contributing to adverse outcomes ranging from mild-to-severe to potentially lethal …

Use of medications with anticholinergic activity is widespread in older adults. Several
studies have highlighted that anticholinergic use may be associated with an increased risk …

The use of medication with anticholinergic properties is widespread among older subjects.
Many drugs of common use such as antispasmodics, bronchodilators, antiarrhythmics …

Concurrent use of several drugs with potential anticholinergic properties is highly prevalent
in the elderly. Methods to determine the overall anticholinergic drug burden have been …

Purpose The purpose of the study is to conduct a systematic review of studies examining the
association between anticholinergic burden and mortality in older individuals. Methods A …

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