Disentangling drug contributions: anticholinergic burden in older adults linked to individual medications: a cross-sectional population-based study

Disentangling drug contributions: anticholinergic burden in older adults linked to individual medications: a cross-sectional population-based study

Abstract Background Medications with potent anticholinergic properties have well-documented adverse effects. A high cumulative anticholinergic burden may arise from the concurrent use of multiple medications with weaker anticholinergic effects. We sought to identify patterns of high anticholinergic...

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Main Authors: Gauri Bhatkhande, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Mufaddal Mahesri, Nancy Haff, Julie C. Lauffenburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Deprescribing
High-risk medications
Polypharmacy
Anticholinergic burden
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04640-4

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