Anticholinergic Burden of Geriatric Ward Inpatients [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Anticholinergic drug use in the pharmacotherapy of elderly persons is common despite the increased risk of side effects.
Krzysztof Wilczyński +3 more
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High anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia in the elderly [PDF]
The aim was to study the association between high anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia among older people. Anticholinergic drugs have been shown to cause xerostomia and hyposalivation. Yet there are few studies on the association between anticholinergic burden and hyposalivation and xerostomia in the elderly.
Juuso, Stenbäck +5 more
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Measuring cumulative anticholinergic medicines burden in older Australian women [PDF]
Objectives Anticholinergic medicines burden is common, can have negative impacts, and is problematic to identify. Many medicines used by older women have anticholinergic effects.
Lynne Parkinson +4 more
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Dose response relationship of cumulative anticholinergic exposure with incident dementia: validation study of Korean anticholinergic burden scale [PDF]
Background The dose response relationship of nine-year cumulative anticholinergic exposure and dementia onset was investigated using the Korean version anticholinergic burden scale (KABS) in comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB)
Yewon Suh +6 more
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Anticholinergic burden: considerations for older adults [PDF]
AbstractAnticholinergic medications are frequently used in older adults to manage a wide range of chronic diseases. Anticholinergic burden associated with the use of multiple medications with anticholinergic effects is cumulative within an individual, and older adults are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of these medications.
Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell +4 more
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Utility of the Swedish Anticholinergic Burden Scale in a memory clinic setting: a comparison with the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden scale. [PDF]
Abstract Anticholinergic burden is associated with cognitive impairment, especially in older individuals with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The objective of the study was to explore the use of drugs displaying anticholinergic properties and examine the utility of the newly developed ...
Rube T, Londos E, Johansson P.
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Identifying anticholinergic burden in clinical practice [PDF]
Anticholinergic medications are associated with a wide range of adverse effects to which elderly patients are particularly susceptible. This article discusses the various ways that anticholinergic burden can be measured, how these can be used to help clinicians identify patients at risk from the adverse effects of anticholinergics, and how to address ...
Brian Bell, Anthony Avery
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Background: Geriatric cancer patients are susceptible to adverse drug events due to the complexity of their chemotherapy regimens and collateral treatments for their comorbid conditions. Prescribing medications with anticholinergic burden characteristics
Ahmad Al-Azayzih +5 more
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Examination and Estimation of Anticholinergic Burden
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Salahudeen, Mohammed Saji
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The Evaluation of Relationship Between Polypharmacy and Anticholinergic Burden Scales
Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden are the indicators for the evaluation of the quality of pharmacotherapy in older adults. The aim of this study was to consider which anticholinergic burden scales are more related with polypharmacy among older patients.Four hundred and twenty older adults were evaluated retrospectively in this cross-sectional ...
Okudur, Saadet Koc +5 more
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