Anticholinergic burden and most common anticholinergic-acting medicines in older general practice patients

• Egile Nagusiak: Gorup Eva (Egilea), Rifel Janez (Egilea), Petek šter Marija (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Sciendo, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Anticholinergic burden in older adults has been correlated with cognitive decline, delirium, dizziness and confusion, falls and hospitalisations. Nevertheless, anticholinergic-acting medications remain commonly prescribed in up to a third of older adults in primary care population. Our aim was to st...