OBJECTIVES We examined the association between anticholinergic medication exposure and subsequent cognitive and physical function in patients with delirium superimposed on dementia during rehabilitation. We also examined length of stay and discharge disposition by anticholinergic medication exposure. DESIGN In this secondary analysis we used control group data from an ongoing randomized clini...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether anticholinergic burden scores from nine published anticholinergic scales are associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospital admissions, hospitalizations for falls, hospital length of stay (LOS), and more visits to general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN Pharmacoepidemiological population-based study. SETTING New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS Population a...

BACKGROUND Many medications administered to patients with schizophrenia possess anticholinergic properties. When aggregated, pharmacological treatments may result in a considerable anticholinergic burden. The extent to which anticholinergic burden has a deleterious effect on cognition and impairs ability to participate in and benefit from psychosocial treatments is unknown. METHOD Seventy pat...

The use of anticholinergic drugs is common in the elderly, even in people with cognitive impairment. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed (anticholinergic effects, anticholinergic and dementia) to define the effects of anticholinergic drugs in the elderly. We emphasized the search in patterns of use, the combined use with AChEIs, the measurement of the Serum Anticholinergic Activity, and...

background: barberry (berberris vulgaris) is a well known medicinal plant in iran and has also been used as food. objective: this study was conducted to evaluate antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity of methanolic extract of barberry fruit. methods: methanolic extract was prepared and pharmacologically studied on isolated guinea- pig ileum, dose- response curves of histamine and acetylcho...

Anticholinergic medications are associated with a wide range of adverse effects to which elderly patients particularly susceptible. This article discusses the various ways that anticholinergic burden can be measured, how these used help clinicians identify at risk from anticholinergics, and address risks.

CONTEXT There is a lack of evidence about the efficacy and safety of anticholinergic drugs and about the optimal anticholinergic drug, if any, for the treatment of adult neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO). OBJECTIVE Review the current evidence on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of anticholinergic drugs in the treatment of adult NDO. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A literature search was co...

BACKGROUND Results from studies assessing the association between anticholinergic use and falls are mixed, and prior studies are limited in their ability to control for important potential confounders. Thus, we sought to examine the association between anticholinergic medication use, including over-the-counter medications, and recurrent falls in community-dwelling older women. METHODS We anal...