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Anticholinergic drugs and clinical outcomes in older people with and without dementia- A systematic Review

2025-03-19 pharmacology and therapeutics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundAnticholinergic medications are widely used, however their use in older people has been linked to cognitive decline, dementia and increased mortality. This systematic review examines the literature investigating relationships between anticholinergic burden and risk of dementia, cognitive impairment, and outcomes in dementia. MethodsCochrane database and PubMed searches using the terms "anticholinergic" and "dementia" or "cognition" were performed up to May 2023. Outcomes included: (i)...

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