Identifying anticholinergic burden in clinical practice

Bell, Brian; Avery, Anthony

Abstract

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 these risks.

Citation

Bell, B., & Avery, A. (2021). Identifying anticholinergic burden in clinical practice. Prescriber, 32(3), 20-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1901

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Deposit Date: Apr 14, 2021
• Journal: Prescriber
• Print ISSN: 0959-6682
• Electronic ISSN: 1931-2253
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 20-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1901
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5465907
• Publisher URL: https://wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/psb.1901
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bell, B. and Avery, A. (2021), Identifying anticholinergic burden in clinical practice. Prescriber, 32: 20-23, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1901. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.