600 different medicinal substances have been found to have anticholinergic effect.19
A third, or even half of the drugs prescribed for the elderly, have an anticholinergic effect.14
The use of anticholinergics in the elderly population is common.28
19. Tune LE. Anticholinergic effects of medication in elderly patients. J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62:11-4.
14. Nishtala PS, Salahudeen MS, Hilmer SN. Anticholinergics: theoretical and clinical overview. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2016;15(6):753-68.
28. Salahudeen MS, Hilmer SN, Nishtala PS. Comparison of anticholinergic risk scales and associations with adverse health outcomes in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015;63:85-90.