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Anticholinergic burden

  • Anticholinergic burden refers to the cumulative effect that accumulates when a person uses one or more drugs that have an anticholinergic effect19
  • Many quite commonly used drugs have an anticholinergic effect and these drugs often “unnoticeably” accumulate a heavy anticholinergic burden
Previous References

19. Tune LE. Anticholinergic effects of medication in elderly patients. J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62:11-4.