A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Anticholinergic Drug Use, Serum Anticholinergic Activity, and Adverse Drug Events Among Older People: A Population-Based Study



Authors: Lampela P, Lavikainen P, Garcia-Horsman JA, Bell JS, Huupponen R, Hartikainen S

Publisher: ADIS INT LTD

Publication year: 2013

Journal: Drugs and Aging

Journal name in source: DRUGS & AGING

Journal acronym: DRUG AGING

Number in series: 5

Volume: 30

Issue: 5

First page : 321

Last page: 330

Number of pages: 10

ISSN: 1170-229X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-013-0063-2


Abstract
Conclusions Scores obtained from ranked lists of anticholinergic drugs were associated with clinically significant anticholinergic ADEs but the SAA was not. This finding supports the usefulness of these lists to help identify patients at risk of anticholinergic ADEs in clinical practice.



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