Dementia patients have greater anti-cholinergic drug burden on discharge from hospital: A multicentre cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Anticholinergic medications block cholinergic transmission. The central effects of anticholinergic drugs can be particularly marked in patients with dementia. Furthermore, anticholinergics antagonise the effects of cholinesterase inhibitors, the main dementia treatment. OBJECTIVES: Thi...

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Autores principales: Randall, J., Hook, A., Grubb, C-M., Ellis, N., Wellington, J., Hemmad, A., Zerdelis, A., Geers, B., Sykes, B., Auty, C., Vinchenzo, C., Thorburn, C., Asogbon, D., Granger, E., Boagey, H., Raphael, J., Patel, K., Bhargava, K., Dolley, M.-K., Maden, M., Shah, M., Lee, Q., Vaidya, R., Sehdev, S., Barai, S., Roche, S., Khalid, U., Harrison, J., Codling, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9476103/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1127

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