Researchers from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH), the CSIC Institute of Biomedicine and the IIS-La Fe Health Research Institute, who belong to the DeCo MICOF-CEU Department for the study ...

A comprehensive study following more than 4,000 older adults for more than eight years revealed that anticholinergic medications are associated with faster physical decline than what’s typically seen ...

People who use drugs with anticholinergic effects, including certain antidepressants, drugs for urinary incontinence and common antihistamines, are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

The share of patients meeting the definition of polypharmacy for the condition of overactive bladder declined from 2006 to 2017, but the phenomenon was still prevalent in women and patients in nursing ...

In time-updated model, the hazard ratio increased with annual cumulative exposure to anticholinergic drugs. (HealthDay News) — In middle-aged and older adults, anticholinergic drug burden is ...

Anticholinergics are effective for some drug-induced movement disorders and not others because the mechanisms differ. Though patients may present with similar symptoms, not all drug-induced movement ...

My mother’s ACB score is displayed in big, bold, fire-engine red letters beneath the list of prescription drugs I have input to calculate it. Source: MoonRock/Shutterstock ACB stands for ...

The use of strong anticholinergic drugs, but not the weak ones, was associated with an increased risk for dementia. This association was most pronounced in men, younger patients, and those with ...

Medications with anticholinergic properties have been consistently associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes for older adults including cognitive impairment, yet these drugs continue to be ...

Higher levels of anticholinergic drug exposure were significantly associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events in both baseline and time-updated models. HealthDay News — In middle-aged ...