Anticholinergic drugs block the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine. It plays a key role in involuntary ...

As the population ages, the use of medications to manage chronic conditions has increased, leading to a phenomenon known as anticholinergic burden. This term refers to the cumulative effect of ...

Anticholinergic drugs can adversely affect cognition in elderly people, especially those with underlying dementia. In addition, anticholinergics may antagonize the effects of drugs such as ...

Many drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly have anticholinergic properties. Due to the current clinical use of drugs with mild-to-modest anticholinergic activity, the clinical manifestations of ...

The medications include hayfever treatments like Piriton, Cetirizine and Loratadine and stomach issue relief such as Buscopan ...

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen trying new approach where the patient is more involved in decision-making around ...