What are the concerns related to using long-acting or extended-release anticholinergic agents over long time periods? Are other medications available that would better ameliorate urinary incontinence?

In middle-aged and older adults, anticholinergic drug burden is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events.

Anticholinergic burden refers to the cumulative effect of taking one or more medications with anticholinergic properties, which inhibit the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. In older adults, an ...

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 ...

Sedona inpatient program educates on iloperidone side effects, anticholinergic burden, and holistic alternatives for ...