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Biology — Anticholinergic Burden

Cumulative anticholinergic and sedative load in the elderly.

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Elderly polypharmacyadditiveanticholinergic burdenconfusion / fallssedation / fallsconfusionAntihistamineanticholinergicTricyclicantidepressantOxybutyninanticholinergicOpioidanalgesicBenzodiazepinesedativeminormoderatemajorcontraindicated

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title "Elderly polypharmacy"
drug A "Antihistamine"  class anticholinergic
drug T "Tricyclic"      class antidepressant
drug O "Oxybutynin"     class anticholinergic
drug P "Opioid"         class analgesic
drug B "Benzodiazepine" class sedative

interact A T "anticholinergic burden" severity major mechanism "additive"
interact A O "confusion / falls" severity major
interact P B "sedation / falls" severity major
interact T B "confusion" severity moderate