Ending the common, but unsanctioned, practice of long-term anticholinergic use to head off extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) associated with antipsychotic medications in patients with serious mental ...

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 ...

An observational study released Monday linked dementia in seniors with the usage of anticholinergic drugs. The study, published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Internal Medicine journal, said taking these ...

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.

Falls, confusion, cognitive decline, dry mouth, constipation and urinary retention. In a new NPS MedicineWise podcast episode released today, Dr Kate Annear, NPS MedicineWise medical adviser and GP ...

Many older adults know that long-term use of certain medications can negatively affect cognition and increase one’s risk of dementia. But a new study suggests that some classes of anticholinergic ...

A 2026 medically reviewed comparison ranks selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) by side effect severity, highlighting paroxetine’s high withdrawal risk and anticholinergic effects, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although oral anticholinergics can help some patients with excessive sweating, their use has been limited by side effects including dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, and urinary retention.

THE effects of anticholinergic drugs on gastric function have usually been measured by radiologic studies to determine decrease in motility and tone, or by intubation technics to determine the ...