ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUG BURDEN AND MORTALITY IN OLDER PEOPLE: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH

• At: AbuDhabi (United Arab Emirates) (2019)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-PPR-006
• By: SALAHUDEEN, Mohammed S (Australia)
• Co-author(s): Mohammed S Salahudeen: Discipline of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
  Gregory M Peterson: Discipline of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Australia
  Sheraz Ali: King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
  Luke E Bereznicki: Discipline of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Yet, the relationship between exposure to anticholinergic medicines and mortality in older people remains unclear.

  Methods

  A literature search was performed to identify relevant studies, using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CENTRAL from Jan 1990 to Dec 2018. We included studies of humans with a mean age of 65 years or older where the
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