Does anticholinergic and sedative drug exposure reduce function in community-dwelling older people?
The drug burden index provides a useful evidence-based tool for assessing the functional burden of anticholinergic and sedative medications in older adults.
The drug burden index demonstrates that anticholinergic and sedative drug exposure is associated with poorer function in community-dwelling older people. This pharmacologic approach provides a useful evidence-based tool for assessing the functional effect of exposure to medications in this population.
Sarah N. Hilmer (Mon,) studied this question.
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