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Does exposure to drugs with anticholinergic effects increase the risk of cognitive impairment, falls, and all-cause mortality in older adults?
Does exposure to drugs with anticholinergic effects increase the risk of cognitive impairment, falls, and all-cause mortality in older adults?
Exposure to drugs with anticholinergic effects may increase the risk of cognitive impairment, falls, and mortality in older adults.
Supports minimizing DACE exposure in older adults; confirms anticholinergic harms in meta-analysis.
Certain individual DACEs or increased overall DACE exposure may increase the risks of cognitive impairment, falls and all-cause mortality in older adults.
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