Aim: Alzheimer’s disease is a common cause of dementia, and is usually treated with medications that elevate acetylcholine levels. The objective of the present study was to identify drugs with anticholinergic properties prescribed to patients dia
Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of anticholinergics drugs in Alzheimer’s disease patients
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| Tiempo de lectura: Min
- Tema: Farmacovigilancia
- Autores: Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Marlene Duran-Lengua, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba
- Idiomas: Inglés
- Palabras clave: "Enfermedad de Alzheimer, inhibidores de la colinesterasa, antagonistas muscarínicos, farmacovigilancia, fumarato de quetiapina.Alzheimer’s disease, cholinesterase inhibitors, muscarinic antagonists, pharmacovigilance, quetiapine fumarate."
Valladales-Restrepo LF, Duran-Lengua M, Machado-Alba JE. Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of anticholinergics drugs in Alzheimer's disease patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2019;19(9):913-917. doi:10.1111/ggi.13748 Enlace: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31342625/