Development of a Brazilian anticholinergic activity drug scale.

Raiany Thaimeny Nery Adriano Max Moreira Reis

Published in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)

The methodology used for development of the Brazilian anticholinergic activity scale is simple, systematized, reproducible and easy to update. The scale allows evaluating the impact of anticholinergic burden on health outcomes, and can potentially contribute to pharmacoepidemiology research, leading to more accurate measurements of anticholinergic activity.

Keyphrases

emergency department
high resolution
risk factors
electronic health record
drug induced