Association between anticholinergic activity and xerostomia and/ or xerophthalmia in the elderly: systematic review.

E Prado-MelP Ciudad-GutiérrezH Rodríguez-RamalloSusana Sanchez-FidalgoB Santos-RamosA M Villalba-Moreno

Published in: BMC pharmacology & toxicology (2022)

Our findings suggest a clear relationship between the use of anticholinergic drugs or anticholinergic burden and the presence of xerostomia. This relationship was less conclusive in the case of xerophthalmia.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
middle aged
community dwelling
drug induced