2024年7月3日 · A tool for finding the ACB Score of commonly prescribed medicines, and for calculating the Anticholinergic Burden for your patient

Anticholinergic burden (ACB) is the cumulative effect on an individual of taking one or more medicines with anticholinergic activity. An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses report that medicines with anticholinergic effects are associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment, falls and all-cause mortality in ...

2022年1月6日 · Anticholinergic burden is the cumulative effect on an individual of taking one or more medications with anticholinergic activity. The ACB effects are proportionate to the dose and duration of exposure. ACB score of 3 or more may increase the risks of cognitive impairment, functional impairment, falls and mortality in older adults (> 50 – 65 ...

Drugs with ACB Score of 2 ... Categorical Scoring: • Possible anticholinergics include those listed with a score of 1; Definite anticholinergics include those listed with a score of 2 or 3 Numerical Scoring:

Electronic health record data, including pharmacy fills and diagnosis claims, were used to assess anticholinergic medication use, quantified using the anticholinergic cognitive burden (ACB) scale, falls and fall-related injuries.

2025年1月2日 · The anticholinergic cognitive burden (ACB) scale and other lists with similar names are methods of quantifying the risk of harm to people taking medicines with anticholinergic activity. Anticholinergic medicines are associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment [1], falls [2] and delirium [3]

Drugs on the ACB scale Aging Brain Care. Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale. 2012 update. Available on the University of East Anglia Website: www.uea.ac.uk/documents/3306616/10940915/Anticholinergics/088bb9e6-3ee2-4b75 …

Some combination medicines contain anticholinergic drugs. This list is indicative and some related medicines were taken by patients in the CFAS study; if appropriate these related medicines were given an ACB score based on the ACB of the related …

Anticholinergic burden (ACB) - Prescribing Guidance - Indication: Structured medication review Hints and tips

The following represents a list of alternative medications developed by an interdisciplinary group of specialists within the Aging Brain Program at Indiana University.