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Table 2 List of drugs considered anticholinergic by at least one scale and their classification

From: Quantifying Anticholinergic Burden and Sedative Load in Older Adults with Polypharmacy: A Systematic Review of Risk Scales and Models

  1. US common drug names are used. 0 (blue) indicates no activity, 1 (green) indicates low, 2 (yellow) indicates moderate, 3 (orange) indicates high, 4 (red) indicates very high
  2. AAS Anticholinergic Activity Scale, ABC Anticholinergic Burden Classification, ACB Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden scale, ADS Anticholinergic Drug Scale, AEC Anticholinergic Effect on Cognition, ALS Anticholinergic Loading Scale, ARS Anticholinergic Rating Scale, KABS Korean Anticholinergic Burden Scale, mACB modified Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden scale
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