Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?
Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
- Tricyclic antidepressant: amitriptyline, clomipramine, imipramine
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor: Paroxetine
Antipsychotics
- First generation: chlorpromazine, loxapine
- Second generation: clozapine, olanzapine
Antiparkinsonians - Benztropine, trihexyphenidyl
Antiarrhythmics - Disopyramide
Antimuscarinics
- Urinary incontinence: oxybutynin, tolterodine
- Antispasmodic: atropine, scopolamine
Muscle relaxants - Cyclobenzaprine, orphenadrine
Antiemetics - Prochlorperazine, promethazine and 1st generation antihistamines
By Dr. Sara Thietart @ThietartS via Dr. Benjamin Terrier @TerrierBen
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