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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