Échelles d'évaluation de l'effet anticholinergique des médicaments

Many drugs possessing anticholinergic properties are often prescribed in geriatrics, which exposes elderly people to a risk of developing side effects such as delirium, urinary retention or falls. Although some anticholinergic drugs are known to be potentially inappropriate by geriatricians, others like furosemide or warfarine, that are frequently prescribed, present anticholinergic features. There are three different clinical scales in the literature to measure the anticholinergic content of various frequently used drugs. The purpose of this article is to present the existing medication scales and to evaluate their interest in clinical practice.