The discriminative ability of serum anticholinergic activity (SAA) to differentiate between older individuals with stable versus deteriorating cognition remains undetermined. We examined the relationship between SAA changes, the presence or absence of a mild neurocognitive disorder, age and anticholinergic medication over a one-year time period.
Although several guidelines for appropriate prescribing are available, inappropriate drug prescription remains noteworthy problem among older adults. Indian older patients are also not spare from this issue and existing literature indicates a fair level of inappropriate drug use (IDU).