Polypharmacy and cumulative anticholinergic burden in older adults hospitalized with fall.

Introduction: Polypharmacy is a growing phenomenon associated with adverse effects in older adults. We assessed the potential confounding effects of cumulative anticholinergic burden (ACB) in patients who were hospitalized with falls.

Methods: A noninterventional, prospective cohort study of unselected, acute admissions aged ≥ 65 years.