Assessing the anticholinergic cognitive burden classification of putative anticholinergic drugs using drug properties.

Journal: British journal of clinical pharmacology
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Abstract

AIMS: This study evaluated the use of machine learning to leverage drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) data together with physicochemical and pharmacological data to develop a novel anticholinergic burden scale and compare its performance to previously published scales.

Authors

  • Geofrey Oteng Phutietsile
    Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
  • Nikoletta Fotaki
    Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
  • Prasad S Nishtala
    Department of Life Sciences & Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.