Table 2.

Analysis of drug use in Parkinson’s disease patients with dementia

Drug use modality	No. of patients (%)
Use of anticholinergics for motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease	1,268 (19.20)
Use of ACHEIs for dementia	6,460 (92.63)
Concurrent use of anticholinergics for the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and ACHEIs
Concurrent use for ≥ 2 months	847 (9.58)
Concurrent use for ≥ 1 month	943 (10.66)
Co-prescribed in the same prescription	701 (7.93)

n = 8,845 Parkinson’s disease patients with dementia

Abbreviations: ACHEI Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor