Australasian Medical Journal 2009, 1, 4, 1-27 1 The association between anticholinergic load and cognitive performance, elevated blood pressure and the presence of peripheral anticholinergic side effects. Jeff Hughes, Jiraporn Puangsombat, Malcolm Roberts. School of Pharmacy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Professor Jeff Hughes School of Pharmacy, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845 Tel: +61 8 9266 7367 Email: J.D.Hughes@curtin.edu.au Please cite this paper as: Hughes J, Puangsombat J, Roberts M. The association between anticholinergic load and cognitive performance, elevated blood pressure and the presence of peripheral anticholinergic side effects. AMJ 2009, 1, 4, 1-27. Doi 10.4066/AMJ.2009.35