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Explore the benefits and applications of anticholinergics in medical practice. Learn about their role in treating bradycardia, diarrhea, cholinesterase poisoning, and more. Discover the mechanisms of drugs like atropine, benztropine, ipratropium, and scopolamine as they act as antimuscarinic agents. Find out how oxybutynin and tolterodine help prevent excessive urination and how trimethaphan functions as a sympatholytic anticholinergic. Uncover the significance of these medications as muscarinic and nicotinic receptor antagonists in various health conditions.
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2003-2004Anticholinergics Review 8 November 201912:48 AM
Atropine • Anticholinergic • AntimuscarinicTreatment for bradycardia, diarrhea, cholinesterase poisoning
Benztropine • AnticholinergicAntiparkinson • Muscarinic receptor antagonist
Ipratropium • Anticholinergic • AntimuscarinicInhaledBronchodilator
Oxybutinin • Anticholinergic • Muscarinic receptor antagonistPrevents urination
Scopolamine • AnticholinergicAntiemetic • Muscarinic receptor antagonist
Tolterodine • Anticholinergic • Muscarinic receptor antagonistPrevents urination
Trimethaphan • SympatholyticAnticholinergic • Nicotinic antagonistAntihypertensive