What are the names of anticholinergic drugs?
List of anticholinergics
- atropine (Atropen)
- belladonna alkaloids.
- benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)
- clidinium.
- cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl)
- darifenacin (Enablex)
- dicylomine.
- fesoterodine (Toviaz)
How do you remember the names of anticholinergic drugs?
Students often learn the adverse effects of anticholinergics from a mnemonic, e.g.: “Blind as a bat, mad as a hatter, red as a beet, hot as a hare, dry as a bone, the bowel and bladder lose their tone, and the heart runs alone.” This refers to pupillary dilation and impaired lens accommodation, delusions.
What is another name for anticholinergic?
antimuscarinic
In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for anticholinergic, like: anticholinergic drug, cholinergic, antimuscarinic, chlorpromazine, anticonvulsant, promethazine, phenothiazine, azathioprine, clonidine, verapamil and methyldopa.
What is the function of anticholinergics?
The anticholinergics reduce airway tone and improve expiratory flow limitation, primarily by blocking parasympathetic activity in the large and medium-sized airways. They also block the release of acetylcholine, which has been linked to increased bronchial smooth muscle tone and mucus hypersecretion.
Is baclofen anticholinergic?
Systematic review of anticholinergic risk scales in older adults….
| Class | Drugs | Relative anticholinergic potency |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle relaxant | Orphenadrine, tizanidine | High |
| Cyclobenzaprine*, baclofen, methocarbamol | Low |
Is anticholinergic sympathetic or parasympathetic?
Anticholinergics are agents that decrease or block the actions of acetylcholine on its parasympathetic nervous system receptors on smooth muscle cells, glands and the central nervous system.
When are anticholinergic drugs used?
Anticholinergics can help treat various health conditions, including:
- COPD.
- overactive bladder and incontinence.
- gastrointestinal disorders, such as diarrhea.
- poisoning due to some insecticides and poisonous mushrooms.
- symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as abnormal involuntary muscle movement.
- asthma.
- dizziness.