Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated.

Many drugs commonly prescribed to the elderly have anticholinergic properties. Due to the current clinical use of drugs with mild-to-modest anticholinergic activity, the clinical manifestations of ...

Anticholinergic drugs are drugs that block the action of acetylcholine—a chemical messenger in your brain that plays a role ...

Anticholinergic drugs block the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine. It plays a key role in involuntary movements needed for muscle and brain function. It transfers signals between ...

Scopolamine, a belladonna alkaloid, is an anticholinergic. Scopolamine acts: i) as a competitive inhibitor at postganglionic muscarinic receptor sites of the parasympathetic nervous system ...

If you or someone you know takes medicine for allergies, high blood pressure, or other common conditions — especially if they ...

A recent study from the University of California San Diego has found that a group of widely used drugs may increase the risk ...