Drugs acting on the cholinergic system can improve or worsen cognitive abilities, and their effects are particularly pronounced in frail elderly individuals and patients with Alzheimer disease.

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.

Anticholinergic drugs can adversely affect ... which are thought to improve cognition by enhancing cholinergic function in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using a pharmacy-benefit ...

Scopolamine, a belladonna alkaloid, is an anticholinergic ... on smooth muscles that respond to acetylcholine but lack cholinergic innervation. It has been suggested that scopolamine acts in ...