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.

it's the first to target cholinergic receptors instead of the typical method of blocking dopamine receptors, which would ...

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.

Potentiates neuromuscular blockers (eg, succinylcholine), cholinesterase inhibitors, cholinergic agonists (eg, bethanechol). Antagonizes anticholinergics. Caution with drugs that slow heart rate.

Walter Moraes, MD, PhD; Dalva Poyares, MD, PhD; Lucia Sukys-Claudino, MD; Christian Guilleminault, MD, PhD; Sergio Tufik, MD, PhD In summary our results support the ...

It has been suggested that scopolamine acts in the central nervous system (CNS) by blocking cholinergic transmission ... May affect absorption of other drugs. Interferes with gastric secretion ...