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.

This article examines the existing scientific applicability of the original cholinergic hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease by describing ... at postmortem and neurosurgical cerebral biopsy and the ...

In 2024, multiple drugs received complete response letters (CRLs), sometimes unrelated to the safety and efficacy of the drug ...

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 ...

The newly approved medicines in 2024 from Massachusetts companies range from a schizophrenia drug to a gene therapy for ...

Lower back pain can affect one's ability to move comfortably and function throughout the day. Medications, including over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs, are available to manage pain and ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) has potential interactions with other drugs and some supplements. For example, Ozempic can interact with oral medications and some diabetes medications, including insulin.

Fast-acting migraine medication can wipe out a headache. But according to Christopher Gottschalk, MD, director of the Yale Headache & Facial Pain Center, this pain-free possibility often comes as ...

Blood pressure medications are usually taken for life. However, some people can stop taking them by addressing those underlying causes of high blood pressure (hypertension) that can be changed, such ...

From 2017 to 2020, it increased to 41.9%. Prescription weight loss medication has become extremely popular because it is easy to take and effective. But, it is expensive, and people must also try ...