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

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 ...

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

For older adults, memory naturally weakens with age. However, if certain medications make it worse, it could lead to serious ...

Cognitive decline can range from mild memory issues to severe dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form.