anticholinergic
IPA: æntaɪkˈoʊɫinɝdʒɪk
noun
- (medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
adjective
- That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
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Examples of "anticholinergic" in Sentences
- The primary drug class is called anticholinergic or antimuscarinic.
- 'There are also drug treatments such as anticholinergic medicines, which stop the bladder from going into spasm,' she says.
- Tiotropium is in a class of drugs called anticholinergic bronchodilators, which prevent the airway spasms that can make breathing difficult.
- Treatment: Allergy shots and antihistamines don't help, but nasal steroid sprays, anticholinergic inhalers, masks and breathing exercises may provide relief.
- Many sufferers, though, find relief using inhalers with fast-acting anticholinergic agents, which block the nerve impulses that play a role in the reactions.
- These "anticholinergic" medications include some older antidepressants like Elavil, as well as some antihistamines, painkillers, muscle relaxants, antispasmotics and incontinence drugs.
- Participants in the study who were taking drugs with a combined score of more than 5 also showed cognitive decline - they scored more than 4% lower in cognitive function tests compared with those who were taking no anticholinergic drugs.
- Belladonna—a plant that is believed to have anticholinergic activities—gets a "C" rating for its anti-sweat effectiveness from the Natural Standard Research Collaboration, a Cambridge, Mass., scientist-owned group that evaluates natural therapies.
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