A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.
Anticholinergic antiparkinson agents or acetylcholine antagonists block the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and cholinergic nerve activity. Activation of muscarinic receptors has an excitatory effect, opposite to that of dopaminergic activation, so suppression of the effects of acetylcholine compensates for a lack of dopamine in Parkinson
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Medical conditions associated with anticholinergic antiparkinson agents:
- Allergic Reactions
- Cerebral Spasticity
- Cold Symptoms
- Cough
- Extrapyramidal Reaction
- Hay Fever
- Insomnia
- Motion Sickness
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinsonian Tremor
- Parkinsonism
- Pruritus
- Urticaria
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