While it’s certainly helpful for finding relief in a pinch, experts say there could be some adverse long-term effects ...

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 ...

Anticholinergic drugs block the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine. It plays a key role in involuntary movements needed for muscle and brain function. It transfers signals between ...

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.