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Anticholinergic Medications

Noah Ghossein  1 , Michael Kang  2 , Anand D. Lakhkar  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Anticholinergic Medications

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Anticholinergic medications are used to manage and treat a wide range of diseases. This activity illustrates the indications, action, and contraindications for anticholinergic drugs as valuable agents in managing cholinergic toxicity, urinary incontinence, Parkinson disease, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disease, and numerous other diseases. This activity will highlight the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, and other key factors (e.g., off-label uses, dosing, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, monitoring, relevant interactions) pertinent for members of the interprofessional team in the care of patients with the disorders mentioned above and related conditions.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Noah Ghossein declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Michael Kang declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Anand Lakhkar declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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