Cholinergic antagonist

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In pharmacology, cholinergic antagonists, also called anticholinergics, are medications "that bind to but do not activate cholinergic receptors, thereby blocking the actions of acetylcholine or cholinergic agonists.^[1]

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• Muscarinic antagonists affect the parasympathetic nervous system.
• Nicotinic antagonists affect neuromuscular function.

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