ANTICHOLINERGICS

Anticholinergics block the effects of acetylcholine and other cholinergic drugs at cholinergic receptors of effector cells. Anticholinergics fall into two major families:

1. Antinicotinics which include ganglion blockers such as hexamethonium, trimethaphan, etc., and neuromuscular blockers such as gallamine, tubocurarine, pancuronium, etc.
2. Antimuscarinics include tertiary amines such as atropine, scopolamine, tropicamide, etc, andquaternary amines such as propantheline, ipratropium, benztropine, etc.