Anticholinergic Drugs: Classification, Sources and Uses | Pharmacology
These drugs block muscarinic receptors only. That's why, it is more appropriate to term them as anti-muscarinic agents. They are also called as atropine-like drugs. Classification of Anticholinergic Drugs: (A) On the Basis of Source: (B) On the Basis of Mode of Action: Sources and Chemistry of Anticholinergic Drugs: Atropine is obtained from Atropa belladonna, and Datura stramonium. Scopolamine is [...]