{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Anticholinergic (drug) - Definition of Anticholinergic (drug)","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SSdUeVxDq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/anticholinergic-drug\/\">Anticholinergic (drug)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/anticholinergic-drug\/embed\/#?secret=SSdUeVxDq3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Anticholinergic (drug)&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"SSdUeVxDq3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Drug or agent that inhibits the action of the neurotransmitter chemical acetylcholine, blocking parasympathetic nerve impulses, with consequent reduction of smooth-muscle contractions and various bodily secretions.A cholinergic blocking agent including atropine, nicotine, which prevents acetylcholine from stimulating the receptor.Medications that retard or block the activity of acetylcholine within the central nervous system (cns) and the peripheral nervous system. Anticholinergics are classified as antimuscarinics or antinicotinics, depending on the receptors affected.Opposing or blocking the physiological action of a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, which contract muscles and causing excitatory actions in the central nervous system.An agent that impedes the impulses or actions of the nerves or fibers of the parasympathetic ganglia, competing with, and blocking, the release of acetylcholine at what are called the muscarinic sites. Cholinergic functions affected are those that induce spasms and cramps of the intestinal tracts and allied ducts. (Examples: atropine, Belladona, Silk Tassel.)An agent that antagonizes the action of parasympathetic or related nerve fibers.A substance that blocks the parasympathetic nerves.A drug used to block the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses.Blocking nerve impulses which are part of the stress response.Drugs that decrease activity at acetylcholine synapses. These agents are often used to diminish activity in the parasympathetic nervous system.A class of medications that antagonize actions of the parasympathetic and other cholinergic nerve fibers.Impeding the impulses of cholinergic, especially parasympathetic, nerve fibers.Refers to the action of certain medications commonly used in the management of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. These medications inhibit the transmission of certain nerve impulses (parasympathetic) and thereby reduce spasms of smooth muscle in the bladder which can cause urgency, frequency, and other urinary symptoms.A pharmaceutical substance that inhibits the neurotransmitter acetylcholine within the nervous system is referred to as an anticholinergic drug. Acetylcholine plays a crucial role in the involuntary contraction of smooth muscles in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, an anticholinergic drug aids in the alleviation of intestinal cramps and nausea by impeding the actions of acetylcholine.A compound that inhibits the function of parasympathetic nerves."}