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Parasympatholytics

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Definition: Agents that inhibit the actions of the parasympathetic nervous system. The major group of drugs used therapeutically for this purpose is the MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS.  note entry term PARASYMPATHOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the parasympatholyic effect of a chemical substance   
See Also Anti-Ulcer Agents; Antiparkinson Agents; Muscarinic Antagonists; Muscle Relaxants, Central 		Other names Spasmolytics; Parasympathetic-Blocking Agents; Antispasmodics; Parasympathetic Blocking Agents; Effects, Parasympatholytic; Effects, Antispasmodic; Effect, Parasympatholytic; Effect, Antispasmodic; Drugs, Parasympatholytic; Drugs, Antispasmodic; Agents, Parasympatholytic; Agents, Parasympathetic-Blocking; Agents, Antispasmodic; Parasympatholytic Effects; Parasympatholytic Effect; Parasympatholytic Drugs; Parasympatholytic Agents; Antispasmodic Effects; Antispasmodic Effect; Antispasmodic Drugs
Substances having this pharmacologic action: terodiline; oxitropium; enpiperate; rociverine; tizanidine; secoverine; diphemanil methylsulfate; 4-(isopropylamino)-2-(2-pyridyl)-2-phenylbutyramide; falipamil; eperisone; tiropramide; 4-diphenylacetoxy-1,1-dimethylpiperidinium; anisodamine; ethaverine; ganglerone; moxaverine; camylofine; glaucine; drotaverin; fenpiverinium bromide, pitofenone hydrochloride, dipyrone drug combination; oxybutynin; trospium chloride; aprofen; methylatropine; perhydrohistrionicotoxin; mebeverine; Atropine; Trimebutine; Cromakalim; N-Methylscopolamine; Orphenadrine; Oxyphenonium; Benactyzine; Emepronium; Benztropine; Biperiden; Cyclopentolate; Butylscopolammonium Bromide; Dicyclomine; Flavoxate; Dexetimide; alverine; anisodine; pinaverium; octylonium; hydroquinidine; peppermint oil; propiverine; alrestatin; DA 3177; zetidoline; homatropine; tiotropium; AFDX 384; methoctramine; clidinium; 4-fluorohexahydrosiladifenidol; otenzepad; himbacine; fenoverine; telenzepine; hexahydrosiladifenidol
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
galetin 3,6-dimethyl ether  0   *Flavonoids Parasympatholytics. J Smooth Muscle Res. 2011;47(5):123-34
myrsigenin  0   *Steroids Parasympatholytics. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011;11() (dup#64):55
3,4'-dihydroxy-5,5'-dimethoxybibenzyl  0   *Bibenzyls Parasympatholytics. Planta Med 1999 Mar;65(2):109-14
cyclotropium  82496-87-5 (8-methyl-8-propan-2-yl-8-azoniabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-3-yl) 2-cyclopentyl-2-phenyl-acetate bromide  *Tropanes Parasympatholytics Muscarinic Antagonists. Arzneimittelforsch 1983;33(12):1691
pancreatic spasmolytic polypeptide  82987-77-7 Pancreatic spasmolytic polypeptide  *Peptides Parasympatholytics. Regul Pept 1982;3(3-4):207
diprosine  0   Papaverine/*analogs & derivatives Parasympatholytics. Digestion 11(1-2):72;1974

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