TI Best Evidence Webinar Shedding light on risks with anticholinergic drug use – Practical tips for patient care PRESENTER: Dr. Aaron M Tejani, PharmD. DATE: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 TIME: 12:00 - 13:00 (12:00 noon - 1:00 pm) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC/GMT -7hrs) [click here to convert to your local time] COST: FREE. Must register in order to attend. Everyone who registers will … [Read more...]
[113] How well do you know your anticholinergic (antimuscarinic) drugs?
Anticholinergic drugs, prescribed for a variety of clinical conditions, are amongst the most frequently used prescription drugs in BC (Table 1). Also referred to as “antimuscarinics,” such drugs specifically block muscarinic receptors for acetylcholine (ACh).1 Muscarinic ACh receptors are important in the parasympathetic nervous system that governs heart rate, exocrine glands, smooth muscles, as … [Read more...]
