The anticholinergics/antispasmodics are a group of medication that include the natural belladonna alkaloids - atropine, belladonna, hyoscyamine and scopolamine and related products.
The anticholinergics/antispasmodics are using to relieve cramps or spasms of the stomach, intestines and bladder. Some are using together with antacids or other drug in the treat of peptic ulcer. Others are using to prevent nausea, vomiting and motion sickness.
Anticholinergics/antispasmodics are also using in certain surgical and emergency procedures. In surgery, some are given by injection before anesthesia to help relax you and to decrease secretions, such as saliva. During anesthesia and surgery, atropine, glycopyrrolate, hyoscyamine and scopolamine are using to help keep the heartbeat normal. Scopolomine is also using to prevent nausea and vomiting after anesthesia and surgery. Atropine is also given by injection to help relax the stomach and intestines for certain types of examinations. Some anticholinergics are also using to treat poisoning causing by medication such as neostigmine and physostigmine, certain types of mushrooms and poisoning by “nerve”" gases or organic phosphorous pesticides - for example, demeton "Systox ", diazinon, malathion, parathion and ronnel "Trolene ". Always anticholinergics can be using for painful menstruation, runny nose and to prevent urination during sleep.
These medication may also be using for other conditions as determined by your family doctor.
The anticholinergics/antispasmodics are available only with your family doctor's prescription in the following dosage forms:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
In Canada
Other commonly using names are: dicycloverine , glycopyrronium bromide , hyoscine hydrobromide , hyoscine methobromide , methanthelinium and octatropine
Note:For quick reference, the following anticholinergics/antispasmodics are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.
This information applies to the following medication: 1. Anisotropine - an-iss-oh-TROE-peen† 2. Atropine - A-troe-peen 3. Belladonna - bell-a-DON-a† 4. Clidinium - kli-DI-nee-um† 5. Dicyclomine - dye-SYE-kloe-meen 6. Glycopyrrolate - glye-koe-PYE-roe-late 7. Homatropine - hoe-MA-troe-peen† 8. Hyoscyamine - hye-oh-SYE-a-meen 9. Mepenzolate - me-PEN-zoe-late† 10. Methantheline - meth-AN-tha-leen† 11. Methscopolamine - meth-skoe-POL-a-meen*† 12. Pirenzepine - peer-EN-ze-peen* 13. Propantheline - proe-PAN-the-leen 14. Scopolamine - scoe-POL-a-meen * Not commercially available in the USA † Not commercially available in Canada Generic name product may be available in the USA Generic name product may be available in Canada