Pharmacology of Anticholinergics: Atropine

Introduction Atropine—the prototypical naturally occurring belladonna alkaloid—has been used in medicine for well over a century. Extracted chiefly from Atropa belladonna

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Atropine/Belladonna/Datura Poisoning: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

1 · Overview Atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine are tropane alkaloids concentrated in plants of the Solanaceae family—most notably Atropa belladonna

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Sympathomimetics/Adrenergic agonists

1 · Introduction Sympathomimetic agents—or adrenergic agonists—comprise a pharmacological super-family that mimics or amplifies the actions of endogenous catecholamines (noradrenaline,

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