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cholinergic drug

cholinergic drug A cholinergic drug is a medication that acts on cholinergic systems, including drugs that increase or block these effects, alter the life cycle of acetylcholine, or affect the survival of cholinergic nerve cells.

A cholinergic drug is a medication that acts on cholinergic systems, including drugs that increase or block these effects, alter the life cycle of acetylcholine, or affect the survival of cholinergic nerve cells. The term has sometimes been used more narrowly to mean muscarinic agonists, but that limited use is discouraged.