Pharmacologic Substance
benztropine
Brand Names:
Cogentin
Effect:
Decreased Parasympathetic Acetylcholine Activity; Decreased Respiratory Secretions; Dopamine Activity Alteration; Positive Chronotropy; Pupillary Dilation; Salivation Inhibition
May Treat:
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced;
Parkinson Disease
More Information:
Definitions related to benztropine:
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A centrally active muscarinic antagonist that has been used in the symptomatic treatment of PARKINSON DISEASE. Benztropine also inhibits the uptake of dopamine.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Centrally active muscarinic antagonist that has been used in the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson disease; also inhibits the uptake of dopamine.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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