Listed below are examples of drugs that have anticholinergic properties:
Anti-arrhythmic Drugs
- Procainamide
- Disopyramide
Antihistamines
- Chlorphenamine
- Diphenhydramine
- Cyproheptadine
- Hydroxyzine
- Promethazine
Antidepressants
- Amitriptyline
- Dosulepin
- Doxepin
- Clomipramine
- Imipramine
- Nortriptyline
Antipsychotics
- Chlorpromazine
- Clozapine
- Olanzapine
Bronchodilators
- Ipratropium
- Tiotropium
Drugs for urinary frequency, enuresis and incontinence
- Flavoxate
- Oxybutynin
- Solifenacin
- Tolterodine
- Darifenacin
- Trospium
- Propiverine
Antiparkinson
- Trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol)
- Orphenadrine
- Amantadine
Mydriatics and Cycloplegics
- Atropine
- Cyclopentolate
- Tropicamide
- Homatropine
Antiemetics
- Hyoscine hydrobromide
- Prochlorperazine
Antispasmodics
- Dicycloverine
- Hyoscine butylbromide
- Propantheline
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
- Methocarbamol
Antidiarrhoeals
- Diphenoxylate
Drugs that have anticholinergic properties may have the potential to cause anticholinergic side effects. Listed below are examples of some anticholinergic side effects:
- Dry mouth
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Constipation
- Paralytic ileus
- Nausea or vomiting
- Increased heart rate
- Urinary retention
- Difficulty in urinating
- Blurred vision
- Dry eyes
- Exacerbation or precipitation of acute angle-closure glaucoma
- Decreased sweating
- Drowsiness or sedation
- Dizziness
- Hallucinations
- Deliriums
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Nervousness
- Slurred speech
- Impaired concentration
- Confusion
- Memory impairment