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Prescription medications called anticholinergics, often taken by mouth, are sometimes used in the treatment of both generalized and focal hyperhidrosis. [18] Anticholinergics used for hyperhidrosis include propantheline, glycopyrronium bromide or glycopyrrolate, oxybutynin, methantheline, and benzatropine. Use of these drugs can be limited ...
Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter at synapses in the central and peripheral nervous system. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These agents inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system by selectively blocking the binding of ACh to its receptor in nerve cells .
The symptoms of Frey's syndrome are redness and sweating on the cheek area adjacent to the ear (see focal hyperhidrosis). They can appear when the affected person eats, sees, dreams, thinks about, or talks about certain kinds of food which produce strong salivation. [3] Observing sweating in the region after eating a lemon wedge may be diagnostic.
Sofpironium bromide, sold under the brand name Ecclock among others, is a medication used to treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). [1] Sofpironium bromide is an anticholinergic agent that is applied to the skin. [1] It was approved for medical use in Japan in 2020, [2] and in the United States in June 2024. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Ipratropium bromide, sold under the brand name Atrovent among others, is a type of anticholinergic medication which is applied by different routes: inhaler, nebulizer, or nasal spray, for different reasons. [1] [2] The inhalant opens up the medium and large airways in the lungs.
Oxybutynin, sold under the brand name Ditropan among others, is an anticholinergic medication primarily used to treat overactive bladder.It is widely considered a first-line therapy for overactive bladder due to its well-studied side effect profile, broad applicability, and continued efficacy over long periods of time.
Cyproheptadine is sometimes used off-label to improve akathisia in people on antipsychotic medications. [12] It is used off-label to treat various dermatological conditions, including psychogenic itch, [13] drug-induced hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), [14] and prevention of blister formation for some people with epidermolysis bullosa ...
Bornaprine Pathway. Bornaprine is an antimuscarinic agent that nonselectively antagonizes muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, M1 and M2. [8] Bornaprine has been characterized as a very potent anticholinergic medication and further clinical trials have indicated its effectiveness at treating parkinsonian tremors.