Atropine: Effects, uses, side effects

How atropine works Atropine is an active substance from the group of parasympatholytics (also called anticholinergics or muscarinic receptor antagonists). Its parasympatholytic (inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system) properties ensure, among other things, that smooth muscle in the gastrointestinal tract, bile ducts, and urinary tract slackens. In addition, atropine inhibits the secretion of saliva, lacrimal fluid … Atropine: Effects, uses, side effects