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Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 2018

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Revefenacin (trade name Yupelri is a long-acting muscarinic antagonist developed by Mylan Ireland ltd for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has similar affinity to the subtypes of muscarinic receptors M1 to M5. In the...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2023)
First approved in 2008

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Desfesoterodine is an active metabolite of antimuscarinic drugs for the treatment of overactive bladder fesoterodine and tolterodine. In contrast to the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6-mediated metabolism of tolterodine, desfesoterodine formation from feso...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2024)
First approved in 2004

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Solifenacin is a competitive muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. The binding of acetylcholine to these receptors, particularly the M3 receptor subtype, plays a critical role in the contraction of smooth muscle. By preventing the binding of ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 1986

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Ipratropium (ipratropium bromide, ATROVENT® HFA) is a muscarinic antagonist structurally related to atropine but often considered safer and more effective for inhalation use. It is indicated for the maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated wi...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2022)
First approved in 1961

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Glycopyrrolate is a synthetic anticholinergic agent with a quaternary ammonium structure. Glycopyrrolate is a muscarinic competitive antagonist used as an antispasmodic, in some disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and to reduce salivation with s...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2011)
First approved in 1953

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Methscopolamine bromide is an anticholinergic agent used along with other medications to treat peptic ulcers by reducing stomach acid secretion. Methscopolamine is also commonly used as a drying agent, to dry up post-nasal drip, in cold, irritable bo...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1974)
First approved in 1949

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (RACEMIC)



Trihexyphenidyl (Artane, Apo-Trihex, Parkin, Pacitane), also known as benzhexol and trihex has been in clinical usage for decades.It is an anticholinergic used in the symptomatic treatment of all etiologic groups of parkinsonism and drug induced ext...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Xanomeline (LY-246,708) is an orthosteric muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) agonist, often referred to as M1/M4-preferring. It is also known to act as a M5 receptor antagonist. Xanomeline was studied in clinical trials phase I in schizophreni...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



NGX267 is a partial muscarinic receptor agonist with functionally specific M1 and M3 receptor activity, developed by Torrey Pines Therapeutics(TPTX) for the treatment of Xerostomia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. NGX-267...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Esaprazole, also known as hexaprazole, was developed in the 1980s as a drug for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Esaprazole exerts a dose-dependent cytoprotective effect on the gastric mucosa in man. It was shown to have a dose-dependent...