Question

Anticholinergic drug used in Parkinsonism: Select one: a. Tolcapone b. Amantadine c. Levodopa d. Benztropine

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Answer 1

parkinsonism is a condition in which, nervous system affected leading to slow movement, tremors, speech impairment and muscle stiffness.

this disease is treated by the some classes of drug, one of the class is anticholinergics which block the actetyline action and increase the neuron activity to improve the movement

some examples of anticholinergics are benztropine, biperidin, orphenadrine,procyclidine, trihexyphenydyl

hence option d is a correct answer, rest option belong to other class

Amantadine is NMDA receptor or dopamine facilitator.  

Tolcapone- COMT inhibitor

Levodopa- dopamine percursor.

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