A 63-year-old male patient with bladder atony had been prescribed a medication, which he had been arbitrarily taking at a higher dose. The patient developed hypehydration, salivation, diarrhea, muscle spasms. The prescribed drug relates to the following group:

Answer options

1. Adrenergc blockers
2. Tocolytics
3. Cholinesterase reactivators
4. Ganglionic blockers
5. Cholinomimetics

Explanation

Cholinomimetics aka parasympathomimetic drug stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system by mimicking the effects of acetylcholine (ACh) as the neurotransmitter. On administration of the drug, the parasympathetic nervous system is overstimulated the clinical signs appear such as; hyperhydration, salivation, diarrhea, muscle spasms.