| benactyzine | <chemical> A centrally acting muscarinic antagonist. Benactyzine has been used in the treatment of depression and is used in research to investigate the role of cholinergic systems on behaviour. Pharmacological action: antidepressive agents, muscarinic antagonists, parasympatholytics. Chemical name: Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-hydroxy-alpha-phenyl-, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
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| benactyzine hydrochloride | 2-Diethylaminoethyl benzilate hydrochloride;an anticholinergic drug with the same actions but with approximately only one-fifth the activity of atropine; it is thought to raise the threshold of emotional reaction to external stimuli; now rarely used as a psychotherapeutic and tranquillising agent. (05 Mar 2000) |