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Atropine vs Tiotropium - What's the difference?

atropine | tiotropium |

As nouns the difference between atropine and tiotropium

is that atropine is (poison|pharmaceutical drug) an alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (atropa belladonna ) and other sources though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (eg in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils) while tiotropium is an anticholinergic bronchodilator used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

atropine

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(wikipedia atropine)

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  • (poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna ) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

    • tiotropium

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    Noun

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  • An anticholinergic bronchodilator used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.