Discussion/conclusion: Quetiapine, like all antipsychotics, has anticholinergic effects, including cardiac, psychiatric and digestive disorders. The combination of anticholinergic drugs decreases intestinal peristalsis. Without any prompt management, this decrease can result in a
Are all antipsychotics anticholinergic?
For example, many conventional antipsychotics have weak anticholinergic properties and thus have a propensity for causing more EPS. Atypical antipsychotics have varying degrees of anticholinergic effects, but are generally associated with a lower incidence of EPS and tardive dyskinesia than conventional agents.
How anticholinergic is quetiapine?
Quetiapine in an atypical antipsychotic drug that is frequently used for delirium and behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia. However, its potential anticholinergic effects, mediated primarily through its metabolite norquetiapine, could present as counterproductive adverse effects in these situations.
