<prompt> Anticholinergic side effect is:SalivationDrynessGIT motilitySweating  <response>: Ans. b DrynessRef. Katzunga Pharamacology 10th ed. Ch 7 Anti-cholinergic agentMuscarinic antagonists are the class of drugs which competitively inhibit the effect of acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors. Therefore decreasing secretion from glands leading to DRYNESS. Anti-cholinergic side-effect can be remembered by this mnemonic: Hot as hare- increased temperature Blind as bat- mydriasis Dry as bone- Dry mouth, dry eye, dry skin Red as beet- Flushed face Mad as hatter: DeliriumAlso Know Cholinergic agents block acetylcholine esterase enzyme, thereby increasing the acetylcholine level. The patient therefore will present with cholinergic symptoms: Mn: SLUDGE Salivation, Lacrimation, increased urination, Diarrhea, GI distress, Emesis DOC for this poisoning: ATROPINE 