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In a class experiment in clinical pharmacology, 12 pharmacy students demonstrated on themselves the anticholinergic effects of benzilonium bromide. Changes in salivary volume and heart rate showed differences in duration of action between two formulations of the drug.
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Kingsley, P.J., Turner, P. Class experiment in clinical pharmacology with benzilonium bromide, an anticholinergic drug. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 7, 141–143 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561329
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