Anticholinergic Drugs in Nonallergic Rhinitis.docVIP

NARCONSENSUSPANELPROCEEDINGS,PART2 AnticholinergicDrugsinNonallergicRhinitis RobertNaclerio,MD nasal nervous system and contribute to multiple forms of Background: The parasympathetic nervous system contributes to the pathophysiology of multiple forms of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis.Stimulationoftheparasympatheticnervoussystemleadsto glandular activation, which produces watery secretions. In excess, thesesecretionsdischargefromtheanteriorNaresandproducethe symptomofwateryanteriorrhinorrhea. rhinitis. Stimulation of the trigeminal nerve sends inputs to themidbrain,whereparasympatheticimpul