This document discusses cholinergic drugs and their effects in the body. It describes two main types of cholinergic drugs: direct-acting cholinomimetics like acetylcholine and indirect-acting drugs like physostigmine and neostigmine. Direct-acting drugs mimic acetylcholine and bind nicotinic and muscarinic receptors. Indirect drugs inhibit acetylcholinesterase to increase the level and duration of acetylcholine at receptors. Side effects of cholinergic stimulation include increased salivation, sweating, lacrimation, gastrointestinal motility, urination, and bradycardia. These drugs find clinical use in glaucoma, urinary retention, and as antidotes to