| Term | Definition |
| tubocurarine | Competitive Non-Depolarizing Nicotinic Neuromuscular Blocking Agent (also ganglionic blocker and histamine release) |
| vecuronium | NonDepolarizing Nm receptor antagonists |
| suxamethonium | An example of a depolarising neuromuscular (N) blocking agent |
| botulinum toxin | Binds to pre-synaptic membrane- inhibits ACh release |
| physostigmine | reversible AchE |
| neostigmine | reversible AchE (used for myastgenia gravis) |
| ecothiopate | longlasting AChE (glaucoma) |
| atropine | Muscarinic antagonist (resist effect of anticholinesterase overdose - insecticide poisoning) |