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Pharmacology A.N.S. 94a01d07

Acetylcholine is not used commersially because:

A
Long duration of action
B
Costly
C
Rapidly destroyed in the body
D
Crosses blood brain barrier
High-Yield Explanation
[Cl (Rapidly destroyed in the body): Ref: 80KDT,435-BB (93-KDT 6th)Acetylcholine is not used because of evanescent and nonselective action* Acetylcholine injected IV. Does not penetrate blood brain barrier and no central effects are seen.* Acetylcholine has such great importance in the body it is not surprising that attempts have been made to use it in therapeutics, But a substance with a huge variety of effects and so rapidly destroyed in the body is unlikely to be useful when given systemically, as its history in psychiatry illustrates.

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