Cholinergic drugs are primarily used to treat

a. xerostomia and Alzheimer's disease.
b. motion sickness.
c. gastrointestinal spasm.
d. urinary incontinence.

a. Cholinergic drugs are primarily used in the treatment of xerostomia (cevimeline, pilocarpine) and Alzheimer's disease (donepezil, tacrine, rivastigmine).

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