Anticholinesterase Agents Flashcards
1
Q
Endriphonium
*reversible —> alcohol derived
A
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL ONLY
(For myasthenia gravis)
2
Q
Neostigmine
- reversible carbamates
A
Treatment of :
myasthenia gravis
Postoperative constipation
Postoperative urinary retention
Paralytic ilues
Reverse neuromuscular block
Congenital megacolon
Muscle relaxant
3
Q
Pyridostigmine
- reversible carbamates
A
Better of Treatment myasthenia gravis
Longer duration than neostigmine
4
Q
Physostigmine
- reversible carbamates
A
Treatment of Glaucoma
+ atropine poisoning
5
Q
Ambenonium
- reversible carbamates
A
Treatment of myasthenia gravis
- longest duration -
6
Q
Echothiophat
*Irreversible organophosphate
A
Treatment of glaucoma
(Prolonged affect 100 hrs)
7
Q
Parathion
Malathion
*Irreversible organophosphate
A
Insecticides, cause poisoning in man
8
Q
Tacrine
Donepezil
Galactomine
A
Alzheimer Disease
9
Q
Pralidoxime
A
Reactivation of cholinesterase
