Autonomic Drugs Flashcards
Cholinergic agonist drugs
Direct:
Pilocarpine
Bethanechol
Carbachol
AcH
Indirect:
Edrophonium
Neostigmine
Echothiopate
Pyridostigmine
Isoflurophate
Donepezil
(Pralidoxime reverses AChE effects)
Pilocarpine: decrease aqueous production, increase uveoscleral outflow, or increase cornealscleral outflow?
Increase TM/corneoscleral outflow
PILOCARPINE
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Direct cholinergic agonist
- Accommodative esotropia, acute angle closure <40mmHg b4 LPI, glaucoma QID (rare), presbyopia, differentiating CN III palsy from sphincter tear, diagnosing Adie’s pupil
- Stimulates the longitudinal muscle of the CB which pulls posteriorly on the scleral spur which opens the trabecular spaces = increased outflow (corneoscleral)
- SE: Brow aches, headaches, myopic shift, cataracts (ASC), RD, secondary angle closure (pupillary block from lens moving anteriorly)
CI: high myopia
___D of refractive error = ___mm axial length change
3, 1
Percentage of pilocarpine used to diagnose Adie’s
0.125%
Percentage of pilocarpine used for Vuity
1.25%
EDROPHONIUM
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Indirect cholinergic agonist (acts on AChE)
- Diagnosis of MG (Tensilon test)
- Resolves ptosis by increasing amt of AChE
- N/A
NEOSTIGMINE
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Indirect cholinergic agonist
- Dx or Tx MG
- Increases AcH at receptors by blocking AChE
- N/A
What do we rule out before prescribing Indirect cholinergic agonists?
Thymoma w/ chest x-ray
Tests to order to assess ACh levels
ACh Abs
-binding
-blocking
-modulating
ECHOTHIOPHATE
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Indirect cholinergic agonist
- Dx and Tx of accomm. esotropia
- Increases AcH at receptors by blocking AChE
- N/A
IRREVERSIBLE
PYRIDOSTIGMINE
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Indirect cholinergic agonist
- TX OF MG
- Increases AcH at receptors by blocking AChE
- N/A
Drug used to reverse effects of AChE inhibitors - mostly from pesticide poisoning
Pralidoxime
Cholinergic antagonist drugs and MOA
Atropine
Scopolamine
Homatropine
Cyclopentolate
Tropicamide
Botulinumtoxin (Botox)
Block ACh at muscarinic receptor sites
SCOPOLAMINE
- Drug type
- Indications
- MOA
- SEs and contraindications
- Duration
- Cholinergic antagonist
- Motion sickness, anti-nausea
- Blocks AcH
- SE: CNS toxicity, hallucinations, amnesia, confusion, etc.
CI: DOWN SYNDROME - 5-7 days