Autonomous Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

Epinephrine

Answer 1

Epinephrine also called as adrenaline,
is a hormone and neurotransmitter used to treat allergic reactions, to restore cardiac rhythm, and to control mucosal congestion, glaucoma, and asthma.

Question 2

Pseudoephedrine

Answer 2

It is an alpha and beta adrenergic agonist used to treat nasal and sinus congestion, as well as allergic rhinitis.

Question 3

Isoprenaline

Answer 3

It is a catecholamine non-selective beta-adrenergic agonist typically used to treat bradycardia and heart block.

Question 4

Dobutamine

Answer 4

It is a beta-1 agonist used to treat cardiac decompensation in patients with organic heart disease or from cardiac surgery.

Question 5

Salbutamol

Answer 5

It is a beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonist used to treat asthma, bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), as well as prevent exercise induced bronchospasms.

Question 6

Phentolamine

Answer 6

It is a nonselective alpha-adrenergic antagonist used to reverse soft tissue anesthesia.

Question 7

Tamsulosin

Answer 7

It is an alpha-1A and alpha-1B adrenergic receptor antagonist used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, ureteral stones, prostatitis, and female voiding dysfunction.

Question 8

Timolol

Answer 8

It is a non-selective beta adrenergic blocker used in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in ocular hypertension or open angle glaucoma.

Question 9

Pindolol

Answer 9

It is a beta adrenoceptor antagonist used to treat hypertension, edema, ventricular tachycardias, and atrial fibrillation.

Question 10

Propanolol

Answer 10

It is a non-selective beta adrenergic antagonist used to treat hypertension, angina, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, migraine, essential tremor, hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, and pheochromocytoma.

Question 11

Atropine

Answer 11

It is a muscarinic antagonist used to treat poisoning by muscarinic agents, including organophosphates and other drugs.

Question 12

Oxybutynin

Answer 12

It is an antimuscarinic agent that reduces detrusor muscle activity, relaxing the bladder and preventing the urge to void.

Question 13

Benzatropine

Answer 13

It is an anticholinergic drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) and extrapyramidal symptoms, except tardive dyskinesia.

Question 14

Edrophonium

Answer 14

It is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to diagnose and evaluate myasthenia gravis.

Question 15

Physostigmine

Answer 15

It is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma and anticholinergic toxicity.

Question 16

Pyridostigmine

Answer 16

Itis a cholinesterase inhibitor used for symptomatic treatment of myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic syndromes and to reverse neuromuscular blockade by nondepolarizing muscle relaxants.

Question 17

Acetylcholine

Answer 17

Itis a parasympathomimetic neurotransmitter used to induce miosis of the iris in seconds after delivery of the lens in cataract surgery, in penetrating keratoplasty, iridectomy and other anterior segment surgery where rapid miosis may be required.

Question 18

Carbachol

Answer 18

Itis a direct acting miotic agent administered ophthalmically to decrease intraocular pressure after cataract surgery, and to induce miosis during surgery.

Question 19

Pilocarpine

Answer 19

Itis a muscarinic cholinergic agonist used on the eye to treat elevated intraocular pressure, various types of glaucoma, and to induce miosis. Also available orally to treat symptoms of dry mouth associated with Sjogren’s syndrome and radiotherapy.

Question 20

Bethanechol

Answer 20

It is a muscarinic agonist used to treat postoperative and postpartum nonobstructive functional urinary retention and neurogenic atony of the bladder with retention.