BGDA Drugs & Receptors Flashcards
Pilocarpine
M Agonist
Treat: Glaucoma, dry mouth, diagnose CF
Side fx: increase sweating & salivation, bronchospasm, bradycardia, hypotension, diarrhea, ciliary spasms
Carbachol
M Agonist
Glaucoma eyedrops, cataract surgery
Contrain: iritis
Side fx: ciliary spasms, decrease visual acuity
Tolterodine
Competitive non-selective M Antagonist
Treat: OAB
Side fx: constipation, urine retention, photophobia, tachycardia
Contrain: glaucoma, GIT obstruction, urinary retention, exercise
Oxybutin
Competitive non-selective M antagonist
Treat: OAB
Side fx: constipation, urine retention, photophobia, tachycardia
Contrain: glaucoma, GIT obstruction, urinary retention, exercise
Darifenacin
Selective M3 receptor antagonist
Side fx: constipation, urine retention, photophobia, tachycardia, decreased sweating
Contrain: glaucoma, GIT obstruction, urinary retention, exercise
Bethanechol
M agonist
Treat urinary retention
Atropine
M non-selective antagonist
Treat: resuscitation, AchE inhibitor poisoning, diarrhoea, antispasmodic in anaesthesia
Side fx: dry mouth, no sweating, photophobic, blurry vision, tachycardia
Tropicamide
M non-select antag
Treat: Mydiasis Gravis
Pirenzepine
M1 antag, inhibit gastric acid
Treat: peptic ulcer
Ipratropium
M non-select antagonist
Treat: Asthma, bronchitis
Hyoscine
M3, 5, CNS depression
Treat: Motion sickness
Benzatropine
M1, M2
Excess Ach, deficient dopamine
Treat: Parkinson’s disease
Nicotine
Nn agonist
Treat: tobacco dependence
Varenicline
Nn partial-agonist
Treat: tobacco dependence, alleviate craving and block reward effect of nicotine, block nicotine from receptors.
Hexamethonium
Ganglionic blocker, N antagonist
Treat: hypertention
Trimethaphan
Ganglionic blocker, N antagonist
Treat: hypertensive emergencies
Succinylcholine
Nm agonist, depolarising agent
Use: relaxant for emergency, affected by AchE
Side fx: apnoea, hyperkalaemia, bradycardia (pre-administer atropine)
Curare (tubocurarine)
Non-depolarising, Nm antagonist
From plants for poison arrows, poorly absorbed orally
Vecuronium
Pure Nm blocker, non-depolarising
Use: w/ anaesthetic
Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
Ach exocytosis inhibitor, inhibit Ca2+ dependent release.
Treat: dystonia: cross eyes, lazy eye, excessive blinking, head, neck, muscle spasm, stuttering; excessive sweating, chronic migrane, OAB, Parkinson’s, Cerebral Palsy.
Physostigmine
Medium Duration AchE inhibitor
Treat: glaucoma (eye drops), treat Ach poisoning
Neostigmine
Medium duration AchE inhibitor
Treat: after surgery to reverse Nm blockage
Pyridostigmine
Med duration AchE inhibitor
Treat: urinary retention, myasthenia gravis
Sarin (Nerve gas), Parathion (insecticide)
Long duration/permanent AchE inhibitor