cholinergic drug specific uses

Question 1

Ach

Answer 1

intraocular use during surgery –> miosis

Question 2

methacholine

Answer 2

for dx of bronchial airway hyperreactivity in pts who dont have asthema

Question 3

bethanechol

Answer 3

urinary retention
<3burn
little CV stimulation (not rly slow the <3)

Question 4

carbachol

Answer 4

glaucoma

intraocular use during surgery/exam –> miosis

Question 5

civimeline

Answer 5

xerostomia from Sjogrens

Question 6

pilocarpine

Answer 6

• xerostomia from Sjogrenshead or tx from head and neck cancer
• glaucoma
• intraocular use during surgery/exam –> miosis

Question 7

varenicline

Answer 7

for smoking cessation

Question 8

scopolamine

Answer 8

induces drowsiness and amnesia; use for motion sickness

Question 9

benztropine

Answer 9

for PD tremors (or trihexyphenidyl)

Question 10

trihexyphenidyl

Answer 10

for PD tremors (or benztropine)

Question 11

Iapratropium

Answer 11

Asthema and COPD (or tiotropium)

Question 12

tiotropium

Answer 12

Asthema and COPD (or Iapratropium)

Question 13

atropine combined w opoid diphenoxylate

Answer 13

Travelers diarrhea or other hypermotility

Question 14

trospium

Answer 14

Urinary urgency from inflammatory bladder dis (also w oxybutynin; darifenacin, solifenacin, tolterodine)

Question 15

oxybutynin

Answer 15

Urinary urgency from inflammatory bladder dis (also w trospium; darifenacin, solifenacin, tolterodine)

Question 16

darifenacin

Answer 16

Urinary urgency from inflammatory bladder dis (also w trospium and oxybutynin;, solifenacin, tolterodine)

Question 17

solifenacin

Answer 17

Urinary urgency from inflammatory bladder dis (also w trospium and oxybutynin; darifenacin, tolterodine)

Question 18

tolterodine

Answer 18

Urinary urgency from inflammatory bladder dis (also w trospium and oxybutynin; darifenacin, solifenacin)