Cholinergic Drugs Flashcards
4 choline esters
Acetylcholine
Methacholine
Carbachol
Bethanechol
Choline ester properties
Charged
Poorly distributed to CNS
Metabolized by acetylcholinesterase (to some degree)
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Acetylcholine
Both
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Methacholine
Muscarinic
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Carbachol
Both, more nicotinic
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Bethanechol
What about it?
Muscarinic
Specifically affects urinary/GU system
4 alkaloids
Nicotine
Muscarine
Pilocarpine
Lobeline
Are alkaloids charged or uncharged?
Uncharged (absorbed into CNS) EXCEPT muscarine
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Pilocarpine?
Muscarinic
Muscarinic or nicotinic:
Lobeline
Nicotinic
Danger of muscarine
Can cross BBB and be highly toxic (poison mushrooms)
MoA of indirect cholinergic agonists
AChE inhibitors
3 groups of AChE inhibitors
- Alcohols - reversible
- Carbamic acid esters - reversible but longer
- Organophosphates - irreversible (covalent)
Miosis during surgery
Acetylcholine, Carbachol, Pilocarpine
Urinary retention treatment
Bethanechol
Glaucoma treatment
Does what?
Carbachol, Pilocarpine
Contraction of ciliary body, fascilitating outflow of aqueous humor
Xerostomia treatment (dry mouth)
Cevimeline, Pilocarpine