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cholinergic drugs (agonists and antagonists) Flashcards

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Cholinomimetics agents are divided to

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  1. direct agents

2. indirect agonists (anticholinesterases)

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direct cholinominetics agents - drugs

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  1. Bethanechol
  2. Carbachol
  3. Metacholine
  4. Pilocarpine
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Bethanechol - clinical use

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  1. Postoperative ileus
  2. neurogenic ileus
  3. urinary retention
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Bethanechol - action

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cholinomimetic agents (direct agonist) –> activates bowel and bladder smooth muscle (reistant to AChE)

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Carbahol - clinical use

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constricts pupil and relieves intraocular pressure in open-angle glaucoma

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Carbahol - mechanism of action

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cholinomimetic agents (direct agonist)

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Metacholine - clinical use

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challange test for diagnosis of asthma

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Metacholine - mechanism of action

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cholinomimetic agents (direct agonist) –> stimulates M receptors in airway when inhaled (M3)

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pilocarpine - clinical use

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  1. Potent stimulator of sweat tears, and saliva - xerostomia (Sjogren syndrome)
  2. open angle and closed angle glaucoma (1st line in acute)
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pilocarpine - mechanism of action

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cholinomimetic agents (direct agonist) --> contracts ciliary muscle of eye (open-angle glaucoma), pupillary sphincter 
Resistant to AChE)
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direct cholinominetics agents - drugs and which is AChE resistant

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  1. Bethanechol –> resistant
  2. Carbachol
  3. Metacholine
  4. Pilocarpine –> resistant
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Indirect antagonists (anticholinesterases) - drugs

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  1. Donepezil
  2. galantamine
  3. rivastigmine
  4. Edrophonium
  5. Neostigimine
  6. Physostigmine
  7. Pyridostigmine
  8. tacrine
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anticholinesterases used in Alzheimer

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  1. Donepezil
  2. galantamine
  3. rivastigmine
  4. tacrine
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Edrophonium - clinical use

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historically, diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (extremely short acting)

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diagnosis of myasthenia gravis

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  1. historically: Edrophonium –> extremely short acting

2. NOW: anti AChR Ab test

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Neostigmine - BBB

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No BBB (quaternary amine)

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Neostigmine - clinical use

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  1. postoperative and neurogenic ileus
  2. urinary retention
  3. Myasthenia gravis
    4 . Reversal of NMJ blockade (postoperative)
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Physostigmine - clinical use

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  1. anticholinergic toxicity
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Physostigmine - BBB

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crosses BBB (tertiary amine)

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Pyridostigmine - BBB

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No BBB (quaternary amine)

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Pyridostigmine - clinical use

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  1. Myasthenia Gravis (long acting)
22
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with cholinomimetics agents using, be careful with

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exacerbation of 1. asthma and 2. COPD
3. peptic ulcers
(when giving to susceptible patients)

23
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Cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning is often due to

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organophosphates, such as parathion, that IRREVERSIBLY inhibit AChE

24
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organophosphates are often components of …

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insecticides

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organophosphates poisoning is often seen in

26
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direct vs inderct cholinomimetics agents toxicity

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similar, but because indirect influence the nicotinic as the muscarinic actions, more nicotinic manifestations may be observed

27
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cholinommetics agents - adverse effects

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DUMBBELLSS  (M:muscarinic, N: nicotinic) 
Diarrhea (M)
Urination (M)
Miosis (M)
Bronchospasm (M)
Bradycardia (M) 
Excitation of skeletal muscle and CNS (N)
Lacrimation (M)
Sweating (M)
Salivation (M)
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organophosphates poisoning - antidote (and mechanism of action

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atropine (competitive inhibitor) + pralidoxime (regenerates AChE if give early, NOT in BBB)

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cholinomimetic agents - drugs (all)

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Direct: 1. Bethanechol 2. Carbachol 3. Metacholine
4. Pilocarpine
Indirect: 1. Donepezil 2. galantamine 3. rivastigmine
4. Edrophonium 5. Neostigimine 6. Physostigmine
7. Pyridostigmine 8. tacrine

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs

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  1. Atropine
  2. Homatropine
  3. tropicamide
  4. Benzotropine
  5. Glycopyrrolate
  6. Hyoscyamine
  7. dicyclomine
  8. ipratropium
  9. tiotropium
  10. Oxybutunin
  11. solifenaxin
  12. tolterodine
  13. Scopolamine
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of the eye

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  1. atropine
  2. homotropine
  3. tropicamide
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of the CNS

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  1. benzotropine

2. scopolamine

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GI/respiratory

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glycopyrrolate

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GI

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  1. hyoscyamine

2. dicyclomine

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GU

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  1. oxybutynin
  2. solifenacin
  3. tolterodine
36
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of eye and clinical use

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  1. atropine 2. homotropine 3. tropicamide

produce mydriasis and cycloplegia

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of the CNS

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  1. benzotropine –> parkinson, acute dystonia

2. scopolamine –> motion sickness

38
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GI/respiratory and mechanism of action

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glycopyrrolate :

oral: drooling, peptic ulcer
parental: preoperative use to reduce airway secretions

39
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GI and clinical use

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  1. hyoscyamine 2. dicyclomine

antispasmodics for irrtavle bowel syndrome

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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of Respiratory and clinical use

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  1. Ipratropium 2. tiotropium

- -> COPD, ASTHMA

41
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Muscarinic antagonists - drugs of GU and mechanism of action

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  1. oxybutynin 2. solifenacin 3. tolterodine

reduce bladder spasms and urge urinary incontinence (overactive bladder)

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Atropine - clinical use

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  1. bradycardia

2. opthalmic applications (produce mydriasis and cycloplegia)

43
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action of atropin in different organ systems

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eye –> produce mydriasis and cycloplegia
airway –> decreases secretion
stomach –> decreases acid secretion
gut –> decreases motility
bladder –> decreases urgency in cystitis

44
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general action of Atropine

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blocks DUMMBBeLSS of cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning

does not block skeletal muscles and CNS because are nicotinic receptor mediated

45
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Aropine - adverse effects

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  1. increased body Q (decreased sweating)
  2. rapid pulse
  3. dry mount
  4. dry, flushed skin
  5. cycloplegia
  6. constipation
  7. disorientation
  8. acute agle-closure glaucoma in elederly (mydriasis)
  9. urinary retention in men with BOH
  10. hypertermia in infants
46
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plant with atropine

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Jimson weed (Datura) –> gardner’s pupil (mydriasis due to plant alkaloids

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