Cholinergic Pharmacology Flashcards
Used for the treatment of bladder and bowel atony (post-surgery or spinal cord injury)
Betanechol
M3 receptor agonist
Direct-acting muscarinic agonists
Bethanechol
Pilocarpine
Muscarine
MOA of Bethanechol
Activates muscarinic receptors; increases IP3 and DAG
Used for Sjogren’s syndrome (increases salivation); was used in glaucoma (causes ciliary muscle contraction, opening or trabecular meshwork, increased outflow)
Pilocarpine
M3 receptor agonist
Triad of Sjogren Syndrome
Xerostomia
Xerophthalmia
Rheumatoid arthritis
Alkaloid found in mushrooms; causes mushroom poisoning of fast-onset type
Muscarine
Used for smoking cessation
Nicotine
Varenicline
Indirect-acting cholinomimetic (alcohol)
Edrophonium
Shortest-acting cholinesterase inhibitor
Direct-acting nicotinic agonists
Nicotine
Varenicline
Succinylcholine
MOA of edrophonium
Inhibitor of cholinesterase; amplifier of endogenously released ACh
Indications of edrophonium
Reversal of Nm block by nondepolarizing drugs; diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (Tensilon test)
Indirect-acting cholinomimetic (organophosphates)
Insecticides:
Parathion
Malathion
Sarin
Tabun
Indirect acting cholinomimetic (carbamates)
Neostigmime
Pyridostigmine
Physostigmine
Indirect-acting cholinomimetic (for Alzheimer’s)
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
Donepezil
Tacrine (obsolete)
Indirect-acting cholinomimetics
Edrophonium Neostigmine Pyridostigmine Physostigmine Rivastigmine Galantamine Donepezil Tacrine
Used for the treatment of myasthenia gravis
Neostigmine
(Indirect-acting cholinomimetic)
Others:
Pyridostigmine
Physostigmine