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Cholinergic Pharmacology Flashcards

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Effect of a direct-acting Cholinergic agonist in the CNS

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  • doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier
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Effect of a direct-acting Cholinergic Agonist on the Cardiovascular system

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  • vasodilation

- decrease intropy and chronotropy

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Effects of a direct-acting Cholinergic Agonist on the Respiratory System

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  • bronchoconstriction

- increased secretion

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Effects of direct-acting Cholinergic Agonist on the GI System

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  • increased motility and secretion
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Effects of direct-acting Cholinergic Agonists on the Urinary system

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  • potential increase in voiding pressure
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Effects of direct-acting Cholinergic Agonist on the Glands

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  • sweating

- salivation

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Carbachol (drug type)

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  • activates both nicotinic and muscarinic receptors
  • ACh analogue that is resistant to cholinesterases - have a longer half life
  • direct-acting cholinergic drug
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Carbachol uses

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  • open angle glaucoma
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Muscarinic Receptor Selective Direct Acting Cholergic Agonist

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  • Bethanechol
  • Pilocarpine
  • Cevimeline
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Bethanechol Pharmacology

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  • resistant to cholineresterases -> longer action
  • acts predominantly at muscarinic receptors
  • primarily affects GI and urinary tracts (orally)
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Bethanechol Uses

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  • urinary retention

- gastroesophageal Reflux

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Pilocarpine Pharmacology

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  • naturally occuring alkaloid
  • longer acting than ACh
  • predominantly muscarinic action
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Pilocarpine Uses

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  • open angle glaucoma

- Xerostomia (dry mouth)

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Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes

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M1, M2, M3, M4, M5

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Stimulatory Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes

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  • M1, M3, M5

- post-synaptic

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Inhibitory Muscarinic Receptor Subtypes

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  • M2, M4

- pre-synaptic

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M1 is located in:

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  • Parasympathetic ganglia
  • Salivary Gland
  • Stomach
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Activation of M1 in the Parasympathetic ganglia causes:

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  • increased parasympathetic tone
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Activation of M1 in the Salivary gland causes:

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  • increased saliva
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Activation of M1 in the Stomach causes:

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  • acid release
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M2 is located in:

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  • Heart
  • GI smooth muscle
  • Bladder smooth muscle
  • CNS
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Activation of M2 in the heart causes:

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  • decrease heart rate

- decrease force of contraction

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Activation of M2 in the GI smooth muscle causes:

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  • opposes sympathetically-mediated relaxation
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Activation of M2 in the Bladder smooth muscle causes:

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  • opposes sympathetically- mediated relaxation
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Activation of M2 in the CNS causes:

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  • analgesia - maybe
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M3 is located in:

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  • Bladder Smooth muscle
  • Airway smooth muscle
  • GI smooth muscle
  • Eye
  • Glands
  • Blood vessels
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Activation of M3 in the Bladder smooth muscle causes:

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  • contraction of the bladder for micturation
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Activation of M3 in the Airway smooth muscle causes:

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  • bronchoconstriction
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Activation of M3 in the GI smooth muscle causes:

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  • contraction
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Activation of M3 in the Eye causes:

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  • constriction of pupil
  • contraction of ciliary muscle
  • contraction of trabecular meshwork
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Activation of M3 in the Glands causes:

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  • salivation
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Activation of M3 in the Blood Vessels causes:

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  • dilation (through the endothelium release of NO)
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M4 is located in:

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  • prejunctional nerve endings

- CNS

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Activation of M4 in the prejunctional nerve endings caues:

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  • inhibition of ANS transmittion
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Activation of M4 in the CNS causes:

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  • Schizoprenia or Analgesia - maybe?
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M5 is found in:

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CNS

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Activation of M5 in the CNS causes:

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  • facilitates dopamine releases

- regulates cerebral vascular tone by causing vascular dilation

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Cevimeline Pharmacology

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  • activates M1 and M3 receptors - prevalent in salivary glands
  • 40 fold relative affinity for M3 than M2 for the cardiac receptor compared to pilocarpine
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Cevimeline Uses

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  • Sjorgen’s Syndrome
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Nicotine Pharmacology

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  • natural alkaloid
  • activates both neuronal (ganglion and CNS) and skeletal muscle nicotinic receptors - greater affinity for neuronal receptors
  • activates both parasympathetic and sympathetic ganglian
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Nicotine Effects on the CNS

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  • marked stimulation - realses glutamate, dopamine etc..
  • high doses cause tremor and can lead to convulsions
  • stimulates the chemoreceptors trigger zone (nausea)
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Nicotine effects on the Cardiovascular System

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  • hypertension
  • tachycardia
    (stimulates sympathetic ganglion)
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Nicotien effects on the Respiratory System

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  • bronchoconstriction

- increased secretions

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Nicotine effects on the GI system:

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  • Nausea
  • Vomitting
  • increased bowel motility (diarrhea)
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Nicotine effects on the Urinary System

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  • potential increase in voiding pressure (usually not observed)
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Nicotine effects on the Glands:

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  • initial salivary and bronchial secretion

- then inhibition

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Nicotine effects on the Peripheral Nervous System

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  • transient stimulation followed by a more prolonged desensitization of the autonomic ganglia and skeletal muscles
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Nicotine Uses

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  • smoking cessation
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Nicotinic Receptor Agonists

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  • nicotine

- Varenicline

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Varenicline Pharmacology

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  • partial agnosit/antagonist highly selective for alpha4beta2 nicotinic ACh receptor
  • inhibits nicotine-induced dopaminergic reward pathway activation
  • decreases the reinforming effect of smoking bymaking it less rewarding
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Varenicline Uses

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  • smoking cessation
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Varenicline Adverse Effects

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  • mild to moderate nausea reported
  • insomnia and abnormal dreams
  • neuropsychiatric adverse events
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Indirect-Acting Cholinergic Agonists MOA:

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  • cholinesterase inhibitors which block the break down of ACh at
    1. Neuromuscular synapse
    2. Autonomic ganglion synapses
    3. parasympathetic effector synapses
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Edrophonium Pharmacology

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  • reverses paralysis of non-depolarizing neuromuscluar blockers
  • Cholinesterase inhibitor (aka indirect-acting cholinergic agonist)
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Edrophonium Uses

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  • myasthenia gravis diagnostic event
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Neostigmine Pharmacology

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  • cholinesterase inhibitor (aka indirect-acting cholinergic agonist)
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Neostigmine Uses

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  • postoperative ileus

- postoperative urinary retention

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Pyridastigmine Pharmacology

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  • cholinesterase inhibitor (aka indirect-acting cholinergic agonist)
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Pyridastigmine Uses

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  • myasthenia gravis (DOC)
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Indirect-acting cholinergic agonists that do not cross the blood brain barrier

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  • edrophonium
  • neostigmine
  • pyridostigmine
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Indirect-acting cholinergic agonists that cross the blood brain barrier

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  • donepezil
  • rivastigmine
  • galantamine
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Donepezil Pharmacology

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  • selective Acetylcholinesterase

- non-competitive

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Rivastigmine Pharmacology

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  • Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase

- non-competitive

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Galantamine Pharmacology

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  • Acetycholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase
  • competative
  • nicotinic receptor modulation
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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs in the CNS

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  • anxiety
  • headache
  • tremors
  • confusion
  • coma
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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs in the eye

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  • lacrimation
  • miosis
  • blurred vision
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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the cardiovascular system

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  • Bradycardia

- hyper or hypo tension

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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the respiratory system

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  • bronchial constrictions

- increased secretions

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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the GIT

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  • nausea
  • vomitting
  • diarrhea
  • abominal cramps
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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the Bladder

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  • increased uriniary urgency

- involunatry micturation

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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the glands

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  • increased salivation

- increased sweating

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Toxicity of Cholinergic agonist drugs on the skeletal muscles

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  • inital spasms leading to muscle weakness and respiratory paralysis
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Diarrhea cause

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  • parasympathetic

- muscarinic

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Urination cause:

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  • parasympathetic

- muscarinic

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Miosis cause:

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  • parasympathetic

- muscarinic

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Muscles weakness cause:

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  • not para or sympathetic

- nicotinic

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Bronchospasm cause:

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  • parasympathetic

- muscarinic

78
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Excitation cause:

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  • not para or sympathetic

- nicotinic

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Lacrimation cause:

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  • parasympathetic

- muscarinic

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Seizures cause:

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  • not para or sympathetic

- nicotinic

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Sweating cause:

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  • sympathetic

- muscarinic

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Salivation cause:

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  • Both para and sympathetic

- muscarinic and andegeric

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Pralidoxime Pharmacology

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  • cleaves the dialkylphosphate group from the active site of acetylcholinesterase
  • reactivation of the enzyme
  • only works acutely
  • onset within 1 hour
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Atropine Pharmacology

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  • competitive antagonist at all muscarinic receptor subtypes
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Atropine Effects on the CNS

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  • slight drowsiness

- hallucinations

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Atropine Effects on Cardiovascular

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  • increased heart rate

- faster conduction

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Atropine Effects on Respiratory

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  • bronchodilation

- decreased secretions

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Atropine Effects on GI

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  • decreased motility

- decreased secretion

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Atropine Effects on Urinary

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  • urinary rentention
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Atropine Effects on Glands

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  • decreased salivation

- decreased sweating (hyperthermia)

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Atropine Effects on Ocular

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  • mydriasis
  • blurred vision
  • paralysis of accommodation
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Atropine Uses

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  • acute myocardial infarction/cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • treatment of pesticide over dose
  • preoperative
  • eye exams
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Atropine used to treat acute MI/cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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  • reverses sustained bradycardia
  • reduces ventricular arrythmias (PVCs)
  • treats nausea from administering morphine (common for pain with MI)
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Atropine use to treat pesticide overdose

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  • counteracts the effect of increased ACh at muscarinic receptors
  • given with Pralidoxime
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Atropine used preoperatively

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  • given before surgery

- counteracts general anesthesia-induced bradycardia, salivation and increased brochial secretions

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Atropine used for eye exams

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  • produced mydriasis (pupil dilation)
  • cycloplegia (inability to accommodate)
  • very long duration (up to 10 days)
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Anti-musarinic drugs - natural alkaloids

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  • Atropine

- Scopolamine

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Scopolamine Pharmacology

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  • competitive antagonist at all muscarinic receptors
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Scopolamine Adverse Effects

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  • drowsiness and fatigue b/c it penetrates the blood brain barrier
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Scopolamine Uses

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  • motion sickness
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Scopolamine for treatment of Motion Sickness

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  • decreases salivary secretions
  • decreases GI motility
  • acts on CNS to decrease nausea
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Ipratroprium and Tiotropium Pharmacology

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  • given as inhaler or nebulizer

- very low systemic side effects b/c little drug is absorbed

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Ipratroprium and Tiotropium Uses

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  • topical bronchodilator for adjunctive treatment of asthma
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Benzotropine Uses

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  • treatment of functional tremor in young patients with parkinson’s disease
  • reduces drooling associated with Parkinson’s
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Anti-muscarinic - synthetic/semisynthetic non-selective drugs

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  • Ipratroprium
  • Tiotropium
  • Benzotropine
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Muscarinic Selective Receptor Subtype drugs

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  • Pirenzapine
  • Oxybutnin
  • Darifenacin
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Pirenzapine Pharmacology

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  • relatively selective M1 receptor antagonist
  • low incidence of dry mouth
  • decreases gastric acid secretion
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Pirenzapine uses

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  • once used for peptic ulcers
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Oxybutnin Pharmacology

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  • 10x greater selectivity for M1 and M3 receptors than M2
  • decreases frequency of detrusor (bladder) muscle contractions
  • delays desire to void
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Oxybutnin Uses

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  • urinary incontinence due to detrusor muscle hyperractivity
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Oxybutnin Adverse Effects

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  • dry mouth, drowsiness, constipation, and blurred vision during discontinuation of therapy
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Darifenacin Pharmacology

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  • M3 selective antagonist

- inhibits bladder muscle tone at doses that do not effect salvation

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Treatment for Overactive Bladder

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  • Oxybutnin
  • Darifenacin
  • Botulinum neurotoxin
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Effects of ganglion blockade on CNS

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  • if the drug crosses the BBB it alters cognitive processing
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Effects of ganglion blockade on the Eye

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  • Pupil dilation

- failure to accommodate

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Effects of ganglion blockade on the CVS

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  • decrease in blood pressure

- orthostatic hypotension due to blockade of normal sympathetic relexes

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Effects of ganglion blockade on Arterioles

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  • vasodilation

- increased peripheral flow -> hypotension

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Effects of ganglion blockade on Veins

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  • dilation
  • pooling of blood
  • decreased venous return
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Effects of ganglion blockade on Heart

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  • tachycardia
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Effects of ganglion blockade on the GIT

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  • reduced tone and motility

- constipation

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Effects of ganglion blockade on the Urinary bladder

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  • urinary retention
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Effects of ganglion blockade on the salivary glands

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  • dry mouth
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Effects of ganglion bloackade on sweat glands

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  • dry, hot skin
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Normal tone of the Eye

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  • Parasympathetic
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Normal tone of the Arterioles

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  • Sympathetic
126
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Normal tone of the Veins

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  • Sympathetic
127
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Normal tone of the Heart

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  • Parasympathetic
128
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Normal tone of the GIT

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  • Parasympathetic
129
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Normal tone of the Urinary bladder

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  • Parasympathetic
130
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Normal tone of the Salivary Glands

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  • Parasympathetic
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Normal tone of the Sweat Glands

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  • Sympathetic
132
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Competitive ganglion blockers

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  • Trimethaphan

- Tubocurarine

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Trimethaphan Pharmacology

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  • competitive antagonist at the neuronal nicotinic (NN) ACh receptor subtype
  • prevents depolarization of the parasympathetic effector neuron by ACh
  • direct peripheral vasodilator action
134
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Tubocurarine Pharmacology

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  • not very selective
  • also blocks the NM (muscle nicotinic) receptor
  • relaxes skeletal muscles
135
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Non-competitive ganglion blockers

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  • Mecamylamine

- Hemicholinium

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Mecamylamine Pharmacology

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  • open channel block of nicotinic receptor

- can cross the BBB

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Hemicholinium Pharmacology

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  • open channel block of the nicotinic receptor
  • blocks the uptake of choline into the presynaptic terminal
  • causes decrease synthesis of ACh
  • decrease efficacy of synaptic transmission in the ganglion
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Trimethaphan Uses

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  • hypertension emergencies (sudden increase in BP)
  • malignant hypertension
  • postoperative hypertension
  • competative
139
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Mecamylamine Uses

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  • essential hypertension

- non-competative

140
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Ganglion Blockers Adverse Effects in CVS

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  • orthostatic hypotension (blocks baroreceptor reflex)
141
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Ganglion Blockers Adverse Effects in the Eyes

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  • blurred vision

- dilated pupils

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Ganglion Blockers Adverse Effects in the GIT

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  • constipation, vomiting, nausea, anorexia, dry mouth
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Ganglion Blockers Adverse Effects in the Urinary tract

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  • uriniary retention

- sexual dysfunction

PHAR 341 - Pharmacology (7 decks)

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