Cholinomimetic Drugs ANS Flashcards
What are organophosphates and carbamates
Indirect acting cholinomimetics. carbamates are reversible and organophosphates are irreversible
Describe the toxic effects of organophosphates
- Diarrhoea
- urination
- miosis
- bronchial constriction
- bradycardia
- excitation
- lacrimation
- salivation
- sweating
 Name direct acting muscarinic agonists
- Bethanechol
- pilocarpine
- muscarine 
Name direct acting nicotonic agonists
- Nicotine
- Veranicline
- succinylcholine
Name an indirect acting alcohol that acts as a sympathomimetic 
Edrophonium
Name indirect acting carbamates.
- Neostigmine
- Pyridostigmine
- Physiostigmine
Name the Cholinomimetic Drugs used for Alzheimer’s disease
- Rivastigmine
- galantamine
- Donepezil
- Tacrine 
Name indirect acting organophosphates
- Parathion
- malathion
- sarin, Tabun
Which drug Is used for sJorgens syndrome
Pilocarpine
What drugs are used for smoking cessation
Nicotine and verenicline
Which drug is used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
Edrophonium
Which drugs are used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis
Neostigmine and pyridostigamine 
Which drug is used in the reversal of atropine poisoning
Physostigimine
Which drug is a regenerator of cholinesterase
Pralidoxime
Which drug is administered in organophosphate poisoning
Atropine
