Cholinomimetics and Anticholinergics

Question 1

Drug used to treat post-op ileus and urinary retention

Answer 1

BethaneCHOL

Beth-anne, call me if you want to activate your bowels and bladder

Question 2

CarbeCHOL does what

Answer 2

Acts like acetylcholine

Used as a parasympathetic, so cholinergic, agonist to relieve intraocular pressure and cause pupillary contraction

Question 3

Pilocarpine used for what

Answer 3

Open and closed angle glaucoma

Potent stimulator of sweat, tears, and spit

Question 4

Methacholine

Answer 4

Diagnost test for asthma

Question 5

What are the -stigmine drugs (Neostigmine, pyridostigmine, phyostigmine)

Answer 5

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors….increase the amount of acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft

Question 6

Does Neostigmine cross the CNS?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Alheimers disease features low Ach

Answer 7

What are some drugs to bring it back:

Donepezil
Galantamine
Rivastigmine

Question 8

Muscarinic ANTAGONIST used in parkinsons

Answer 8

Benztropine

Look for -trop in musc antagonists because they are related to atropine

Question 9

Scopolamine is what

Answer 9

anti-muscarinic that helps with motion sickness

Question 10

Ipatropium

Answer 10

Used in asthma

Question 11

Drugs to treat urinary incontinence

Answer 11

On The Darn Toilet

Oxybutinin
Tolterodine
Darifenacin
Trospium