Drugs in Red - Exam 3 Flashcards
Muscarine
- Cholinergic drug that mimics ACh actions on ACh muscarinic receptors
- Elicits parasympathetic response generally speaking
Atropine
- Anticholinergic drug
- Prototype Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist (Blocker)
- Tertiary amine
- One of the active compounds of Belladonna (d,l-hyoscyamine)
- Increases heart rate, may cause tachycardia
- Used in organophosphate poisoning to clear chest secretions and increase heart rate
- Clinical doses have little CNS actions
Varenicline Tartrate
- Chantix
- Partial CNS nicotinic receptor agonist
- Stimulates Alpha4/Beta2 nicotinic AChR
- Relieves cravings and withdrawal symptoms
- Greater affinity than nicotine, so acts as an antagonist towards nicotine delivery and reduces the reward of smoking
- SE: Nausea, sleep disturbances
- FDA Warning: can worse neuropsychiatric symptoms like depression, agitation, and suicidal thoughts
- Pregnancy Category C
Nicotinic Muscle Receptor Antagonists (4)
- Tubocurarine
- Pancuronium
- Atracurium
- Vecuronium
Nicotinic Ganglionic Receptor Antagonist
Mecamylamine
Nicotinic CNS Receptor Agonist
Chantix (Varenicline)
Donepexil
- Inhibitor of AChE
- Used to treat Alzheimer’s
- Increases ACh in brain
Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists (Not Subtype Specific)
- Atropine
- Ipratropium
- Tiotropium
- Dicycloverine
- Oxybutynin
Propranolol/Esmolol
- Beta 1 Antagonists
- Slows heart rate
- May cause bradycardia
Sildenafil, Tadalafil, Vardenafil
- Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra
- PDE5 Inhibitors
- Inhibits breakdown of cGMP
- Prolongs cGMP’s effect: vasodilation
- Longer erections
Acetylcholine (Ophthalmic)
- Miochol-E
- Used in glaucoma or cataract surgery
- Miosis of iris which increases outflow of aqueous humor
- Quickly broken down by AChE, systemic responses rare
- Rare side effects: bradycardia, hypotension, flushing, breathing difficulties and sweating
Pilocarpine (Ophthalmic)
- Isopto Carpine
- Reduces IOP by facilitating humor outflow
- Contracts ciliary muscle and iris sphincter (miosis) which opens trabechular meshwork and angle narrowing
- Less resistance to outflow, less IOP
- Can cause headache, issues with vision, eye pain
Isopto Carpine Therapeutic Uses (3)
1) Reduces elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
2) Prevention of Postoperative Elevated IOP associated
with laser surgery.
3) Induction of Miosis
Carbachol
- Miostat
- Contracts iris sphincter and ciliary body
- Relieves increased IOP for first 24 hours after cataract surgery
- Systemic SE: flushing, sweating, epigastric distress, abdominal cramps, tightness in urinary bladder.
- Use caution with patients with acute cardiac failure, bronchial asthma, GI spasm, or urinary bladder obstruction
Timolol
- Betimol, Timoptic
- Beta Adrenergic Antagonist, alternate glaucoma therapy
- Decreases aqueous humor production by ciliary bodies
- Beta 1 and 2 antagonists (non-selective)
- Reduces IOP in glaucoma and normal patients
- SE: worsening asthma, emphysema, bradycardia
Betaxolol
- Betoptic
- Beta-adrenergic antagonist, alternative therapy for glaucoma
- Beta-1 antagonist (selective)
- Decreases aqueous humor production by ciliary bodies
- Less cardiac/pulmonary effects than Timolol
Pilocarpine (Oral)
- Salagen
- Tablets for dry mouth from salivary gland hypofunction
- Radiotherapy or Sjogren’s syndrome can cause this
- Main side effect: sweating
- Use caution with patients with CV disease or COPY, asthma, or bronchitis
- Prolonged muscarinic activation in those with pseudocholinesterase genetic alterations
Cevimeline
- Evoxac
- Capsule, TID
- Treats dry mouth for Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Chol. muscarinic receptor agonist that increases exocrine gland secretions (saliva, sweat) and increases tone to GI/urinary tract
- Main side effect: excessive sweating
- Use caution in those with CV disease or pulmonary disease
- Use atropine or epinephrine to reverse its effects in emergency situations (overdose, extreme cardiac/respiratory depression)
Mirabegron
- Myrbetriq
- Beta 3 agonist
- Relaxes bladder
Bethanechol
- Duvoid, Urecholine
- Muscarinic agonist
- Increases urinary muscle tone to produce contraction and empty bladder
- Increases GI muscle tone to restore impair peristalsis
- Used in non-obstructive urinary retention, neurogenic atony of nerves to bladder
- Main side effects: cholinergic digestive effects
Bethanechol Precaution
If sphincter doesn’t relax when the drug contracts the bladder, urine may be forced up ureter into the renal pelvis and could cause reflux infections.
Succinylcholine
- Depolarizing NM Blocker
- Skeletal muscle relaxant
- Phase I: depolarizes skeletal muscle and produces fasciculations (SE: Sore muscles)
- Phase II: constant stimulation of receptor inactivates it and causes flaccid paralysis
- AChE inhibitors may augment the effect
- Sleep apnea reaching up to 60-120 minutes in those with pseudocholinesterase genetic variations
- Action is terminated when it diffuses form synapse to blood stream
Cocaine
- Local anesthetics
- Usually 30-50% of injected cocaine is metabolized by pseudo. ChE rapidly
- If a genetic variation or hepatic disease is present and these enzyme levels are lowered, users will have increases sensitivity to small doses and could have a greater risk of toxicity and death
Edrophonium
- Enlon
- AntiChE, short acting
- Quat. ammonium compound
- Binds to anionic site only, no covalent bond
- Reversible and brief action
- Used to diagnose myasthenia gravis, treat a myasthenia gravis crisis in an emergency, or reverse a NM blockage produced by non-depolarizing blockers
- Side effects similar to direct Ch agonists
Neostigmine
- Prostigmine
- AntiChE, intermediate duration
- Quat. ammonium
- Contains carbamyl ester
- Increases gastric contractions and secretions, increases sphincter tone and peristalsis in esophagus, increases motility in intestines in those with ileus
- Direct effect on skeletal muscle and produces contraction
- Could potentially be used to reverse competitive neuromuscular blocking agents and in treating myasthenia gravis
Pyridostigmine
- Mestinon, Regonol
- AntiChE, intermediate duration
- Quat. ammonium
- Contains carbamyl ester
- May have direct effect on NMJ
- Could potentially be used to reverse competitive neuromuscular blocking agents and in treating myasthenia gravis
- FDA approved for prophylaxis against soman, an organophosphate
- Clinical effect: 10-15 minutes
Echothiophate
- Phospholine
- Irreversible AntiChE
- Contains a liable leaving group like fluoride or parathion
- No spontaneous hydrolysis can occur and enzyme is inactivated
- Used to treat glaucoma by contracting ciliary muscle and pupil sphincter (miosis)
- Reserved for those not responding or tolerating other therapy due to systemic effects
Benzodiazepines
- Used IV in organophosphate poisoning
- Treats agitation and seizures
Oximes
- 2-PAM
- Infused
- Need to use early to reverse organophosphate binding before aging can take place
Edrophonium Drug Interactions
- Other AChE compounds - potentiation of effects can cause a cholinergic crisis.
- NMJ blocker Succinylcholine- may prolong block.
- Digitalis, Pilocarpine - additive, slows heart
Edrophonium Contraindication
- Asmathetics
- Urinary or intestinal obstructions
Neostigmine Side Effects
- Exaggerated pharmacological effects like fasciulation and salivation
- Bowel cramps and diarrhea may also occur
Neostigmine Methylsulfate
- IM or SC
- Myasthenia gravis symptom control when oral isn’t an option
- Prevents urinary retention and distention after surgery
- Reverses non-depolarizing NM blocking agents after surgery
Pyridostigmine Side Effects
- Standard doses - fasciculations
- High doses - muscle weakness
- Abdominal cramps and diarrhea
- Used IV in hospital emergencies, may cause bronchial secretions and arrhythmias
Physostigmine
- Eserine
- AntiChE, intermediate duration
- Contains a carbamyl ester
- Used to treat anticholinergic drug toxicity, reverse muscarinic blockades, in glaucoma
- Crosses BBB, may cause seizures
- Increased duration in those when pseudo. ChE variations or hepatic disease
- Similar side effects to edrophonium, increases duration and potency can make them more severe though
- Don’t use in those with asthma, CV disease, or urinary/intestinal block