Final Drugs Flashcards
Glaucoma
-Pilocarpine (M3)
-Brimonidine (a2)
-Timolol
Pilocarpine
-M3
-inc secretions
-tx glaucoma and cotton mouth
Bethanechol
-cholinergic
-GI stim
-urinary RETENTION
Methacholine
-cholinergic
-test hyperactive airways
Carbachol
-ocular
-cholinergic
-glaucoma
Cholinergic side effects
-Diarrhea
-Urination
-Miosis
-Bradycardia
-BronchoCONSTRICTION
-Emesis
-Lacrimation
-Salivation + Sweating
-DUMBBELS
-inc secretions
Pralidoxime
-AChE inhibitor
-tx pesticide/nerve poisoning
-blah blah blash esteratic site
-combine w atropine
-tx before aging occurs!
Donepezil
-tx alzheimers
Rivastigmine
-AChE inhibitors
-lose effectiveness as alzheimer progresses
Galantamine
-AChE inhibitor
-alzheimers
Alzheimers
-Donepezil
-Rivastigmine
-Galantamine
-Memantine
Contraindications to PSNS
-asthma/COPD
-coronary deficiency
-peptic ulcer (inc acid secretion)
-obstruction of urinary/GI tract
-epilepsy
Atropine
-M ANTAgonist
-nonselective
-sympathetic activity
-tx motion sickness
Scopolamine
-more CNS action than atropine
-more drowsy
-tx motion sickness
Homatropine and Tropicamide
-antimuscarinic
-used optically bc short duration of action
Benztropine
-antimuscarinic
-tx parkinsons
-sedative activity
Ipratropium
-antimuscarinic w receptor activity similar to atropine
-tx COPD, sometimes asthma
Glycopyrrolate
-pre-op to reduce secretions in GI
-antimuscarinic