L17 Drugs Flashcards
Nicotine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: Activation of neuronal Nicotinic receptors
Indication: withdrawal symptoms of smoking cessation
Succinyllcholine
MOA:
Elimination:
Indication:
MOA: Depolarizing block of muscle nicotinic receptors
Elimination: Butyrl cholinesterase
Indication: Neuromuscular block for electroconvulsive shock therapy or emergency intubation
Acetylcholine
Half life:
MOA:
Elimination:
Indication:
Half life: ~150 msec
MOA: Nicotinic and muscarinic agonist
Elimination: AchE
Indication: NONE
Methacholine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: Muscarinic agonist
Indication: Diagnosis of subclinical asthma, or test for severity of asthma
Carbachol
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: Muscarinic and nicotinic receptor agonist
Indication: miotic agent in ocular surgery, to reduce pressure following ocular surgery
Bethanechol
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: muscarinic agonist
Indication: urinary retention, bladder atony
Pilocarpine
Half-life
MOA:
Indication:
half-life: ~1 hour
MOA: muscarinic agonist
Indication: dry mouth from head and neck radiation, narrow angle glaucoma
Neostigmine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: AchE inhibitor
Indication: Myasthenia gravis, reverse neuromuscular block
Edrophonium
half-life:
MOA:
Indication:
half-life: ~10 min
MOA: AchE inhibitor
Indication: diag of myasthenia gravis, reversal of neuromuscular block
Physostigmine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: Reversible AchE inhibitor
Indication: Delirium from anticholinergic drugs, glaucoma
Donepezil
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: reversible AchE inhibitor
Indication: Alzhimer’s dx.
Pralidoxime
half-life:
MOA:
Indication:
half-life: ~75 min
MOA: peripheral AchE reactivator
Indication: Respiratory muscle weakness in organophosphate poisoning
Echothiophate
half-life
MOA:
Indication:
half-life: very long
MOA: irreversible AchE inhibitor
Indication: open angle glaucoma
Atropine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: muscarinic antagonist
Indication: excess secretions during surgery, the increased freq and urg. associated with cystitis, hypertonic gut, organophosphate poisoning, bradycardia
Scopolamine
MOA:
Indication:
MOA: Muscarinic antagonist
Indication: motion sickness, anti-salilagogue in surgery