Muscarinic antagonists Flashcards
Used in the Eye.
Produce mydriasis and cycloplegia.
Atropine,
homatropine,
tropicamide
CNS
Used for Parkinson disease (“park my Benz”).
Acute dystonia.
Benztropine,
trihexyphenidyl
GI, respiratory
Parenteral: preoperative use to reduce airway secretions.
Oral: drooling, peptic ulcer.
Glycopyrrolate
GI
Antispasmodics for irritable bowel syndrome.
Hyoscyamine,
dicyclomine
Respiratory
COPD, asthma (“I pray I can breathe soon!”).
Ipratropium,
tiotropium
Genitourinary
Reduce bladder spasms and urge urinary incontinence (overactive bladder).
Oxybutynin,
solifenacin,
tolterodine
CNS
Motion sickness.
Scopolamine
Muscarinic antagonist. Used to treat bradycardia and for ophthalmic applications.
Atropine
Effects of atropine in the Eye
↑ pupil dilation, cycloplegia
Effects of atropine in the Airway
Bronchodilation, ↓secretions
Effects of atropine in the Stomach
↓ acid secretion
Effects of atropine in the Gur
↓motility
Effects of atropine in the Bladder
↓urgency in cystitis
Atropine ADVERSE EFFECTS
↑body temperature (due to sweating); ↑HR; dry mouth; dry, flushed skin; cycloplegia; constipation; disorientation Can cause acute angle-closure glaucoma in elderly (due to mydriasis), urinary retention in men with prostatic hyperplasia, and hyperthermia in infants.