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Neuropharmacology Drugs Flashcards

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Acetylcholine

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Prototype drug
Poor oral absorption
Used topically to produce miosis

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Methacholine/ provocholine

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Poor oral absorption 
Administered by inhalation, causes bronchoconstriction and bronchospasms 
Rapid onset (1-4 min) 15-75 min duration
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Bethanechol/ urecholine

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Treats urinary retention

3-4x daily on empty stomach: quick breakdown

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Carbachol/ isopto carbachol, miostat

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Causes miosis

Reduces intraocular pressure in glaucoma

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Pilocarpine / salagen, isopto carpine

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Nonselective muscarinic agonist

Treats xerostoma and sjogren’s

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Cevimeline/ evoxac

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Treats sjogren’s

Oral

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Atropine

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Prototype
Turns on parasympathetic nervous system
Muscarinic antagonist

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Muscarinic agonists

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Acetylcholine 
Methacholine
Carbachol 
Bethanechol
Muscarine 
Pilocarpine
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