PNS: Adrenergic

Question 1

Adrenomimetic/sympathomimetic Drugs

Answer 1

Adrenomimetic (sympathomimetic) drugs: drugs that mimic catecholamine activity

• Mixed-acting (nonselective) agonists
• a1 agonists
  􏰀-a2 agonists 􏰀
  -b1 agonists 􏰀
• b2 agonists

Question 2

􏰀 Adrenolytic (sympatholytic) drugs:

Answer 2

􏰀 Adrenolytic (sympatholytic) drugs: drugs that inhibit catecholamine activity

􏰀 -Mixed-acting (nonselective) antagonists
-􏰀 a1 antagonists
􏰀 -a2 antagonists
􏰀 -b1 antagonists
-􏰀 b2 antagonists: none used clinically