6                                                      CHOLINERGIC DRUGS

 

PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS

Bethanechol (Urecholine) - Stimulate GI motility and bladder

Pilocarpine (Pilocar) - short acting glaucoma drug

 

ANTICHOLINESTERASE AGENTS (Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors)

Edrophonium (Tensilon) - diagnosis for myasthenia gravis

Neostigmine (Prostigmin) - Treatment for myasthenia gravis

Physostigmine (Eserine)

Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) - treatment for myasthenia gravis

Donepezil (Aricept) - treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Galantamine (Reminyl) - treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Rivastigmine (Exelon) - treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

 

ANTICHOLINESTERASE AGENTS (Organophosphates)

Echothiophate Iodide (Phospholine Iodide) - glaucoma therapy

Isoflurophate (Flurophyl) - glaucoma therapy

 

 

                                                    ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS

 

NATURAL ALKALOIDS

Atropine

Belladonna

Hyoscyamine

Scopolamine (Hyoscine)

 

SYNTHETIC ANTISPASMODIC DRUGS

Dicyclomine (Bentyl)

Oxybutynin (Ditropan)

Tolterodine (Detrol)

 

SYNTHETIC ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS

Glycopyrrolate (Robinul)

Propantheline (Pro-Banthine)

Ipratropium (Atrovent) - inhaler

 

MYDRIATICS AND CYCLOPLEGICS

Atropine - long acting m & c

Cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl) - short acting m & c

Homatropine (Homatrocel) - short acting m & c

Scopolamine (Hyoscine) - short acting m & c

Tropicamide (Mydriacyl) - mydriasis only

                                        SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS(Adrenergic)

DRUGS USED IN SHOCK

Epinephrine (Adrenalin)

Isoproterenol (Isuprel)

Levarterenol (Levophed)

Dopamine (Intropin)

Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

 

ADRENERGIC BRONCHODILATORS

Metaproterenol (Alupent)

Pirbuterol (Maxair)

Albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil)

Terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl)

Salmeterol (Serevent)

 

NASAL DECONGESTANT

Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine)

Oxymetazoline (Afrin)

Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)

 

 

                                            SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING AGENTS

ALPHA BLOCKING AGENTS

Phenoxybenzamine (Dibenzyline)

Phentolamine (Regitine)

 

BETA BLOCKING AGENTS

Beta-1/Beta-2 (non-selective)

Propranolol(Inderal)

Nadolol (Corgard)

Timolol (Blocadren)

Pindolol (Visken) - also ISA activity

Labetolol (Normodyne, Trandate) - also alpha blocking activity                                         

Primarily Beta-1 activity

Atenolol (Tenormin)

Metoprolol (Lopresor)

Acebutolol (Sectral) - also ISA activity

               

             Ophthalmic (Topical)

Timolol (Timoptic)

Betaxolol (Betoptic)

Levobunolol (Betagan) - Primarily beta-1