Drugs and Shit - Midterm

Gonna be this huge list of drugs and shit yeaaa

Acetylcholine

• Cholinergic Agonist - Direct

• Used to produce miosis in ophthalmic surgery.

• Also used to decrease blood pressure.

Bethanecol

• Cholinergic Agonist - Direct

• Used in treatment of urinary retention.

Pilocarpine

• Cholinergic Agonist - Direct

• Reduces intraocular pressure in open-angle and narrow-angle glaucoma.

Neostigmine

• Cholinergic Agonist - Indirect

• Used in treatment of myasthenia gravis (auto-immune disease).

Edrophonium

• Cholinergic Agonist - Indirect

• Used for diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.

Atropine

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Antimuscarinic

• Used for mydriatic and cycloplegic effects

• GI spasm, Organophosphate poisoning

Scopolamine

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Antimuscarinic

• Used to prevent motion sickness

Ipratropium

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Antimuscarinic

• For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma

Nicotine

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Ganglionic Blocker

• Smoking Cessation (make the patient stop smoking)

• Comes in the form of patches, candies and gums

Cisatracurium

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Neuromuscular Blocker

• Muscle Relaxant

Succinylcholine

• Cholinergic Antagonist - Neuromuscular Blocker

• Muscle Relaxant

• Rapid Endotracheal Intubation

Epinephrine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• Acute asthma, Anaphylactic Shock

• Increases anesthetic duration

Norepinephrine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• Treatment of Shock

Dopamine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• Treatment of Shock, & CHF

• Raises blood pressure

Dobutamine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

Albuterol

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• For Bronchospasm (Short-acting)

Salmeterol

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• For Bronchospasm (Long-acting)

Phenylephrine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Direct

• Nasal decongestant

• Raises Blood pressure

Amphetamine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Indirect

• For ADHD, Narcolepsy, & Appetite Suppressant

Cocaine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Indirect

• An anesthetic

• Increases Epi & NE action

Ephedrine & Pseudoephedrine

• Adrenergic Agonist - Mixed

• Nasal decongestant

• Raises Blood Pressure

Alfuzosin and Tamsulosin

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Alpha Blocker

• Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Prazosin and Terazosin

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Alpha Blocker

• Treatment of Hypertension

Phenoxybenzamine

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Alpha Blocker

• Treatment of Pheochromocytoma

Phentolamine

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Alpha Blocker

• Short-term management of Pheochromocytoma

Propranolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Hypertension

• Migraine

• Hyperthyroidism

• Angina Pectoris

• Myocardial Infarction

Nadolol and Pindolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Non-Selective

• Hypertension

Timolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Glaucoma

• Hypertension

Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Esmolol, Metoprolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Hypertension

• Angina

• Myocardial Infarction

Acebutolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Selective

• Hypertension

Nebivolol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• Hypertension

• Promotes NO production

Carvedilol and Labetalol

• Adrenergic Antagonist - Beta Blocker

• “Crazy”

• Hypertension