ANS Flashcards
(28 cards)
Bethanechol
Class: Direct-acting muscarinic agonist
Pilocarpine
Class: Direct-acting muscarinic agonist
Neostigmine
Class: Reversible anticholinesterase
Pyridostigmine
Class: Reversible anticholinesterase
Rivastigmine
Class: Central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (used in Alzheimer’s)
Donepezil
Class: Central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
Galantamine
Class: Central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
Atropine
Class: Muscarinic antagonist
Hyoscine butyl bromide
Class: Antispasmodic muscarinic antagonist
Dicyclomine
Class: GI-selective antimuscarinic
Glycopyrrolate
Class: Peripheral muscarinic antagonist
Ipratropium bromide
Class: Inhaled muscarinic antagonist (short-acting)
Tiotropium bromide
Class: Inhaled muscarinic antagonist (long-acting)
Oxybutynin
Class: Antimuscarinic (used in overactive bladder)
Tolterodine
Class: Antimuscarinic (uroselective)
Adrenaline (Epinephrine)
Class: Non-selective adrenergic agonist
Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine)
Class: Alpha-1 > beta-1 agonist
Dopamine
Class: Dose-dependent dopaminergic and beta-agonist
Dobutamine
Class: Beta-1 selective agonist
Salbutamol
Class: Beta-2 agonist
Phenylephrine
Class: Alpha-1 agonist
Pseudoephedrine
Class: Mixed-acting sympathomimetic
Prazosin
Class: Alpha-1 blocker
Tamsulosin
Class: Alpha-1A blocker (uroselective)