CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
a quaternary ammonium compound that cannot penetrate membranes
Effects:
decrease in heart rate and cardiac output
decrease in blood pressure
DUMBELS
A
ACETYLCHOLINE
2
Q
Urecholine®
Actions: Causes increased secretion, smooth muscle contraction (except vascular smooth muscle - relaxesGIT ), and changes in heart rate
CA: Postoperative and neurogenic ileus and urinary retention
Antidote: Atropine
A
BETHANECHOL
3
Q
Carboptic®, Miostat®, Carbastat®
Actions: similar to betanechol
CA: used topically almost exclusively for glaucoma
A
CARBACHOL
4
Q
Endogenous Choline Esters:
A
- ACETYLCHOLINE
- BETHANECHOL
- CARBACHOL
5
Q
Direct-Acting Muscarinic Alkaloids or Synthetics:
A
- PILOCARPINE
- CEVIMELINE
6
Q
Direct-Acting Nicotinic Agonists
A
- NICOTINE
7
Q
INDIRECT-ACTING CHOLINOMIMETICS
A
