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Hemicholinium

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Stops uptake of choline at neuromuscular junction

Prevent synthesis of acetylcholine

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AH5183 (Vesamicol)

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Stops storage mechanism of acetylcholine at neuromuscular junction

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Botulinum toxin (botox)

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Stops acetylcholine from releasing at neuromuscular junction

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Mg2+

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Block Ca2+ channel

Stops acetylcholine from releasing at neuromuscular junction

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Suxamethonium

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Produce prolonged depolarisation
2 ACh binded together
Depolarising muscle relaxants, used for short period muscle relaxation

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Neostigmine

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Anticholinesterase
Treat myasthenic gravis
Can be used to reverse muscle relaxant effect

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Edrophonium

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Anticholinesterase

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Tubocurarine

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Reversible competitive antagonists of NAChR

Act as muscle relaxants

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Vecuronium

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Reversible competitive antagonists of NAChR

Act as muscle relaxants

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Atracurium

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Reversible competitive antagonists of NAChR

Act as muscle relaxants

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Pancuronium

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Reversible competitive antagonists of NAChR

Act as muscle relaxants

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Pilocarpine

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Muscarinic agonists

Treat glaucoma

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Bethanechol

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Muscarinic agonists
Stimulates gut motility
Assists bladder emptying

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Atropine

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Non-selective muscarinic antagonists
Block secretions, mild tachycardia
Dilates pupil

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Hyoscine

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Muscarinic antagonists
Block mucous secretions
Anti-motion sickness drug

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Ipratropium

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Muscarinic antagonists
Treat asthma (Bronchodilator)
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Tolterodine

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Muscarinic antagonists

Treat urinary incontinence

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Hexamethonium

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Nicotinic antagonists

Anti-hypertensive drug, reduce blood pressure

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Trimetaphan

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Nicotinic antagonists
Lower blood pressure, reduce bleeding
Rarely used in surgery

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Dyflos

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Anticholinesterase

Irreversible

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Parathion

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Anticholinesterase
Irreversible
Phosphorylate the esteratic site

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Ecothiopate

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Anticholinesterase
Irreversible
Phosphorylate the esteratic site
Treat glaucoma

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Pralidoxime

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Reative phosphorylated cholinesterase (BChE)

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a-methyl-p-tyrosine

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Block tyrosine hydroxylase
Prevent Tyrosine –> L-DOPA
Used in treatment of tumours of adrenal medulla

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Carbidopa
Block Dopa Decarboxylase (DDC) | Used to treat Parkinson's disease (given with L-Dopa)
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Reserpine
Block vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) Prevent storage of noradrenaline Used as an anti-hypertensive drug (lower blood pressure)
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Guanthidine
Block release of catecholamines (NA/Adrenaline)
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Imipramine
Block Uptake 1 Enhance sympathetic neurotransmission Tricycle antidepressants
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Amitriptyline
Block Uptake 1 Enhance sympathetic neurotransmission Tricycle antidepressants
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Prevent breakdown of NA / adrenaline | Must alter their diet, prevent high level of tyramine
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Amphetamine
Displaces NA from storage sites Enter to presynaptic knob by Uptake 1 mechanism Increase NA release
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Tyramine
Taken up into nerve terminals by NET (Uptake 1) Causes release of cathecolamines Effects are increased by MAO inhibitors
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Cocaine
Block reuptake transport into nerve terminals (Uptake 2)
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Imipramine
Block reuptake of NA at nerve endings | Anti-depressive drug
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Phenylephrine
alpha-1 adrenoceptor agonists | Treat hypotension and nasal congestion
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Tizanidine
alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonists | Acts as muscle relaxant
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Isoprenaline
beta-selective adrenoceptor agonists | Used for acute heart block treatment
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Salbutamol
beta-2 adrenoceptor agonists | Treat asthma
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Dobutamine
beta-1 adrenoceptor agonists | Increase cardiac output
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Phenoxybenzamine
Non-selective alpha-adrenoceptor blocker irreversible Used in treatment of phaechromocytoma (adrenal gland tissue tumour)
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Phentolamine
Non-selective alpha-adrenoceptor blocker Reversible Used in treatment of phaechromocytoma (adrenal gland tissue tumour)
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Prazosin
alpha-1 block | Used as antihypertensive
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Labetalol
non-selective beta-adrenoceptor blocker Used to treat stable congestive heart failure Reduce arterial blood pressure
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Carveldilol
non-selective beta-adrenoceptor blocker Used to treat stable congestive heart failure Reduce arterial blood pressure
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Propanolol
Selective beta blocker | Treat disturbances of cardiac rhythm, myocardial infarction and angina
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Metoprolol
Selective beta-1 blocker | Treat disturbances of cardiac rhythm, myocardial infarction and angina

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