ANS-Cholinergic Drugs
Cholinergic Drugs
Muscarinic agonists : methacholine, carbachol, bethanechol, pilocarpine
Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors : physostigmine, neostigmine*, pyridostigmine,
edrophonium, echothiophate, malathion, parathion, paraoxonC, sarin, pralidoxime
AntiAlzheimer’s : Tacrine*, donepezil, rivastigmine
Cholinergic antagonists : Atropine, scopolamine, homatropine, ipratropium
cyclopentolate*, dicyclomine*, benztropine, procyclidine, isopropamide, tropicamide
Ganglion blockers : (Self study- 1 hr) trimethaphan, mecamylamine, hexamethonium
Neuromuscular blockers :(Self study) tubocurarine, gallamine, succinylcholine,
decamethonium
Notes
cholinergics and anticholinesterases
Drug treatment of alzheimers disease
Neuromuscular blocking agents and ganglionic blockers-converted
Cholinergic Drugs
Muscarinic agonists : methacholine, carbachol, bethanechol, pilocarpine
Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors : physostigmine, neostigmine*, pyridostigmine,
edrophonium, echothiophate, malathion, parathion, paraoxonC, sarin, pralidoxime
AntiAlzheimer’s : Tacrine*, donepezil, rivastigmine
Cholinergic antagonists : Atropine, scopolamine, homatropine, ipratropium
cyclopentolate*, dicyclomine*, benztropine, procyclidine, isopropamide, tropicamide
Ganglion blockers : (Self study- 1 hr) trimethaphan, mecamylamine, hexamethonium
Neuromuscular blockers :(Self study) tubocurarine, gallamine, succinylcholine,
decamethonium
Notes
cholinergics and anticholinesterases
Drug treatment of alzheimers disease
Neuromuscular blocking agents and ganglionic blockers-converted
