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Generic name, uses/indications, and main site/mode of action

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Name (generic)
Uses/Indications
Site or Mode of Action
Phenylephrine   severe hypotension, decongestant, mydriasis   α-1 agonist  
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oxymetazoline   decongestant   α-1 agonist  
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Clonidine   hypertension, migraine, ADHD, glaucoma   α-2 agonist  
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Dobutamine   heart failure -pressor and ionotrophic support   β-1 agonist  
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Salbutamol   asthma, premature labor   β-2 agonist  
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terbutaline   asthma   β-2 agonist  
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salmeterol   asthma, not for acute bronchspasm   β-2 agonist  
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Adrenaline (Epinephrine)   anaphylaxis, cardiac resuscitation, given with local anesthetics   α/β agonist  
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Isoprenaline   asthma, cardiac resuscitation   β agonist  
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Prazosin   hypertension   α-1 antagonist  
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doxazocin   hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy   α-1 antagonist  
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Yohimbine   No clinical use, supposedly an aphrodisiac   α-2 antagonist  
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Atenolol   hypertension   β-1 antagonist  
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metoprolol   hypertension, compensated heart failure   β-1 antagonist  
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Labetalol   hypertension in pregnancy   α/β antagonist  
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propranolol   hypertension, angina, dysrhythmias, migraine   β antagonist  
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Amphetamine   Appetite suppressant, ADHD, narcolepsy   ↑NA, ↓uptake 1. MAOI, CNS stimulant  
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Ephedrine   Decongestant   ↑NA  
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α-Methyl-p-tyrosine   Occasionally in pheochromocytoma   Inhibits tyrosine hydroxylase  
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Carbidopa   Parkinsons – in conjunction with leva-DOPA to ↓peripheral effects   Inhibits DOPA-decarboxylase  
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Methyldopa   Hypertension in pregnancy   False transmitter precursor  
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Reserpine   Essential hypertension, schizophrenia   Depletes NA stores by inhibiting vesicular uptake of NA  
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Imipramine   Depression   Blocks uptake 1  
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Cocaine   Local anesthetic (rarely)   Blocks uptake 1, local anesthetic, CNS stimulant  
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Atropine   Reduces gastrointestinal motility, Adjunct for anaesthesia (reduced secretions, bronchodilatation), Anticholinesterase poisoning, Bradycardia, inhibition of SLUD   non-selective muscarinic antagonist  
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Hyoscine   Motion sickness   non-selective muscarinic antagonist  
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Ipratropium   Bronchodilator   non-selective muscarinic antagonist  
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Cyclopentolate   Ophthalmic use to produce mydriasis and cycloplegia (as eye drops) (Long acting)   M4 antagonist  
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Tropicamide   Ophthalmic use to produce mydriasis and cycloplegia (as eye drops)(Short acting)   M4 antagonist  
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Pirenzipine   Reduces gastric acid secretion by action on ganglion cells, Peptic ulcer   M1 antagonist  
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Benzhexol   Parkinsonism, esp to counteract movement disorders caused by antipsychotics.   M1 antagonist  
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Pilocarpine   Glaucoma, angle-closure, Glaucoma, open-angle, xerostomia   Muscarinic agonist  
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Timolol   Hypertension, essential, Glaucoma, open-angle, myocardial infarction, migraine, headache prophylaxis   β-Adrenoceptor antagonist  
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Acetazolamide   Glaucoma, edema, mountain sickness, unlocalized and absence seizures   Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor  
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Pancuronium   Muscle relaxant in anesthesia   Nicotinic antagonist - block transmission at NMJ  
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Trimetaphan   Blood pressure lowering in surgery (rarely used)   Nicotinic antagonist that blocks trasmission at autonomic ganglia  
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Botulinum Toxin   Blepharospasm, Dystonia, cervical, Glabellar lines, Strabismus   Blocks ACh release  
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