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ACHE Inhibitors
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the reversible cholinesterase inhibitors used to treat Myasthinia Gravis? | Neostigmine, Ambenonium, Edrophonium, Pyridostigmine |
| What are the reversible cholinesterase inhibitors used to treat Alzheimer's? | Donepezil, Galentamine, Rivastigmine, Tracine |
| What's an irrevesible cholinesterase inhibitor? | Echothiosphate |
| Used to treat myasthenia gravis: | Ambenonium, Edrophonium, neostigmine |
| Why are cholinesterase inhibitors so dangerous? | They are highly lipid soluble and can pass through membrane easily. They bind to the cholinesterase for a long time. |
| Ambenomium | myasthenia gravis |
| Edrophonium | myasthenia gravis |
| Neostigmine | myasthenia gravis |
| Pyridostigmine | myasthenia gravis |
| Physiostigmine | Similar to neostgmine |
| Therapeutic Use of irrevesible cholinesterase inhibitor: | Glaucoma treatment |
| Echothiophate | Use to treat glaucoma |
| Toxic effects of cholinesterase inhibitors | Overstimulation of muscarinic receptors |
| What drug can be used to treat an overdose? | Pralidoxime. |
| Tracine | Used to treat alzheimers |
| Donepezil | Used to stimulate ach receptors in the CNS |