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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does phenylephrine treat | nasal congestion and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Also contracts radial muscle in the eye |
| What do Alpha 2 agonist treat | open angle glaucoma |
| What does dobutamine act on and treat | Beta 1 selective, treats cardiogenic shock |
| Terbutaline | B2 agonist, given for premature labor to relax smooth muscle |
| Ephedrine | Acts on Alpha and Betas. Used for asthma and nasal congestion (not so much asthma cause of side effects) |
| Tamsulosin | ONLY used for BPH, no effect on hypertension |
| Prazosin | Raynuads disease |
| A drug with a -olol ending that doesn't start with B E A or M | B-antagonist |
| Levobetaxolol | B1 selective blocker used for open angle glaucoma |
| Betaxolol | B1 selective blocker used for open angle glaucoma |
| Bethanechol | M-agonist used for post-surgical distention |
| Pilocarpine | M-agonist used for treatment of open angle glaucoma. ALSO used in Sjorgrens syndrome |
| Edrophonium + Atropine | AChE inhibtor |
| Edrophonium | Used to test for MG crisis or cholinergic crisis |
| Tacrine | AChE inhibtor (CNS) |
| Echothiophate | can be used to treat glaucoma but is an organophosphate |
| Malathion | Used to treat head lice (AChE inhibitor - organophosphate) |
| Pralidoxime | AChE reactivator |
| Dantrolene | Blocks Ryr's and prevents malignant hyperthermia |
| Ipratropium Bromide and Tiotropium Bromide | used to treat Asthma/COPD |
| Tolterodine | reduces the urge to go |
| Darifenacin HBr | over active bladder |
| Solifenacin | overactive bladder |
| Trospium Chloride | overactive bladder |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | overactive bladder |
| Brimodine Betaxolol | first line drug in open angle glaucoma (b-blocker) |
| After B-blockers, what is the next step in treating glaucoma | A2 agonist and then epi and then pilocarpine, carbachol, and echothiophosphate |