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CNS/Seizure Drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phenobarbital | -Barbiturate -Anticonvulsant -Depresses motor centers of cerberal cortex |
| diazepam | -Benzodiazepine -Valium -Anticonvulsant by enhancing inhibitory effect of GABA -Appetite stimulant in cats |
| potassium bromide | -anticonvulsant add on -depresses nueron excitability |
| gabapentin | -Neurontin -anticonvulsant add on -inhibiting calcium channels resulting in excitatory neurotransmission |
| doxapram | -Dopram-V -CNS stimulant -stimulates brainstem to increase respiration in animals with apnea or bradypnea |
| pentobarbital combinations | -Barbiturate -Beuthanasaia, Sleep Away -used to humanely end an animal's life |
| bethanechol | -Cholinergic -Urecholine -Direct acting cholinergic used to treat GI and urinary atony |
| metoclopramide | -Cholinergic -Reglan -Direct acting control vomiting and aid in GI emptying |
| pilocarpine | -Cholinergic -Miotic, decrease IOP seen in glaucoma |
| demecarium | -Cholinergic -Indirect acting, manage glaucoma -Have to be obtained by compounding pharmacy |
| organophosphate | -Cholinergic -Indirect acting, used in parasitic production |
| atropine | -Anticholinergic -Preanesthetic agent to prevent bradycardia and as an antisialogue (decrease salivation) |
| glycopyrrolate | -Anticholinergic -Robinul-V -Preanesthetic agent, longer duration thn atropine |
| aminopentamide | -Anticholinergic -Centrine -Control V/D in cats and dogs |
| epinepherine | -Adrenergic -Adrenalin -affects alpha1, beta1, & beta2 receptors -used in emergency situations for cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis |
| norepinepherine | -Adrenergic -Noradrenalin -affects aplha1 and beta1 receptors -used to increase blood pressure |
| dopamine | -Adrenergic -Intropin -affects beat1 receptors -used to treat shock and congestive heart failure by increasing force of contraction resulting in tachycardia -constant rate infusion (CRI) |
| dobutamine | -Adrenergic -Dobutrex -affects beat1 receptors -treats heart failure and increase force of contraction without tachycardia -constant rate infusion (CRI) |
| phenylpropanolamine (PPA) | -Adrenergic -affects alpha1 and beta1 receptors -treats urinary incontinence in dogs |
| albuterol | -Adrenergic -affects beat2 receptors -cause bronchodilation |
| xylazine | -Adrenergic -Rompun, Anased -affects alpha2 receptors -sedative |
| yohimbine | -Adrenergic Blocking -blocks alpha2 receptor -reversal agent for xylazine |
| propranolol | -Adrenergic Blocking -Inderol -blocks beta1 and beta2 receptors -treats cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac disease |
| tomolol | -Adrenergic Blocking -blocks beta1 and beta2 receptors -used as an ophthalmic preperation to treat glaucoma |
| phenoxybenzamine | -Adrenergic Blocking -used to decrease urethral sphincter tone -teat or prevent laminitis in horses |
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ErinDav
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