Drug Name | Drug Classification | Trade Name | Used to Treat |
Carbamylcholine | Direct-Acting Cholinergic | N/A | Atony of the GI tract and to stimulate uterine contractions in swine |
Bethanechol | Direct-Acting Cholinergic | Urecholine | GI and urinary tract atony |
Pilocarpine | Direct-Acting Cholinergic | Isopto Carpine, Akarpine, Pilocar | Reduces intraocular pressure associated with glaucoma |
Metoclopramide | Direct-Acting Cholinergic | Reglan | Control vomiting and to promote gastric tract emptying |
Edrophonium | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | Tensilon | Diagnose myasthenia gravis |
Neostigmine | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | Prostigmine, Stiglyn | Urine retention, GI atony, and used as antidote to neuromuscular blocking agents |
Physostigmine | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | Antilirium, Eserine | Urine retention, GI atony, and used as antidote to neuromuscular blocking agents |
Organophosphate compounds | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | N/A | Used as insecticide dips |
Demecarium | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | Humorsol | Preventive management of glaucoma |
Pyridostigmine | Indirect-Acting Cholinergic | Mestinon | Treatment of myasthenia gravis |
Atropine | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Numerous generic/trade names available for parenteral or opthalmic administration | Preanesthetic, counteract organophosphate poisoning, dilate pupils for opthalmic exam, control ciliary spasms of eye, treat bradycardia, slow hypermotile gut |
Methscopolamine | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Biosol-M | Control diarrhea |
Glycopyrrolate | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Robinul-V | Similar to atropine (longer duration of action), primarily used as preanesthetic |
Aminopentamide | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Centrine | Control vomiting and diarrhea in dogs and cats |
Propantheline | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Pro-Banthine | Diarrhea, urinary incontinece, bradycardia; also used to reduce colonic peristalsis in horses to allow rectal exam |
Pralidoxime | Cholinergic Blocking Agent | Protopam, 2-PAM | Organophosphate intoxication |
Epinephrine | Adrenergic Agent | Adrenalin | Stimulates all receptors to cause increase in HR and CO, constriction of blood vessels in skin, dilation of blood vessels in muscle dilation of bronchioles, increase of metabolic rate |
Norepinephrine | Adrenergic Agent | Levophed | Vasopressor (raise blood pressure) |
Isoproterenol | Adrenergic Agent | Isuprel | Bronchodilation |
Phenylephrine | Adrenergic Agent | Neo-Synephrine | Nasal vasoconstrictor |
Dopamine | Adrenergic Agent | Intropin | Shock, congestive heart failure, increase renal perfusion |
Phenylpropanolamine | Adrenergic Agent | Proin | Urinary incontinence in dogs |
Dobutamine | Adrenergic Agent | Dobutrex | Short-term treatment of heart failure |
Albuterol | Adrenergic Agent | Proventil | Bronchodilation |
Phenoxybenzamine | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Alpha Blocker) | Dibenyline | Hypotensive (vasodilator) agent |
Aacepromazine | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Alpha Blocker) | Ace | Tranquilizer; vasodilation |
Prazosin | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Alpha Blocker) | Minipress | Hypotensive agent |
Yohimbine | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Alpha Blocker) | Yobine | Antidote for xylazine toxicity |
Atipamezole | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Alpha Blocker) | Antisedan | Reversal agent for dexmedetomidine |
Propranolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | Inderal | Cardiac arrythmias and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Timolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | Timoptic | Opthalmic preparation to treat glaucoma |
Atenolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | Tenormin | Cardiac arrythmias and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Carteolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | Ocupress | Human labeled antiglaucoma medication |
Levobunolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | Betagan | Human labeled antiglaucoma medication |
Metipranolol | Adrenergic Blocking Agent (Beta Blocker) | OptiPranolol | Human labeled antiglaucoma medication |
Acetylcholine | Direct-Acting Cholinergic | N/A | seldom used clinically because it is rapidly broken down by acetylcholinesterase |