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Cholinergic Agonists

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cholinergic agonists also known as   parasympathomimetics or muscarinic agonists; promote or mimic the action of acetylcholine  
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3 categories in this class:   1. muscarinic agonists 2. cholinesterase inhibitors 3. ganglionic stimulants  
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MUSCARINIC AGONISTS:   1. acetylcholine[Miochol] 2. carbachol[Isopto Carbachol] 3. pilocarpine[Isopto Carpine] 4. bethanechol[Urecholine] 5. methacholine[Provocholine]  
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muscarinic receptors[acetylcholine] are located in:   eye, heart, blood vessels, lung, GI tract, urinary bladder, sweat glands  
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MAs are used clinically to tx   glaucoma and to improve GI and urinary bladder tone  
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ACh is destroyed rapidly by   cholinesterase and Miochol has too short of a half-life so its use is restricted to pupil constriction for procedures  
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methacholine is only used for   dx of bronchiol airway hyper-reactivity by specialists  
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carbachol and pilocarpine are used to tx   glaucoma pilocarpine comes in an oral form that can also be used to tx xerostomia by increasing salivary gland secretion  
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bethanechol[Urecholine] increases the tone of the   detrusor urinae muscle and produces contraction strong enough to initiate micturition and empty the bladder  
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bethanechol also stimulates   gastric motility  
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bethanechol is not destroyed by cholinesterase as quickly as acetycholine   so its effects are more prolonged  
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bethanechol is contraindicated in:   PUD[can cause excessive secretion of gastric acid that could lead to perforation], intestinal obstruction[d/t increased peristalsis], urinary obstruction or weak bladder wall[d/t increase urinary tract pressure]  
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also contraindicated in:   bronchospastic disease[stimulation of muscarinic receptors in lungs resulting in bronchoconstriction] preexisting hypotension, bradycardia, CVD hyperthyroidism  
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other adverse rxns   increased tearing, miosis of pupils, facial flushing  
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Muscarinic poisoning can occur from overdosage and also from certain poisonous mushrooms. Sx are abdominal cramps, salivation, flushing, n/v. Antidote:   Atropine subq  
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drug interactions include nicotine which could create   a critical fall in BP  
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drugs that have antimuscarinic activity and decrease the effects of muscarinic agonists are:   H1 blockers, pheonothiazines, quinidine, procainamide  
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clinical indications:   neurogenic atony of the bladder with retention  
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