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pharmacology drugs

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Name
Receptor
Used in
Acetylcholine (ACh)   muscarinic and nicotinic agonist.   neurotransmitter  
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Adrenaline   non-selective adrenoreceptor agonist.   cardiac arrest anaphylaxis (allergic rxn)  
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Atropine   non-selective muscarinic agonist   premedication before surgery bardycardia (low BPM) GI spasms anticholinesterase poisoning  
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Bethanecol   non-selective muscarinic agonist   urinary retension constipation -relaxes muscles  
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Botox   exocytosis blocker selective cholinergic uptake   hyperhydrosis (increased sweating/perspiration) muscle spasm  
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Butoxamine   β2-adrenoceptor antagonist   experimental pharmacology  
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Carbachol   (synthetic) muscarinic and nicotinic agonist   relaxes smooth muscle eye/ophthalmic purposes like glaucoma  
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Carbidopa   inhibitor of DOPA decarboxylase   Parkinsons  
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Clonidine   partial α2-adrenoceptor agonist   hypertension (high BP)  
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Darifenacin   M3-selective muscarinic antagonist   reduce urinary frequency  
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Diclyomine   non-selective muscarinic antagonist   irritable bowel syndrome  
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Distigmine   medium duration anticholinesterase   inhibits breakdown of ACh in synapse, so prolongs it's effecs on the postsynaptic receptors  
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Dobutamine   β1-adrenoceptor agonist   cardiogenic shock cardiac surgery  
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Ecothiopate   irreversible anticholinesterase   glaucoma (eye drops - reduce intraocular pressure within eye)  
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Ephedrine   indirectly acting sympathomimetic   nasal congestion - relaxes airways stimulant - speeds up heart and nervous system  
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Guanethidine   blocks NA realease   hypertensive crisis (high BP, impairing 1+ major organ system)  
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Hemicholinium   presynaptic ACh uptake blocker   decreases production of ACh - so is an indirect ACh antagonist. No clinical use - but used in research experiments  
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Hyoscine   non-selective muscarinic antagonist   premedication before surgery GI spasms motion sickness  
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Ipratropium   non-selective muscarinic antagonist   asthma - relaxes airways by inhibiting constriction of smooth muscles  
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Isoprenaline   non-selective β-adrenoceptor agonist   shock  
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Labetalol   non-selective α1, β1-2 antagonist   hypertension (high BP)  
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Methyldopa   partial α2-adrenoceptor agonist precursor   hypertension (high BP) in pregnancy  
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Muscarine   non-selective muscarinic agonist   favours rest and digest  
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Neostigmine   medium duration anticholinesterase   constipation - contracts GI tract smooth muscles  
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Nicotine   nicotinic AChR agonist    
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Noradrenaline (NA)   non-selective adrenoceptor agonist   neurotransmitter  
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Oxotremorine   non-selective muscarinic agonist   experimental pharmacology  
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Phenoxybenzamine   irreversible α-adrenoceptor antagonist   phaeochromocytoma (tumour at adrenal medulla - extra chromaffin tissue, so more NA/Adrenaline)  
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Phentolamine   α-adrenoceptor antagonist   phaeochromocytoma (tumour at adrenal medulla - extra chromaffin tissue, so more NA/Adrenaline)  
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Phenylephrine   α1-adrenoceptor agonist   nasal congestion acute hypertension (high BP)  
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Pilocarpine   non-selective muscarinic agonist   glaucoma dry eyes mouth  
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Pirenzepine   M1-selective muscarinic antagonist   peptic ulcer  
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Prazosin   α1-adrenoceptor antagonist   hypertension (high BP) prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate)  
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Propanolol   non-selective β-adrenoceptor antagonist   hypertension (high BP) anxiety migraine  
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Reserpine   vesicular monoamine uptake blocker   experimental can cause depression/hypotension  
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Salbutamol   β2-adrenoceptor agonist   asthma (short term) premature labour  
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Salmeterol   β2-adrenoceptor agonist   asthma prophylaxis  
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Timolol   non-selective β-adrenoceptor antagonist   hypertension angina migraine glaucoma  
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Tropicamide   non-selective (but M4 prefering) muscarinic antagoninst   eye examinations  
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Tyramine   amino acid responsible for cheese reaction    
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Vesamicol   vesicular ACh uptake blocker    
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Yohimbine   α2-adrenoceptor antagonist   aphrodisiac?  
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α-Methyltyrosine   inhibitor of tyrosine kinase    
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Atenolol   β1-adrenoceptor antagonist.   hypertension (high BP) angina (narrowing of coronal arteries) arrhythima (irregular heart beat)  
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