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epinephrine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category : Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Epinephrine (Apha 1, B1, B2)
Indication
1) Used in Cardiac Arrest
2) Anaphylaxic shock
3) Asthma
4) Used surgically to reduce bleeding at surgical sites.
norepinephrine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Alpha 1 Agonist
Indications:
1) Severe drop in BP, shock
pseudophedrine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Alpha 1 agonist
Indications:
1) Runny nose (constricts blood vessels of mc membrane)
phenylephrine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Alpha 1 agonist
Indications:
1) Cold remedies
2) Increase Bp in shock
3) Lower hrt rt in arrhythmia
dobutamine (IV)

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Beta 1 Agonist
Indications:
1) Used in Patient who are in shock
domapine (IV)

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Beta 1Agonist
Indications:
1) Used in patients in shock or codes: Low
albuterol

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Beta 2 Agonist
Indications:
1) Bronchodilator
metaproterenol

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Beta 2 Agonist
Indications:
1) Bronchodilator
2) Used to arrest pre-term labor
isoproterenol

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Agonist
Drug Class: Non-specific B1 and B2 Agonist
Indications:
1) Bronchodilator (inhaled/PO)
MAOIs

-Category
-Drug Class
Category: Sympathetic Agonist (Sympathomimetics)
(Indirect Acting Symphathetic Agonist)
(Mono Amine Oxidase Inhibitor)
Drug Class: Anti-depressant Drugs
prazosin

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Symphathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Alpha-Blocker a-1 square
Indications:
1) Hi BP
terazosin

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Alpha- Blocker a-1 square
Indications:
1) Hi BP
2) BPH (Benign Prostate Hypertrophy)
-Drug increase uninary flow
phentolamine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Indications
Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Alpha-Blocker a-1 square
Indications:
1) Skin necrosis
(extravasation of vasoactive drug)
atenolol

-Category
-Drug Class
Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Beta 1 Blocker
metoprolol

-Category
-Drug Class
Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Beta 1 Blocker
propranolol

-Category
-Drug Class
Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Sympathetic Blocker)
Drug Class: Non-Specific Beta1 and 2 Blocker
(Inderal)
alpha-methyl-DOPA

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Action
-Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Indirect Acting)
-Drug Class:
-Drug Action

Makes fake NE a false transmitter which gets into vesicles. less room for NE. less NE, less activity
resperine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Action
-Category: Sympathetic Antagonist
(Indirect Acting)
-Drug Class:
-Drug Action

Blocks transport NE into vesicles so it can't get out into the space junction to bind receptor.
bethanechol

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class Cholinergic Drug: Direct Acting
-Drug Indication
1) Urinary Retention: stimulates the bladder to cause increased urination post op. and spinal cord injury
prilocarpine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Cholinergic Drug: Direct Acting
-Drug Indication: Used for glaucoma: eye drop cause pupillary constriction.
oral: Salagen: dry mouth
neostigmine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Cholinergic Drug: Indirect Acting
(Anticholinestrases)
-Drug Indication:
1) Treatment for myasthenia gravis
2) Antidote: excessive cholinergic blockade
pyridostigmine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Cholinergic Drug: Indirect Acting
(Anticholinestrases)
-Drug Indication:
1) Treatment for myasthenia gravis
2) Antidote: curare
rivastigmine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Cholinergic Drug: Indirect Acting
(Anticholinestrases)
-Drug Indication:
1) Treatment for Alzheimer Disease
physostigmine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Cholinergic Drug: Indirect Acting
(Anticholinestrases)
-Drug Indication:
1) Treatment for glaucoma
)2) Antidote: excessive (overdose) cholinergic blockade with anticholinergics and sk muscle (overdose for anticholingergics)
organophosphates

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug explanation
-Category: Parasympathetic
-Drug Class: Indirect Acting: Anticholinesterases (Irreversible Inhibitors: Organophosphates

-Drug Indication:
1) Widely used in pesticides, poison etc.
2) Extremely long duration of action (irreversible bonds with acetycholinesterase enzyme)
pralidoxime

-What can this drug be used for?
1) Antidote for organophosphates.
(reactivate acetylcholinesterase enzyme after inhibited)
atropine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
Category: Parasympathetic
(aka: parasympatholytics)
Drug Class: Anticholinergic Drug
Drug Indication:
1) PO, IV, IM, SQ, eyedrop
2) Pre-Anesthetic
3) Emergency Drug: bradycardia
4) IBS
5) diarrhea
6) Parkingson
7) Enuresis
8) Ambylopia (lazy eye)
9) Cholinergic Poisoning
scopolamine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
Category: Parasympathetic
(aka: parasympatholytics)
Drug Class: Anticholinergic Drug
Drug Indication:
1) Motion sickness
2) Will dilate pupils (if put in eye)
oxybutinin

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
Category: Parasympathetic
(aka: parasympatholytics)
Drug Class: Anticholinergic Drug
Drug Indication:
2) Relief of bladder spasm, urgency, incontinence
benztropine

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
Category: Parasympathetic
(aka: parasympatholytics)
Drug Class: Anticholinergic Drug
Drug Indication:
1) Parkinson's
ipratroprium

-Category
-Drug Class
-Drug Indication
Category: Parasympathetic
(aka: parasympatholytics)
Drug Class: Anticholinergic Drug
Drug Indication:
1) Asthma and lung disorders
nicotine

-Category
Ganglionic stimulant
prilocaine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: Ester
Indication
1) Not used by dentists these days.
benzocaine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: Ester
Indication
1) Topical
lidocaine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: Amides
Indication:
1) Topical, inj
2) anesthesia, sedation
3) lower intracranial pressure
4)**Low doses used IV to stop arrhythmia
5) Contraindicated: sulfite allergies
bupivacaine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: Amides
Indication:
1) inj, local, spinal, dental
2) Perpheral nerve block
3) cardio toxicity that is tough to treat
4) Black Box Warning for preg/Hrt prob
prilocaine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: Amides
Indication:
1) Methemoglobulinemia
(High doses: metabolite can build up and hemoglobin--> methemoglobin, esp dangerous to heart or lung pt. or predisposed baby.

Revered by reducing agent (ascorbic acid or IV methylene blue)
ELMA Cream

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: Local Anesthetic
Class: (Amides)
Combination of Lidocaine and Prilocaine eutectic mix)
Indication: Great for kids before shots. Be careful in babies < 3 months old.
isoflurane

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: General Anesthetic (Inhaled-Volatile liquid)
Class: Halogenated Hydrocarbons
Indication:
1) Least metabolized (least toxicity on liver and kidney
2) Increases Intracranial pressure (contraindicated w/ head ttrauma)
Nitrous Oxide

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: General Anesthetic (Inhaled-Gas)
Class: ? Gases?
Indication:
1) Good for dental pain (not too strong for surgery)
2) Used for induction
3) surgical air procedures?
propofol

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: General Anesthetic
Class: Injectable
Indication:
1) hypnotic (makes uncounscious) looks like milk
2) Burns going in but works fast.
3) NOT for insomnia
ketamine

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: General Anesthesia
Class: Injectables
Indication:
1) Kids and kitties (not for adults)
2) cause dissociative anesthetic state (looks catatonic, but anesthesized)
3) Chemically related to PCP
barbiturates (drug class)

-Category
-Indication
Category: General Anestheia
Indication:
1) thopental: fat soluable, slow to clear, drop BP, good for head trauma.
2) Off market: lethal injection: Pentobarbital used now
midazolam

-Category
-Class
-Indication
Category: General Anesthetic
Class: Injectable: Benzodiazepine
Indication:
1) Anxyolitic (reduced anxiety) often used before surgery
2) Mizolam: makes you forget
3) used alot in conscious sedation (monitored anesthesia care)
4) Patient is no pain, relaxed, takes instruction
5) IV or rectal
fentanyl

what is it?
General anesthetic: injectable
-an opioid (morphine) and tranqulizer