Autonomic nervous system
Drugs that act on the nerves running the heart, gut, bladder, eyes and airways: cholinergic and adrenergic drugs and their blockers. 10 drugs in 4 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 12 questions, about 4 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- Direct-acting muscarinic agonistsActivating muscarinic receptors, so glands secrete and smooth muscle contracts
- PilocarpineBethanechol
- AnticholinesterasesBlocking acetylcholinesterase, so acetylcholine builds up at synapses
- NeostigminePyridostigmine
- AntimuscarinicsBlocking muscarinic receptors, so parasympathetic effects are switched off
- AtropineHyoscine butylbromideOxybutynin
- SympathomimeticsActivating adrenergic receptors, copying the sympathetic nervous system
- EpinephrineNorepinephrineDobutamine