Cholinergic Drugs ch. 19
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bethanecol, urecholine | Direct acting, administered orally. stimulates smooth muscle on bladder. treats acute postoperative and postpartum non obstructive urinary retention |
| cevimeline, evoxac | Direct acting, stimulates salivation in patients with sjogrens syndrome (causes xerostomia-dry mouth) |
| physostigmine, antilirium | Indirect acting, improves muscle strength, treats myasthenia gravis. reverses the effects of nondepolarizing NMBA's (neuromuscular blocking drugs). treats severe tricyclic antidepressant overdoses (TCA) |
| pyridostigmine, mestinon | Indirect acting, treats myasthenia gravis, reverses the effects of nondepolarizing NMDA's (neuromuscular drugs) |
| donepezil, aricept | Indirect acting, most commonly prescribed drug for alzheimers |
| galantamine, razadyne | Indirect acting, helps with alzheimers. reduced dosages are recommended for pts with moderate renal or hepatic impairment |
| rivastigmine, exelon | Indirect acting, helps with alzheimers, has therapeutic advantaged compared to other alzeimer drugs- dosage adjustments not needed or recommended for pts with renal or hepatic impairment |
| memantine, namenda | Miscellaneous alzheimers drug, NMDA receptor antagonist, reduces the patients degenerative cognitive symptoms |
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