10.3.2
Various Drugs Used to Modify the Actions of the ANS
|
Drug Name |
Receptor and antagonist/agonist |
Indication(use) |
|
Phenylephrine |
α1 agonist |
Mydriatic |
|
Atropine |
Muscarinic antagonist |
Mydriatic/emergency medicine to increase heart rate |
|
Pilocarpine |
Muscarinic agonist |
Glaucoma |
|
Betaxolol |
Beta antagonist |
Glaucoma |
|
Prazosin |
α1 antagonist |
High blood pressure, Raynaud's disease |
|
Terazosin |
α1 antagonist |
High blood pressure, hyperhidrosis |
|
Atenolol |
b1 antagonist |
High blood pressure |
|
Ipratropium (Atrovent) |
Muscarinic antagonist |
Asthma/COPD |
|
Albuterol |
β2 agonist |
Asthma/COPD |
|
Bethanechol |
Muscarinic agonist |
Postoperative ileus |