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ADRENERGICS/SYMPATHOMIMETICS

DIRECT
NON-SELECTIVE MOA USES SE NOTES
EPINEPHRINE A1: Cardiac HTN Inactive PO
Vasoconstriction, Arrest
BP Tachycardia Do not enter
Anaphylaxi CNS
B1:  HR, s (DOC) Ischemia
Conduction, & Short DOA
Contractility Asthma & Hyperglycemi
COPD a Can cross
B2: Placenta
Bronchoconstrictio Hemostasis (causing
n FETAL
ANOXIA)
NOREPINEPHRINE A1: Neurogenic Extreme Compensatory
Vasoconstriction, shock vasospasm vagal reflexes
BP tend to
Cardiogenic Tissue overcome the
B1:  HR, shock (last necrosis direct positive
Conduction, & resort) chronotropic
Contractility Excessive BP effects

B2: A>B
Bronchodilation Arrythmias &
(not so much B2 infarction Inactive PO
act)
Reflex Do not cross
Bradycardia CNS

Short DOA
DOPAMINE A1: Cardiogenic CVS Inactive PO
Vasoconstriction, shock disturbance &
BP Arrythmias Do not enter
HF CNS
B1:  HR,
Conduction, & Short DOA
Contractility
Very effective
D1: vasodilation in in renal failure
splanchnic & renal associated w/
BV shock
ISOPROTERENOL Non-selective beta Asthma CVS Synthetic
adrenergic disturbance & catecholamine
receptors activator Arrythmias
Not readily
B1:  HR, taken up into
Conduction, & nerve endings
Contractility

B2:
bronchodilation
ALPHA 1 MOA USES SE NOTES
PHENYLEPHRINE A1: Nasal Rebound nasal Avoid
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Vasoconstriction, congestion Congestion - PSESUDO-
OXYMETAZOLINE BP Rhinitis EPHEDRINE
TETRAHYDROZOLIN Mydriatic medicamentos in 1st term
E a
MIDODRINE Drug- May cause
NAPHAZOLINE induced Supine HTN, gastroschisis
XYLOMETAZOLINE HTN stroke, MI

Hypotensio Piloerection
n
Urinary
Orthostatic retention
HypoTN

Spinal
Shock
ALPHA 2 MOA USES SE NOTES
CLONIDINE A2:  Central HTN Sedation Taper use
sympathetic prior to d/c to
outflow Cancer pain Rebound HTN avoid rebound
HTN
Opioid Dry mouth
Withdrawal PHENTOLA-
MINE: tx for
rebound HTN

METHYLDOPA A2:  Central Pre- Sedation


GUANFACINE sympathetic eclampsia
GUANABENZ outflow Hemolytic
DEXMEDETOMIDIN GHPN anemia (+)
E sedative Coomb’s test
TIZANIDINE (dexmetomi
-dine)

Muscle
relaxant
(tizanidine)
APRACLONIDINE  secretion of Glaucoma Blurring of
BRIMONIDINE aqueous humor vision
Dry mouth

Hyperemia

Pruritus

Eye
discomfort
BETA MOA USES SE NOTES
BETA 1  HR & Acute HF Tachycardia
DOBUTAMINE Contractility Arrhythmias
Cardiogenic Tachyphylaxis
shock HTN
Eosinophilic
myocarditis
PVB
Angina
Dysnea
Fever
HA
Nausea
BETA 2 Bronchodilation S: DOC for Tachycardia May
SALBUTAMOL Acute precipitate
TERBUTALINE Asthma Tremors arrhythmias in
ISOXUPRINE COPD and HD
RITODRINE T,R,I: Restlessness
Tocolysis ISOXUPRINE
for pattern Arrythmias - used as
labor when used vasodilator in
excessively Reynaud’s
Phenomenon
Loss of & may cause
responsiveness maternal
(tolerance) pulmonary
edema

INDIRECT
REUPATKE MOA USES SE NOTES
INHIBITOR
RELEASERS MOA USES SE NOTES
PHENYLPROPANO- Act mainly by Nasal Precipitate
LAMINE causing release of constrictor hemorrhagic
NE but also has stroke esp. in
direct agonist Appetite women
activity at some suppressant
adrenergic
receptors

Activates A & B
adrenergic
receptors in respi
mucosa

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