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Recommended Background Reading :
Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Bertram Katzung
(13th Edition)
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Learning Objectives:
1) List and describe the mechanism of action, therapeutic
indications, and adverse effects of cholinergic agonists and
cholinesterase inhibitors.
2) List and describe the mechanism of action, therapeutic
indications, and adverse effects of muscarinic and nicotinic
receptor antagonists.
3) List and describe the mechanism of action, therapeutic
indications, and adverse effects of direct, indirect, and
mixed acting adrenergic agonists.
4) List and describe the mechanism of action, therapeutic
indications, and adverse effects of adrenergic and -
adrenergic blocking agents.
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ANS – CHOLINERGIC
PHARMACOLOGY
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PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS
(CHOLINOMIMETICS):
Drugs that facilitate or mimic some or all of the actions of
the parasympathetic nervous system.
Muscarinic Nicotinic
receptor receptor
antagonists antagonists
Ganglionic Neuromuscular
blocking drugs blocking drugs
(Nn) (Nm) 12
Parasympatholytics
Muscarinic receptor antagonists
• MOA- Block muscarinic receptors on the effector organs
of the parasympathetic nervous system and on the
sweat glands
• Indications – Varied - specificity for muscarinic
receptors is a key reason behind their usefulness.
• Adverse effects –
– Autonomic
• PNS - dry mouth, blurred vision, tachycardia,
urinary retention, and constipation
• SAS - Inhibition of sweating
– CNS - restlessness, confusion, and hallucinations
• Common mnemonic : “hot as a hare, blind as a bat, dry
as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter"
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Parasympatholytics
Muscarinic receptor antagonists
• Atropine Sulfate – Cholinesterase poisoning,
– ACLS: Bradycardia, Pulseless Electrical Activity
and Asystole
• Benztropine (Cogentin) – Parkinsonism
• Dicyclomine (Bentyl) – Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Ipratropium *(Atrovent) – COPD, Rhinorrhea
• Tiotropium * (Spiriva) – COPD, Rhinorrhea
• Oxybutynin (Ditropan) – Overactive bladder
• Tolterodine (Detrol) – Overactive bladder
• Tropicamide (Mydriacyl) - Mydriasis (short duration)
• Scopolamine - Motion Sickness, Amnesia 14
Parasympatholytics
Nicotinic receptor antagonists-
Ganglionic Blockers (NN)
• Mecamylamine – Non-depolarizing, competitive
blocker
• Nicotine – Depolarizing blocker
– High doses – ganglionic blockade causing
respiratory paralysis and hypotension
• No selectivity - block receptors on both the
parasympathetic and sympathetic ganglia
• Adverse Effects – Intolerable
– Hypotension, Orthostatic Hypotension, atony of bladder
and GI Tract, cycloplegia, xerostomia, sexual dysfunction,
hyperthermia
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• Rarely used therapeutically
Parasympatholytics
Nicotinic receptor antagonists-
Neuromuscular Blockers (NM)
• Tubocurarine* - Prototype
• Atracurium*
• Pancuronium *
• Rocuronium*
• Vecuronium*
• Indications – muscle relaxation/paralysis
associated with intubation, other procedures
• MOA - Competitive blocker - action can be
reversed by increasing concentration of Ach**
• Adverse Effects – Respiratory arrest. 16
ANS – ADRENERGIC
PHARMACOLOGY
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Raymond Ahlquist (1948) on
Adrenergic receptor function
• “Alpha receptors are excitatory
everywhere but the gut”
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Adrenergic Agonists
• Catecholamines - Name is based on their
chemical structure (hydroxyl groups at the 3 and
4 position of a benzene ring):
H
HO 3 1 CH CH2 N
CH3
HO 4
OH
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Adrenergic agonists Cont.
• Non-catecholamines -
– Not destroyed by COMT and MAO
deactivation is limited, so they have longer
half lives
– Better CNS penetration due to increased lipid
solubility
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SYMPATHOMIMETICS:
Drugs that facilitate or mimic some or all of the
actions of the sympathetic nervous system.
– Isoproterenol: β 1 = β 2 = β 3 >>>> α1 = α2
– Norepinephrine : α1 = α2 = β 1 = β 3 >>>> β 2
– Epinephrine: α1 = α2 = β 1 = β 2 = β 3
α 1-adrenergic
receptors β 1-adrenergic
(Phenylephrine > Clonidine) receptors
(EPI = NE)
β 2-adrenergic
receptors
(EPI>NE)
α 2-adrenergic β 3-adrenergic
receptors receptors
(Clonidine > Phenylephrine) (NE>EPI)
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Direct Acting Alpha1 -
Adrenergic Agonists
• Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine)
• Oxymetazoline ( Afrin, Visine L.R.)
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Direct Acting Beta 2- Adrenergic
Agonists
• Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)
• Terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl)
• Metaproterenol (Alupent)
• Long Acting Beta Agonists (LABA)
– Salmeterol (Serevent)
– Formoterol (Perforomist)
• Indications : Bronchodilator, Asthma; LABA only
in COPD.
• Adverse effects – Nervousness, muscle
tremors, tachycardia.
• Systemic route: Hypokalemia and hyperglycemia33
Indirect Acting Adrenergic
Agonists
• Amphetaminea
• Hydroxyamphetamine
• Cocaine
• TCA’s, SNRI’sb
• MAOI’sb
• Indications :
– Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) a
– Narcolepsya
– Depressioni/Neuropathic painb
• Adverse effects – Similar to direct acting
Adrenomimetic drugs. (See next slides). 34
Amphetamines
- Adverse Effects:
• CNS •CVS
palpitations
confusion
arrhythmias
insomnia
hypertension
irritability angina
weakness circulatory collapse
vertigo/dizziness headache
tremor chills
hyperactive reflexes sweating
delirium •GI
panic anorexia
suicide nausea, vomitinmg &
amphetamine psychosis diarrhea
abdominal cramping
Cocaine
Adverse Effects:
1) Anxiety* reaction (hypertension,
tachycardia, sweating & paranoia)
2) Depression
3) Agitation*
4) Cardiac Arrhythmias
5) Seizures*
6) Incidence of MI unrelated to dose, duration
of use or route of administration (no marker)
* Can be treated with Benzodiazepines-Diazepam
SYMPATHOLYTICS:
Drugs that reduce or inhibit some or all of the
actions of the sympathetic nervous system.
Adrenergic
neuronal
blocking drugs
Adrenergic Neuronal Blocking
Drug
• Reserpine – Discontinued in US
• MOA: Prevents uptake of biogenic amines (DA,
NE, EPI, 5HT) in both central and peripheral
neurons (also adrenal chromaffin granules)
Results in Biogenic amine depletion - denervation
• Indications : Hypertension .
• Adverse effects – Diarrhea, cramps, GI acid
secretion, postural hypotension, bradycardia,
sexual dysfunction, sedation, depression (suicide).
• Indications:
– Hypertension – not monotherapy
– Benign Prostatic Hypertrophya - relaxes bladder neck
and prostate smooth muscle
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Alpha-1 Selective Adrenergic
Blocking Agents
• Adverse effects :
• First Dose Effect - Exaggerated hypotension
that can lead to syncope especially when
patient stands after sitting or lying down
(orthostatic hypotension)
– less reflex tachycardia (why)
– sodium and water retention (prazosin) (limits
use in high blood pressure)
– nasal stuffiness
– ejaculatory dysfunction 41
Beta Adrenergic Blocking
Agents
• Propranolol a (Inderal)
• Timolol a (Timoptic)
• Nadolol a (Corgard)
• Atenolol b (Tenormin)
• Metoprolol b (Lopressor)
• Esmolol b (Brevibloc)
• MOA :
a
Nonselective - both beta-1 and 2
b
“Cardioselective” Beta-1 specific
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Beta Blockers Indications cont.
• Indications :
– Prevention of migraines - May prevent catecholamine
vasodilation in the brain vasculature (Beta-2?)
– Hyperthyroidism – Thyroid storm
– Glaucoma – (Timolol)
– Arrhythmias, Angina pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, Heart
failure – Protective effect against sympathetic
overstimulation – improved survival !!
• Adverse reactions – Bradycardia, Heart block, Heart
failure, Raynaud’s (peripheral vasospasm), Vivid dreams,
depression, Bronchoconstriction in asthmatics/COPD, Sexual
dysfunction, Decreased glycogenolysis and glucagon
secretion
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• Caution for Withdrawal Supersensitivity with Chronic use
Alpha and Beta Adrenergic
Blocking Agents
• Labetalol a(Trandate, Normodyne)
• Carvedilol b(Coreg)
Adrenergic Cholinergic
Subtype: 1 2 1 2 M N
Agonist
Antagonist
Location
Importance
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Prototype Drugs
Adrenergic Cholinergic
Synthesis/storage
Release
Receptor
Agonist
Antagonist
Removal
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Control of Blood Pressure
Arterial - Afterload
mABP = CO x TPR
Cardiac - HR SV
Chronotropy
Cardiac - Inotropy CF VR 48
Venous – Preload