Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
cholinergic - Coggle Diagram
cholinergic
evoxac
-
route of administration
taken orally, 3 times daily with of without food
-
-
mechanism of action
muscarinic receptor agonist (quinuclidine derivative of acetylcholine) exhibits high binding affinity of muscarinic M3 receptors in lacrimal and salivary gland epithelium increases salivation
-
neostigmine
-
-
-
-
-
indication
is a cholinesterase inhibitor used in the symptomatic treatment of myasthenia gravis by improving muscle tone.
muscarine
mechanism of action
act in a peripheral nervous system where it competes with with acetylcholine at its receptor binding sites
-
-
-
-
indication
used to treat urinary incontinence and diseases characterized by bowel hypermotility such as irritable bowel syndrome.
pyridostigmine
mechanism of action
inhibits acetylcholinesterase in the synaptic cleft, thus slowing down the hydrolysis of acetylcholine
-
-
-
-
indication
used to treat the symptoms of myasthenia gravis. It is also used in military personnel who have been exposed to nerve gas.
-