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Pilocarpine is in the miotics family of medication. [11] It works by activating cholinergic receptors of the muscarinic type which cause the trabecular meshwork to open and the aqueous humor to drain from the eye. [1] Pilocarpine was isolated in 1874 by Hardy and Gerrard and has been used to treat glaucoma for more than 100 years.
Oxymetazoline, sold under the brand name Afrin among others, is a topical decongestant and vasoconstrictor medication. It is available over-the-counter as a nasal spray to treat nasal congestion and nosebleeds, as eye drops to treat eye redness due to minor irritation, and (in the United States) as a prescription topical cream to treat persistent facial redness due to rosacea in adults.
Cevimeline (trade name Evoxac) is a synthetic analog of the natural alkaloid muscarine with a particular agonistic effect on M 1 and M 3 receptors. It is used in the treatment of dry mouth and Sjögren's syndrome.
Scopolamine, also known as hyoscine, [ 9 ] or Devil's Breath, [ 10 ] is a natural or synthetically produced tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug that is used as a medication to treat motion sickness [ 11 ] and postoperative nausea and vomiting. [ 12 ][ 1 ] It is also sometimes used before surgery to decrease saliva. [ 1 ]
The plant's deadly symptoms are caused by atropine's disruption of the parasympathetic nervous system's ability to regulate involuntary activities, such as sweating, breathing, and heart rate. The antidote for belladonna poisoning is an anticholinesterase (such as physostigmine ) or a cholinomimetic (such as pilocarpine ), the same as for atropine.
Well, women seem to be less concerned about this than men. In one study from 2003, researchers found that women tended to worry less about their partner’s rapid finishing (a term for PE) than ...
Arecoline, an alkaloid present in the Betel nut. Pilocarpine is a drug that acts as a muscarinic receptor agonist that is used to treat glaucoma. Cevimeline (AF102B) (Evoxac®) is a muscarinic agonist that is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved drug and used for the management of dry mouth in Sjögren's syndrome.
During last year’s flu season, there were at least 35 million illnesses, 400,000 hospitalizations, and 25,000 deaths from the flu, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and ...