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Sympathomimetic drugs (also known as adrenergic drugs and adrenergic amines) are stimulant compounds which mimic the effects of endogenous agonists of the sympathetic nervous system. Examples of sympathomimetic effects include increases in heart rate , force of cardiac contraction , and blood pressure . [ 1 ]
The drug has a relatively intermediate duration of action when compared to other non-depolarizing agents. [2] The drug has an onset of 2 to 3 minutes in adults and an expected peak effect at 3 to 5 minutes. [2] Recovery is expected to begin within 20 to 35 minutes of the initial dose, but it may take up to 70 minutes to achieve 95% recovery. [2]
Generally, drugs outlined within the ATC code N should be included in this category. Please see WP:PHARM:CAT for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nervous system drugs .
Long acting antagonist Tudorza Benztropine: M1-selective PD; EPS caused by typical and atypical antipsychotics; Reduces the effects of the relative central cholinergic excess that occurs as a result of dopamine deficiency. Cogentin Cyclopentolate: NS: produce mydriasis and cycloplegia in diagnostics [5] may cause ocular hypertension [5] Short ...
Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter at synapses in the central and peripheral nervous system. [1] [2] These agents inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system by selectively blocking the binding of ACh to its receptor in nerve cells.
Of the approximately 200 members in the genus Erythroxylum, most species contain the central nervous system stimulant tropane alkaloid, known more commonly as cocaine.Because the plant is endemic ...
Clonidine and other imidazoline compounds have also been shown to reduce muscle spasms by their central nervous system activity. Tizanidine is perhaps the most thoroughly studied clonidine analog, and is an agonist at α 2-adrenergic receptors, but reduces spasticity at doses that result in significantly less hypotension than clonidine. [26]
Bethanechol is a muscarinic agonist.It is included in the therapy for underactive bladder with poor contraction of detrusor muscle. [2] Since contraction of detrusor muscle in the bladder is controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, Bethanechol can bind to muscarinic receptors to stimulate activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and restore contraction of detrusor muscle.