Drug Spreadsheet

Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System |

Drug Name | Trade Name | Therapeutic Class | Therapeutic Use | Pharmacologic class | Mechanism of Action |

Bethanecol | Duvoid | Nonobstructive urinary retention agent | To increase smooth muscle tone and contractions in GI tract after general anesthesia; treat nonobstructive urninary retention in patients with with atomy of the bladder | Muscarinic cholinergic receptor agonist | Direct-acting parasympathomimetic; muscarinic receptor agonist |

Atropine | Atro-Pen | Antidote for anticholinesterase poisoning | To treat anticholinesterase poisoning | Muscarinc cholinergic receptor antagonist | Muscarinic receptor antagonist |

Phenylerphrine | Neo-Synephrine | Nasal decongestant | To reduce nasal congestion | Adrenergic agent | Nonselective alpha receptor agonist |

Prazosin | Minipress | Antihypertensive | In combination with other agents to treat hypertension | Adrenergic-blocking agent | Selective alpha1 receptor antagonist |

Drugs for Anxiety and Insomnia |

Escitalopram | Lexapro | Antidepressant; anxiolytic | Treatment of generalized anxiety & depression | Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) | Selectively blocks reuptake of serotonin into nerve terminals |

Lorazepam | Ativan | Sedative-hypnotic; anxiolytic; anesthetic adjunct | Short-term treatment of insomnia caused by anxiety; pre-anesthetic sedative; treatment of status epilepticus | Benzodiazepine; GABAA-receptor agonist | Potentiates the effects of the inhibitory transmitter GABA |

Drug Name | Trade Name | Therapeutic Class | Therapeutic Use | Pharmacologic class | Mechanism of Action |

Zolpidem | Ambien | Sedative-hypnotic | Short-term management of insomnia | Nonbenzodiazepine GABAA-receptor agonist; nonbenzodiazepine, nonbarbiturate CNS depressant | Potentiates the effects of the inhibitory transmitter GABA |

Pentobarbital | Nembutal | Sedative; anesthetic adjunct | Short-term management of insomnia | Nonbenzodiazepine...