ADRENERGIC & CHOLINERGIC AGENTS

 CLASSIFICATION OF ADRENERGIC AGENTS

A. Direct Sympathomimetic
Epinephrine

Norepinephrine

Dopamine

Dobutamine

B. Indirect Sympathomimetic 
Amphetamine

Ephedrine

Cocaine

C. Sympathoplegic
Methyldopa

I.α-Adrenoceptor Agonists
Phenylephrine

Clonidine 

Phentolamine 

Prazosin 

β-Adrenoceptor Agonists and Antagonists
Isoproterenol

Albuterol

Metoprolol

Carvedilol

Timolol

D1-Agonist
Fenoldopam

CLASSIFICATION OF CHOLINERGIC AGENTS

A. Nicotinic Agonist 
Nicotine

Succinylcholine

B. Antinicotinic
Pancuronium

C. Muscarinic Agonist
Bethanechol 

Pilocarpine

I. Antimuscarinic 

a. Tertiary Amine
Atropine
Benztropine

b. Quaternary Amine
Oxybutynin
Ipratropium

II. Cholinesterase Inhibitor

a. Therapeutic
Neostigmine
Donepezil

b. Toxin
Sarin

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