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They inhibit the expression of dopamine.
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What are dopamine receptor antagonists?
Dopamine receptor antagonists (DAs)-- The older class of antipsychotic medications, also called neuroleptics. These primarily block the site on nerve cells that normally receive the brain chemical dopamine.
What other drugs can be used in place of reglan?
Reglan is a dopamine receptor antagonist. So, if you want to use it for its anti-emetic effects, other dopamine receptor antagonists will work. These include Domperidone, Olanzapine, and haloperidol. However, if you're using reglan for its effect on lactation, domperidone is the other choice.
Which drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine?
antipsychotics
What drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine?
antipsychotic drugs
What are dopamine receptor agonists?
Dopamine receptor agonists are a class of drugs with similar actions to dopamine, a neurotransmitter that occurs naturally in the brain.
What is pimozide?
It is a dopamine receptor antagonist
What is risperidine?
It is a dopamine receptor antagonist
What is sulpiride?
It is a dopamine receptor antagonist
What has the author Martin Terence Morocco written?
Martin Terence Morocco has written: 'Some electroanalytical studies of dopamine agonists and antagonists' -- subject(s): Dopamine, Agonists, Antagonists
Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as dopamine?
Dopamine is incorrect. Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as endorphins.
Is ecstasy an agonist or antagonist?
Cocaine is an agonist to the dopamine receptor. Because it is an agonist, cocaine sits on the dopamine receptor, thus inducing dopamine chemicals to flood into the brain and body. Dopamine makes a person feel euphoria......
What are the medicines for nervous system?
Oh boy, that one is a doozy. There are anti-epileptics, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), opiates, opiate receptor antagonists, dopamine agonists, dopamine antagonists and other antipsychotics, antiadrenergics, anticholinergics, and antibiotics -- just to name a few. Within each family of drugs above, there are a whole host of drug classes, which then are broken down into specific drugs. The list is a long one.
