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Pilocarpine is an alkaloid mainly used for the treatment of glaucoma. While it has been in use for over 100 years, it does not have a creator listed.
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What effect does Pilocarpine have on the heart rate?
Pilocarpine lowers the heart rate.
Is pilocarpine an antagonist?
No, Pilocarpine is an agonist in how it effects heart rate activity (it increases HR).
What is the effect of pilocarpine on heart rate?
Pilocarpine stimulates the release of acetylcholine from parasympathetic neurons. Therefore, it stimulates the effect of vagal stimulation on the heart.
Will pilocarpine reverse effect of atropine?
yes
What is the effect of pilocarpine on intestine?
pilocarpine as a muscuranic agonist, increases tone and motility of intestinal muscles and of urinary tract and billiary duct's smooth muscles.
How does pilocarpine lower intraocular pressure?
by ocular fluid outflow
What pills to take to ease sjogrens syndrome symptoms?
Pilocarpine can help.
A drug called pilocarpine is prescribed by ophthalmologists to be dropped in the eye to control what condition?
Acute angle closure glaucoma.
Is pilocarpine an antagonist or an agonist?
Pilocarpine is actually a Muscarinic cholinergic receptor (mAChR) agonist. It works on the Parasypathetic nervous system; therefore, it makes sense that the agonist working on the PNS would result in decreased heart rate. Atropine, in contrast, is an muscarinic cholinergic receptor antagonist and will lead to increased heart rate due to the lowered effect of the parasympathetic system on the heart.
What drug is used for Sjogren's syndrome?
Patients may also be given such drugs as pilocarpine (Salagen) or cevimeline (Evoxac) to increase saliva and tear secretions.
A victim has been exposed to 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate?
Pilocarpine is often used as an antidote for scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine poisoning. like scopolamine, 3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate is a muscarinic antagonist . So Pilocarpine should work as an antidote. 5 mg three times a day. Titrate upwards, not to exceed 10 mg per dose, to a maximum of 30 mg per day.
What has the author Leonid Matrosov written?
Leonid Matrosov has written: 'A correlation between quantitative measurements and qualitative judgments of brain damage induced by lithium and pilocarpine'
