BROCHODILATORS

bronchodilators






Bronchodilation is a phenomenon of sympathetic stimulation. Thus drugs which attempt to achieve it include:

1.sympathomimetics

salbutamol } beta-2 adrenoceptor
terbutaline } agonists
fenoterol }
rimiterol }
salmeterol }
adrenaline
isoprenaline


2.antimuscarinics

Anticholinergics are drugs which antagonise cholinergic receptors.





3.xanthinesTypes of sympathomimetic include:
Xanthines are compounds which inhibit phosphodiesterase and thus are able to produce bronchodilatation.




theophylline
aminophylline
caffeine, theophylline and tannin

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