DRUG CATEGORIES Sympathetic Drugs

SYMPATHETIC DRUGS

I. Sypmathomimetics 1. Direct Acting

a.k.a Adrenergic a) Non-Selective
agonist  Natural Catecholamine
- Epinephrine/Adrenaline
- Norepinephrine/Noradrenaline
- Dopamine
b) Selective
 Non-Selective β-agonist
- Isoproterenol/Isoprenaline (Synthetic Catecholamine)
 Selective β1-agonist
- Dobutamine
 Selective β2-agonist (-TEROL)
Short-Acting a.k.a. SABA
- Salbutamol/AlbuTEROL
- Terbutaline
Long-Acting a.k.a LABA
- SalmeTEROL
- FormoTEROL
- BambuTEROL
- IndacaTEROL
Tocolytics
- Ritodrine
- Isoxsuprine
- Terbutaline
 Selective α1-agonist
- Phenylephrine
- Methoxamine
- Propyhexedrine
- Tetrahydrozolone
- Oxymetazoline
- Nafazoline
 Selective β2-agonits
- Clonidine
- Methyldopa prodrug (α-methyl-norepinephrine)
- Guanfacine
- Guanabenz
 Selective D1-agonist
- Fenoldopam

2. Indirect-Acting
a) Releasers (Increase release of NE)
- Tyramine
- Ephedrine mixed-acting
- Amphetamine mixed-acting
b) Reuptake Inhibitors
- Cocaine
- Tricyclic Antidepressants or TCAs
- Reboxetine (Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors or
NERIs)
 DRUG CATEGORIES Sympathetic Drugs

II. Sympatholytics a.k.a. 1. α-blockers

Adrenergic a) Non-Selective
Antagonist - Phenoxybenzamine
- Phentolamine
b) α1-Selective (-ZOSIN)
- PraZOSIN
- TeraZOSIN
- DoxaZOSIN
- AlfaZOSIN
- Tamsulosin
c) α2-Selective
- Yohimbine
- Rauwolscine
2. β-blockers (-OLOL)
a) Non-Selective (NSTP)
- Nadolol
- Sotalol
- Timolol
- Propranolol
b) β1-Selective (CBEAM)
- Celiprolol
- Bisoprolol
- Betaxolol
- Esmolol
- Acebutolol
- Atenolol
- Metoprolol
c) β-blockers with Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity
(CLAP)
- Celiprolol
- Carteolol
- Labetalol
- Acebutolol
- Penbutolol
- Pindolol
d) β-blockers with Membrane Stabilizing Action (PALM)
- Propranolol
- Pindolol
- Acebutolol
- Labetalol
- Metoprolol
e) β-blockers with α1-Blocking Effect with Vasodilatory Effect
- Labetanol
- Carvediol