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Drug
| Agent | Atropine | Glycopyrrolate | Hyoscine |
Class | Alkaloid Tertiary amine | Semisynthetic Quaternary amine | Alkaloid Tertiary amine | |
Structure
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Presentation
| 1200mcg/1ml | 400mcg/2ml | 0.4mg/1ml 20mg/1ml | |
Admin | Use | Reversal NDMBs | Reversal NDMBs | Preop med Anti-sialogogue Sedation Motion sickness |
Dose (mg) | 15-20mcg/kg | 10mcg/kg | Post auricular patch 5mcg/hr for 72hrs 0.4mg sc/im/iv antisialogue 20mg im/iv antispasmodic | |
Onset (min) | 1min | 2-3min |
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Duration (min) | 30-50min | 30-60min |
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P/kin | Vd (L/kg) |
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CL (ml/kg/min) | | >atro |
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Renal | 20% | 80% | 1% | |
Hepatic | 80% hydrolysis | 20% bile | Mostly metabolised | |
t1/2 (min) | 2.3hrs | 1.25hr |
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P/dyn | Sedation | + | 0 | +++ |
| Antisialogogue | + | ++ | +++ |
| ↑ heart rate | +++ | ++ | + |
| Relax smooth muscle | ++ | ++ | + |
| Mydriasis / Cycloplegia | + | 0 | +++ |
| Anti-nausea | + | 0 | +++ |
| ↑ gastric acid secn | + | + | + |
| Altered fetal HR | 0 | 0 | ? |
Low dose high dose:
1. Salivary/bronchial secretions
2. Heart, eyes
3. GIT, GU
4. Gastric
Category: Pharmacology Notes
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