Parkinson's Drugs
- Decreased Dopamine
- Increased Acetylcholine
- BALSA Acronym
- Bromocriptine
- Amantadine
- Levodopa
- Selegiline
- Antimuscarinics
Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Increase Dopamine in Brain
- Cross blood-brain barrier
- Increase bioavailability
- Arrhythmias
- Dyskinesia
Memantine
- Alzheimer's Disease
- NMDA Receptor Antagonist
- Prevents Excitotoxicity
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
Donepezil
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor
- Increased Acetylcholine
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dizziness
Sumatriptan
- Short Half-Life
- 5-HT Agonist
- Inhibits Trigeminal Nerve Activation
- Induces Vasoconstriction
- Migraine
- Cluster Headache
- Increased Risk of Serotonin Syndrome
- Paresthesias
- Coronary Vasospasm
- Prinzmetal's Angina
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Methylergonovine (Methergine) and Ergotamine (Ergot Alkaloids)
- Smooth Muscle Contraction
- Vasoconstriction
- Migraine
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Severe Hypertension
- Tachycardia
- 2nd Line Agent
Mannitol (Osmitrol)
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Glaucoma
- Drug Overdose
- Osmotic diuretic
- Increased Urine Flow
- Dehydration
- Anuria
- CHF
Acetazolamide
- Glaucoma
- Altitude Sickness
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- CHF
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor
- Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) Diuresis
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Paresthesias
Cilostazol and Dipyridamole
- Phosphodiesterase 3 Inhibitor (PDE-3)
- Inhibits Platelet Aggregation
- Vasodilation
- Intermittent Claudication
- Stroke Prevention
- Coronary Stent Stenosis Prevention
- Cardiac Stress Testing (Dipyridamole)
- Flushing
- Hypotension