Pharmacologic Substance
carbachol
[ kahr-buh-kawl, -kol ]
Brand Names:
Isopto Carbachol; Miostat
Effect:
Decreased Intraocular Fluid Pressure; Pupillary Constriction
May Treat:
Glaucoma
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to carbachol:
  • A slowly hydrolyzed CHOLINERGIC AGONIST that acts at both MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS and NICOTINIC RECEPTORS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A synthetic choline ester and a positively charged quaternary ammonium compound. Carbachol is a parasympathomimetic that mimics the effect of acetylcholine on both the muscarinic and nicotinic receptors. This drug is administered ocularly to induce miosis to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma. Carbachol is also used to stimulate micturition by contraction of detrusor muscle. This drug may cause hypotension, bradycardia, nausea, vomiting, bronchospasm, and abdominal cramps.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Slowly hydrolyzed cholinergic agonist that acts at both muscarinic and nicotinic receptors.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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