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==Ephedrine==
==Ephedrine==
'''Ephedrine''' has the same action as epinephrine but has slightly different properties. It is similar to amphetamines in that ephedrine causes noradrenaline release leading to catecholaminergic receptor stimulation. Ephedrine has a lower potency but longer duration of action when compared with epinephrine. It also has more pronounced CNS effects.
'''''Ephedrine can be used as a bronchoconstrictor as well as a pressor agent for shock patients.
In non emergency situations it is used to increase the tone of the bladder spincter in cases of urinary incontinance.'''''
Ephedrine has the same action as epinephrine but has slightly different properties. It is similar to amphetamines in that ephedrine causes noradrenaline release leading to catecholaminergic receptor stimulation. Ephedrine has a lower potency but longer duration of action when compared with epinephrine. It also has more pronounced CNS effects.
===Contraindications and Side Effects===
===Contraindications and Side Effects===
*Avoid in patients with severe cardiovascular disease
*Avoid in patients with severe cardiovascular disease
*Caution in patients diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy and glaucoma.
*Caution in patients diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, prostatic hypertrophy and glaucoma.
==Phenylephrine==
==Phenylephrine==