NURS 5334 UTA Advanced Pharmacology Exam
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How do drugs lower IOP? Facilitate aqueous humor
outflow Reduce aqueous humor
production
First-line dx therapy for glaucoma? Beta-adrenergic blocking agents
Alpha2-adrenergic agonists
Prostaglandin analogs
Second-line dx therapy for glaucoma? Cholinergic agonists
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, How do Beta blocking drugs work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by reducing production of AH
How do Alpha agonists work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by reducing production of AH and increasing outflow
How do Prostaglandins work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by increasing AH outflow
Beta blocker drugs for glaucoma Betaxolol
Carteolol
Levobunolol
Metipranolol
Timolol
*used for open-angle glaucoma
Cardioselective beta blockers for asthma patients? Betaxolol
Levobetaxolol
What are the prostaglandin drugs? Latanoprost
Travoprost
Bimatoprost
Tafluprost
2 approved alpha2-adrenergic agonist drugs for Apraclonidine: for short-term therapy
glaucoma? Brimonidine: First line dx for long-term tx
How does Pilocarpine work? Direct acting cholinergic agonist that causes:
-Miosis
-Contraction of the ciliary muscle
Pilocarpine used for? Second-line dx for open-angle glaucoma
Emergency tx of acute angle-closure glaucoma
How does Echothiophate work? Miosis
Focus lens for near vision
Reduction of IOP
*inhibits breakdown of ACh
How does Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) work? reduces IOP by decreasing production of AH
Dorzolamide
Acetazolamid
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Methazolamide
Cycloplegics do what? Paralyze ciliary muscles
Mydriatics do what? Dilate the pupil
Cycloplegics and Mydriatics uses Adjunct to measurement of refraction
Intraocular examination
Intraocular surgery
Tx of anterior uveitis
Mast-cell stabilizers MOA (for allergic conjunctivitis) Prevent release of inflammatory mediators
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2025/2026 – Complete Exam Questions and
Verified Answers
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Terms in this set (397)
How do drugs lower IOP? Facilitate aqueous humor
outflow Reduce aqueous humor
production
First-line dx therapy for glaucoma? Beta-adrenergic blocking agents
Alpha2-adrenergic agonists
Prostaglandin analogs
Second-line dx therapy for glaucoma? Cholinergic agonists
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9
, How do Beta blocking drugs work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by reducing production of AH
How do Alpha agonists work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by reducing production of AH and increasing outflow
How do Prostaglandins work in glaucoma? Reduce IOP by increasing AH outflow
Beta blocker drugs for glaucoma Betaxolol
Carteolol
Levobunolol
Metipranolol
Timolol
*used for open-angle glaucoma
Cardioselective beta blockers for asthma patients? Betaxolol
Levobetaxolol
What are the prostaglandin drugs? Latanoprost
Travoprost
Bimatoprost
Tafluprost
2 approved alpha2-adrenergic agonist drugs for Apraclonidine: for short-term therapy
glaucoma? Brimonidine: First line dx for long-term tx
How does Pilocarpine work? Direct acting cholinergic agonist that causes:
-Miosis
-Contraction of the ciliary muscle
Pilocarpine used for? Second-line dx for open-angle glaucoma
Emergency tx of acute angle-closure glaucoma
How does Echothiophate work? Miosis
Focus lens for near vision
Reduction of IOP
*inhibits breakdown of ACh
How does Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (CAIs) work? reduces IOP by decreasing production of AH
Dorzolamide
Acetazolamid
e
Methazolamide
Cycloplegics do what? Paralyze ciliary muscles
Mydriatics do what? Dilate the pupil
Cycloplegics and Mydriatics uses Adjunct to measurement of refraction
Intraocular examination
Intraocular surgery
Tx of anterior uveitis
Mast-cell stabilizers MOA (for allergic conjunctivitis) Prevent release of inflammatory mediators
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