Identify two drugs that can be used for their effect on smooth muscles within the body (urinary tract, blood vessels, or respiratory system).

Applied Pharmacology Coursework

1. Discuss
• What is Acetylcholine and how does it produce contraction of the smooth muscle (dynamics:
receptors, type and drug-receptor interaction)?
• What is pilocarpine (or carbachol if it was chosen in the experiment) ? what is its mechanism of action? discuss briefly its therapeutic applications
• Identify two drugs that can be used for their effect on smooth muscles within the body (urinary tract, blood vessels, or respiratory system) and briefly discuss the following:

The mechanism of action
Drug-drug interaction
Therapeutic application