Which is the primary method for studying the classification of autonomic drugs?

1. Defining which receptor sites are stimulated.
2. Contrasting nicotinic agonists with muscarinic agonists.
3. Comparing two groups of drugs: the adrenergics and cholinergics.
4. The stimulation and inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system.


Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Receptor sites are stimulated and inhibited.
Rationale 2: The contrast is between muscarinic agonists and muscarinic antagonists.
Rationale 3: The two groups of drugs that are compared and contrasted are adrenergic agonists and adrenergic antagonists.
Rationale 4: The primary method for studying the classification of autonomic drugs is knowing that drugs either stimulate or inhibit the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system.
Global Rationale: The primary method for studying the classification of autonomic drugs is knowing that drugs either stimulate or inhibit the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system. Receptor sites are stimulated and inhibited. The contrast is between muscarinic agonists and muscarinic antagonists. The two groups of drugs that are compared and contrasted are adrenergic agonists and adrenergic antagonists.

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