Midodrine is a peripherally-acting selective alpha1 receptor agonist. Let's take that sentence apart to see what we should expect from this medication. Being an alpha1 agonist, this means that it binds to the alpha1 receptor and activates it, causing it to perform the function that it would usually perform if its endogenous catecholamine (ie. norepinephrine) were to bind to it.
A 74 year old female patient presents to clinic describing dysuria and urinary frequency that started within the last few days. She has no vaginal discharge or irritation and has no CVA tenderness, fevers, chills, flank pain, nausea, or vomiting. The diagnosis of uncomplicated UTI is made based on clinical suspicion and you decide to prescribe some antibiotics. She weighs 72 kg and her SCr is 1.4 mg/dL. Using the Cockcroft-Gault equation,
Midodrine is a peripherally-acting selective alpha1 receptor agonist. Let's take that sentence apart to see what we should expect from this medication. Being an alpha1 agonist, this means that it binds to the alpha1 receptor and activates it, causing it to perform the function that it would usually perform if its endogenous catecholamine (ie. norepinephrine) were to bind to it. 