Week 2 Pharm Flashcards

(14 cards)

1
Q

Define the three parts of the lewis reaction
Flush
Flare
Wheel

What are Histamine’s effects? (7)

A

flush: vasodilation local capillaries
flare: vasodilation arterioles
wheel: local edema from increase in capillary permiability

Cardio: BP decrease, pos iontropic/chemotropic, vasodilation cutaneous vessels, headache
PLUS: bronchiole constriction, stimulate secretions,activate sensory nerves

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Anti-Histamine First Gen
Name 4
Name 4 Reactions
2 most important factors?

A

Diphenhydromine, Meclizine (nausea), Promethazine, Olopatadine (mast cell stabilize)

CNS impairment, sedation, anticholinergic, adrenoreceptor blocker, local anesthetic

SEDATING & penetrate BBB

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Anti-Histamine Second Gen
Name 4
Name 3 major factors

A

Fexofenadine, Loratadine, Cetrizine (sedating), Azelostine (nasal, faster)

non-sedating (mostly), no penetration BBB, longer duration action

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4
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Decongestants
Name 3
What does it do?
AE?

A

Phenylephrine / Pseudophedrine (oral)
Oxymetazoline (nasal)
alpha stim, vasoconstriciton, shrink mucosa
AE: insomnia, HTN, tolerance

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5
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Cough Supression
Name 2; what does second do?
AE

Expectorant
Name and what does

A

Opiate
Benzonatate - local anesthetic to stretch receptors

Numbness oral cavity, dizziness

Guaifenesin – increase volume and decrease viscosity of secretions

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6
Q

Bronchodilators

B2 agonist
does what?

SABA are:
Work as?
Cause?

LABA are:
Work as?
Cause?

A

stimulate adenyl cyclase increasing cAMP

saba: Albuterol / Levalbuterol
resuce inhalor
Tremor, tachycardia, hyperclycemia, tolerance

LABA: Formoterol / Aformoterol / Salmeterol
Slow acting / long lastig
increased risk hospitalization
Formoterol is the fastest of these

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7
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Bronchodilator

Muscarinic Antagonists
Do what?
Sama:
Lama:
cause what?

A

block vagally mediated airway tone

Ipratropium
Tiotropium, glycopyrrolate, Umeclidinium

Dry mouth, pharyngeal irritation

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Q

Bronchodilator

Theophylline
what does?
AE?
Smoking status?

A

inhibit phosphodiesterase, adenosine receptor antagonist

biotransformed by CYP450
arrythmias,seizures

DO NOT change smoking status

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Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)
drug of choice for:
name 3
moa:
AE low:
AE high:

A

persistant asthma
budesonide
flunisolide
mometasone furoate

inhibition arachidonic acid via inhibition phospholipase A2

low: oral candidiasis, growth reduction
high: HPA axis suppression – for status asthmaticus

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10
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Leukotriene Modifiers
Name 3
Reason for use

A

Montelukast / Zafirlukast (slow)
Zafirlukast / Zileuton (hepatotoxic)
alterative to ICS, used in aspirin allergy

DO NOT use with confirmed neuropsych events

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11
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Immunotherapies
Name 3
AE
What are the “Big Four”?

A

Mepolizumab, Benralizumab Reslizumab (IL-5 antagonist)
Omalizumab (anti-IgE)
Anaphylaxis or injection site rxn

Big 4: Heart Failure, Cancer, Hypersensitivity, Increased risk infection

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12
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Mast Cell Stabilizer
What drug?
What AE?

A

Cromolyn
cough, wheezing/bronchospasm, laryngeal spasm

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13
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Roflumilast
inhibits what?
For what?
AE?

A

PDE4 (decrease inflammation)
for severe COPD with bronchitis
Depression/angioedema

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14
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Asthma treatment mild/mild-mod/ mod/severe
COPD treatment mild/mild-mod/mod/severe

A

Saba/Saba-ICS/Saba-ICS-Laba/Saba-ICS-Laba-Lama

One of S/L ; Either Laba/Lama; Lama or combo lama; Laba and lama w/ or w/o ICS

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