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Terfenadine
prodrug --> H-1 histamine receptor antagonist

CYP3A4 - competes with erythromycin, tetracycline
Warfarin
Anticoagulant - VKORC1

CYP2C9, displaced by phenylbutazone
Guanethidine
antihypertensive - blocks catecholamine transport into vesicle; inhibits adrenergic vesicle release; does NOT cross BBB

Uses uptake-1 --> minor competitive inhibition of uptake

SE: diarrhea, retrograde ejaculation, orthostatic hypotension
Guanadrel
antihypertensive - blocks catecholamine transport into vesicle; inhibits adrenergic vesicle release; does not cross BBB; short half-life

Uses uptake-1 --> minor competitive inhibition of uptake

less SE than guanethidine
Reserpine
Antihypertensive - depletes catecholemine vesicular stores of NE; blocks vesicular membrane amine-hydrogen antiport; crosses BBB

SE: severe depression, GI hemorrhage (due to histamine release)
Tyramine
Displaces catecholamines from presynaptic terminals

Competitive inhibitor of uptake-1

Similar to amphetamine but degraded by MAO
Metyrosine
Competitive inhibitor of TH (RLS of catecholamine synthesis)

Treatment of pheochromocytomas

SE: crystalluria, hematuria
Carbidopa
AAAD inhibitor; does not cross BBB; used with L-Dopa and COMT inhibitors to treat Parkinson's disease
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
DBH inhibitor; copper chelator; Tx of alcoholics (inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase)
SKF-64139 and SKF-7698
PNMT inhibitors; not in clinical practice
Cocaine
alkaloid; inhibits neural membrane uptake of catecholamines; crosses BBB
Nitecapone
COMT inhibitor; used with L-dopa and carbidopa in Tx of Parkinson's disease
Tolcapone
COMT inhibitor; used with L-dopa and carbidopa in Tx of Parkinson's disease
Chlorgyline
MAO A inhibitor; antidepressant
Deprenyl
MAO B inhibitor; Tx for MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease
Norepinephrine
Alpha agonist; beta-1 agonist
Epinephrine
Alpha and beta agonist
Alpha-methylnorepinephrine
Alpha-2 agonist; antihypertensive
Clonidine
Alpha-2 agonist; antihypertensive
Prazosin
Alpha-1 antagonist
Isoproterenol
Beta agonist
Phenylephrine
Alpha agonist; NOT a COMT substrate
Methoxamine
Alpha agonist; NOT a COMT substrate
Dobutamine
Beta-1 agonist; Tx for CHF
Terbutaline
Beta-2 agonist; bronchodilator
Albuterol
Beta-2 agonist; Tx for asthma
Phenoxybenzamine
Alpha antagonist; blocks uptake 1, uptake 2, and alpha receptor; Tx of pheocromocytoma; long half-life (24 hr)
Phentolamine
Alpha antagonist; short half-life; used in OR
Prazosin
Alpha-1 antagonist
Yohimbine
Alpha-2 antagonist
Dichloroisoproterenol (DCI)
Beta antagonist
Propranolol
Beta antagonist

SE: bronchospasm in asthma patients, atrio-ventricular block, aggravation of peripheral arterial vascular disease
Atenolol
Beta-1 antagonist
Metoprolol
Beta-1 antagonist
Hemicholinium
Inhibits Na/choline symporter (experimental)
Vesamicol
Inhibits ACh/H+ antiporter (vesicle) (experimental)
3,4-diaminopyridine
Stimulates cholinergic vesicle fusion; Tx for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

SE: mild paresthesias
Latrotoxin (black widow venom) and Beta Bungarotoxin (tropical snake venom)
Destroys ACh synaptic vesicles --> flooding of ACh and synaptic failure

Localized diaphoresis, weakness, parestheias

CV collapse, pulmonary edema, ileus
Botulinum toxin
Inhibits cholinergic vesicle fusion; local Tx for spastic disorders
Acetylcholine
Cholinergic agonist (degraded too rapidly for clinical use)
Bethanechol
Muscarinic agonist; resistant to AChE; bowl and bladder

SE: SLUDGE
Carbachol
Muscarinic and nicotinic agonist; resistant to AChE (experimental)
Pilocarpine
Muscarinic agonist; very stable; used for glaucoma

SE: CNS disturbances; profuse sweating
Atropine
Muscarinic antagonist; lasts 4 hrs (days in eye)

Tx for mydriasis, spasmodic bladder/GI, cholindergic overdose; preop antisecretory agent

SE: "dry as a bone" etc. etc.
Scoplamine
Muscarinic antagonist; stronger CNS, short term memory loss; Tx for motion sickness

SE: "dry as a bone" etc. etc.
Curare
Nicotinic (Neuromuscular) antagonist

Tubocurarine, pancuronium, vecuronium, atracurium
Succinylcholine
Nicotinic (Neuromuscular) antagonist; short action

Resists degradation by AChE
Phase I - depolarization
Phase II - inactivated channels

SE: Malignant hyperthermia with halothane, apnea
Edrophonium
Anticholinesterase; short acting; used for Dx of myasthenia gravis
Neostigmine
Anticholinesterase; medium acting; Tx for MG
Pyridostigmine
Anti-cholinesterase; medium acting; topical tx of glaucoma
Pralidoxime
Rescues AChE from organophosphates (before aging)
Adenosine
Purinergic agonist; stimulates IKACh; Tx for SVT
Carbamazepine
Anti-convulsant (simple/complex partial, tonic-clonic), blocks Na channels (use-dependent), induces and metabolized by CYP3A4

Also used for headache, pain, and psychiatric disease (mood stabilizer)

SE: leukopenia, diplopia, osteoporosis, reduced hormonal efficacy
Phenobarbital
Anti-convulsant (recurrent, febrile, simple partial (alt), tonic-clonic (alt), status epilepticus (alt)), enhance GABA inhibition (increases DURATION of GABA-A receptor opening), induces P450

SE: sedation, cognitive decline, osteoporosis, reduced hormonal efficacy
Phenytoin
Anti-convulsant (simple/complex partial, tonic-clonic, status epilepticus), blocks Na channels (use-dependent), also antiarrhythmic, induces and is metabolized by P450, highly bound to albumin (risk for competing drugs)

SE: hirsuitism, neuropathy, ataxia, gingival hyperplasia, teratogenic, osteoporosis, reduced hormonal efficacy
Valproate
Anti-convulsant (myoclonic, absence (alt), tonic-clonic (alt)), blocks Na (use-dependent) and Ca (T-type) channels, also used for headache, pain, and psychiatric disease (mood stabilizer), 90% bound to plasma protein, metabolized by P450 (does not induce), widely used, safe for pediatrics

SE: (low frequency of SE) teratogenic, weight gain, tremor, polycystic ovaries, anovulatory cycles, encephalopathy, osteoporosis
Felbamate
Anti-convulsant (partial or generalized), enhances GABA inhibition, blocks glutamate receptor binding

SE: reduced hormonal efficacy
Gabapentin
Antil-convulsant (partial), GABA analog but doesn't react with GABA receptors, may block Ca channels (L-type)

Also used for headache, pain, not metabolized in liver --> can use with liver disease, no known drug interactions

SE: + or - weight gain, neurotoxicity (dizziness or drowsiness)
Lamotrigine
Anti-convulsant (partial or generalized), blocks Na (use-dependent) and Ca channels, also used for psychiatric disease (mood stabilizer)

SE: rash, drug interactions, headache, (good SE profile for pregnacy
Levetiracetam
Anti-convulsant (partial or generalized), unknown mechanism, not metabolized in liver --> can use with liver disease, no known drug interactions

SE: drowsiness, irritability
Oxcarbazepine
Anti-convulsant (partial), blocks Na channels (use-dependent)

SE: hyponatremia, neurotoxicity, drug interactions, rash, reduced hormonal efficacy
Trigabine
Anti-convulsant (partial)
Topiramate
Anti-convulsant (partial or generalized), blocks Na (use-dependent) and Ca (L-type) channels, enhances GABA inhibition (increases FREQUENCY of Cl channel opening), blocks glutamate receptor binding

Also used for migraine, headache, pain, obesity, and psychiatric disease (mood stabilizer)

SE: weight loss, cognitive (memory loss - due to glutamate blocking), kidney stones, glaucoma, increases phenytoin level, sulfamate (pts allergic to sulfa drugs), reduced hormonal efficacy
Zonisamide
Anti-convulsant (partial or generalized (?)), blocks Na (use-dependent) and Ca (T-type) channels, enhances GABA inhibition, also used for obesity

SE: oligohydrosis, stones, weight loss, behavior, sulfonamide (pts allergic to sulfa drugs)
Pregabalin
Anti-convulsant (partial), binds Ca channels,

Also used for headache, pain, and psychiatric disease (mood stabilizer), not metabolized in liver --> can use with liver disease, no known drug interactions

SE: weight gain, mild neurotoxicity
Benzodiazepines
Anti-convulsant, enhance GABA inhibition (increasing the FREQUENCY of GABA-A receptor Cl channel opening)

Safest, most free of severe side effects of all AEDs

SE: sedation
Clonazepam (Benzodiazepine)
Anti-convulsant (absence, myoclonic), chronic treatment
Clorazepate (Benzodiazepine)
Anti-convulsant (partial), chronic treatment, used with other drugs
Diazepam/Lorazepam (Benzodiazepine)
Anti-convulsant (repetitive, status epilepticus), acute treatment ("fire extinguisher"), lorazepam-longer duration

SE: sedation, memory
Ethosuximide
Anti-convulsant (absence), T-type Ca current suppressor
Cholestyramine
Ion exchange resin, bines corticosteroids, thyroxine, and digitalis --> inhibits absorption
Doxorubicin
Chemotherapy, binds to DNA (anthracycline), cardiotoxicity
Lacosamide
Anti-convulsant (partial)
Rufinamide
(New) Anti-convulsant (generalized), Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Vigabatrin
Anti-convulsant (infantile spasms) inhibits GABA transaminase,

SE: visual field abnormalities
Tricyclic Antidepressants
(Amitripyline, Nortriptyline, Doxepin, Clomipramine, Imipramine, Desiprimine)
NE & serotonin reuptake inhibition

SE: muscarinic blockade (blurred vision, dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation, narrow angle, glaucoma), alpha-adrenergic (orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, tachycardia), cardiac arrest, confusion in elderly
MAOI Antidepressants (Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine)
Increased tyramine (from aged, fermented foods)

SE: orthostatic hypotension, insomnia, hypertensive crises (tachycardia, headache, stiff neck, arrhythmia, seizure, stroke)
SSRIs (Citralopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline)
Depression, panic disorder, GAD, OCD, social phobia, PTSD, bulimia nervosa

Metabolized by and inhibits P450 (2D6)

SE: GI (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), sexual dysfunction, "anxiety", sleep disturbance, headache, sucidial ideation (?), serotonin toxicity
SNRI (Duloxetine, Venlafaxine, Desmethylvenlafaxine)
Venlafaxine: depression, GAD, panic disorder, social phobia

Duloxetine: depression, GAD, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia

SE: nausea, insomnia, headaches, hypertension, sexual dysfunction
Bupropion
Atypical antidepressant, dopamine & NE reuptake inhibitor, depression, smoking cessation

SE: seizure risk, (less) sexual dysfunction
Mirtazapine
atypical antidepressant, blocks presynaptic alpha-2 receptors, antihistamine activity

SE: sedation, weight gain
Nefazodone
Atypical antidepressant, not used much anymore

SE: hepatotoxicity
Trazadone
Atypical antidepressant, hypnotic

SE: priapism