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glaucoma drugs:

5 categories
alpha-agonists

beta-blockers

diuretics

cholinomimetics

prostaglandin
alpha-agonists that rx glaucoma
epinephrine
brimonidine
epinephrine for glaucoma

mechanism?
v aqueous humor synthesis

due to vasoconstriction
brimonidine mechanism
v aqueous humor synthesis
epinephrine s/e
mydriasis
stinging

do not use in closed-angle glaucoma
beta glockers used for glaucoma
timolol
betaxolol
carteolol
timolol
betaxolol
carteolol

rx glaucoma

mechanism?
v aqueous humor secretion
diuretics used for glaucoma
acetazolamide
acetazolamide rx for glaucoma mechanism?
v aqueous humor secretion by

v HCO3-

by inhibition of carbonic anhydrase
cholinomimetics used for glaucoma
direct
--pilocarpine
--carbachol

indirect
--physostigmine
--echothiophate
cholinomimetics rx glaucoma

s/e
miosis

cyclospasm
cholinomimetics rx glaucoma

mechanism
^ outflow of aqueous humor

contract ciliary muscle and
open trabecular meshwork
which cholinomimetic should be used for glaucoma emergencies?

why?
pilocarpine

very effective at opening meshwork into canal of Schlemm
prostaglandins that rx glaucoma include
latanoprost (PGF 2alpha)
latanoprost mechanism
^ outflow of aqueous humor
latanoprost s/e
darkens color of iris (browning)
opioid analgesics include (7)
heroin

morphine
methadone
meperidine
dextromethorphan

fentanyl
codeine
opioid analgesics mechanism (3 + 2 + 5)
agonists at opioid receptors
--mu
--delta
--kappa

to open K+ channels
close Ca++ channels

--> v synaptic transmission


- release of
--ACh
--NE
--5-HT
--glutamate
--substance P
opioid receptors include
mu = morphine

delta = enkephalin

kappa = dynorphin
opioid analgesics general clinical use
pain
acute pulmonary edema
dextromethorphan clinical use
cough suppression
which opioid is used for cough suppression?
dextromethorphan
which opioid is used to rx diarrhea
loperamide
diphenoxylate
loperamide and diphenoxylate are used to rx
diarrhea
opioid analgesics: toxicity
addiction
respiratory depression
constipation
additive CNS depression

miosis (pinpoint pupils)
tolerance does not develop to opioid effects _
miosis
constipation
opioid toxicity is treated with
naloxone
naltrexone
naloxone
naltrexone

moa
opioid receptor antagonists
butorphanol moa
partial agonist at mu

agonist at kappa
butorphanol rx
pain
butorphanol advantage

s/e
less respiratory depression than full agonists


causes withdrawl if pt is on full opioid agonist
tramadol moa
very weak opioid agonist

-'s serotonin and NE reuptake
tramadol rx
chronic pain
tramadol s/e
similar to opioids

v seizure threshold
all the glaucoma drugs
alpha agonists
--epinephrine
--brimonidine

beta blockers
--timolol
betaxolol
carteolol

diuretics
--acetazolamide

cholinomimetics
direct:
--pilocarpine
--carbachol

indirect
--physostigmine
--echothiophate

prostaglandins
--latanoprost
latanoprost is __
a prostaglandin

PGF 2alpha
all the epilepsy drugs
phenytoin
carbamazepine

lamotrigine
gabapentin
topiramate
phenobarbital

valproic acid

ethosuximide
benzodiazepines (diazepam, lorazepam)

tiagabine
vigabatrin

levetiracetam
first-line for tonic-clonic
phenytoin
carbamazepine

valproic acid
first line for status epilepticus
prophylaxis:
--phenytoin

acute:
--benzodiazepines
first line for absence seizures
ethosuximide
phenytoin is first line for _
tonic clonic

prophylaxis for status epilepticus
carbamazepine is first line for _
tonic clonic
valproic acid is first-line for _
tonic clonic
ethosuximide is first-line for
absence seizures
benzodiazepines are first line for _ seizures
acute status epilepticus
what drugs treat absence seizures?
valproic acid

ethosuximide *


* = first-line
what drugs treat status epilepticus?
phenytoin
--prophylaxis

benzodiazepines (diazepam or lorazepam)
--acute
what drugs treat tonic clonic seizures?
phenytoin *
carbamazepine *

lamotrigine
gabapentin
topiramate
phenobarbital

valproic acid *


levtiracetam
what drugs treat simple and complex seizures?
everybody except ethosuximide and benzodiazepines


phenytoin
carbamazepine

lamotrigine
gabapentin
topiramate
phenobarbital

valproic acid

tiagabine
vigabatrin

levetiracetam
re: seizure table

phenytoin moa
^ Na+ channel inactivation
re: seizure table

carbamazepine moa
^ Na+ channel inactivation
re: seizure table

lamotrigine moa
blocks voltage-gated Na+ channels
re: seizure table

gabapentin moa
designed as GABA analog

but primarily inhibits

HVA (high voltage activated)
Ca++ channels
re: seizure table

topiramate moa
blocks Na+ channels

^ GABA action
re: seizure table

phenobarbital moa
^ GABA-A action moa
re: seizure table

valproic acid moa
^ Na+ channel inactivation

^ GABA concentration
re: seizure table

ethosuximide moa
blocks thalamic T-type Ca++ channels
re: seizure table

benzodiazepines moa
^ GABA-A action
re: seizure table

tiagabine moa
inhibits GABA reuptake
re: seizure table

vigabatrin moa
irreversibly inhibits GABA transaminase -->

^ GABA
re: seizure table

levetiracetam moa
unknown;

may modulate GABA and glutamate release
re: seizure table

phenytoin "notes"
fosphenytoin for parenteral use
what seizure drug is also first line for trigeminal neuralgia?
carbamazepine
carbamazepine is 1st line for
tonic clonic

trigeminal neuralgia
re: seizure table

gabapentin rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic

peripheral neuropathy
bipolar
re: seizure table

lamotrigine rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic
re: seizure table

carbamazepine rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic*
re: seizure table

phenytoin rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic*
re: seizure table

topiramate rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic
re: seizure table

phenobarbital rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic

1st line in pregnant women, children
re: seizure table

valproic acid rx
simple
complex
tonic-clonic*

absence


myoclonic seizures
re: seizure table

ethosuximide rx
absence seizures
re: seizure table

benzodiazepines rx
1st line for acute status epilepticus

2nd-line for seizures of eclampsia
re: seizure table

tiagabine rx
simple
complex
re: seizure table

vigabatrin rx
simple
complex
re: seizure table

levetiracetam rx
simple
complex
tonic clonic
what rx seizures of eclampsia?
1st-line: MgSO4

2nd-line: benzodiazepines
re: seizure table

_ rx myoclonic seizures
valproic acid
re: seizure table

_ is 1st line for trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine
re: seizure table

_ is used for peripheral neuropathy, bipolar disorder
gabapentin
re: seizure table

_ is 1st line in pregnant women, children
phenobarbital
epilepsy

benzodiazepines s/e
STD (caught while having a seizure)

sedation
tolerance
dependence
epilepsy

carbamazepine s/e (9)
diplopia
ataxia

agranulocytosis
aplastic anemia

liver toxicity
^ P450

teratogenesis
SIADH
Stevens-Johnson
epilepsy

ethosuximide s/e (5)
fucking give US head

fatigue
GI distress
urticaria
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
headache
epilepsy

phenobarbital s/e
STD
^ P450 (Phenobarbital)

sedation
tolerance
dependence
epilepsy

phenytoin s/e (10)
nystagmus
diplopia

ataxia
sedation
peripheral neuropathy

gingival hyperplasia
hirsutism

megaloblastic anemia
fetal hydantoin syndrome
SLE-like syndrome
^ P450
epilepsy

valproic acid s/e
--weight gain
--GI distress
--rare but fatal hepatotoxicity (measure LFTs)

spina bifida -- ¡pregnancy!
tremor
epilepsy

lamotrigine s/e
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
epilepsy

gabapentin s/e
sedation
ataxia
epilepsy

topiramate s/e
sedation
mental dulling

kidney stones
weight loss
stevens-johnson syndrome (7)
prodrome:
--malaise
--fever

followed by rapid onset of

--erythematous
--purpuric
--macules

@ GOO: oral, ocular, genital

skin lesions progress to

--epidermal necrosis
--sloughing
how does phenytoin cause _ blood problem?
v folate absorption

--> megaloblastic anemia
barbiturates include
phenobarbital
pentobarbital
thiopental
secobarbital
barbiturates moa
^ duration of Cl- channel opening -->

facilitate GABA-A action -->

v neuron firing
barbiturates clinical use
sedative for

anxiety
seizures
insomnia

induction of anesthesia (thiopental)
barbiturates s/e
dependence

additive CNS depression w. EtOH

respiratory or cardiovascular depression ( --> death )

^ P450
barbiturates contraindications
porphyria
treat overdose of barbiturates with
assist respiration
^ BP
barbiturates vs.

benzodiazepines

mechanism comparison
both facilitate GABA-A action

-----------------------------------

^ duration of Cl- channel opening

^ frequency of Cl- channel opening
benzodiazepines moa
facilitate GABA-A action by

^ frequency of Cl- channel opening
sleep change by benzodiazepines
v REM sleep
pharmacokinetics of benzodiazepines
most have long half-lives

and active metabolites
benzos

clinical use
anxiety
spasticity

status epilepticus (lorazepam, diazepam)

detoxification (especially alcohol withdrawl -- DTs)

night terrors
sleepwalking

general anesthetic
--amnesia
--muscle relaxation

hypnotic
hypnotics do _
induce sleep
benzodiazepines s/e
dependence

additive CNS depression with EtOH
s/e advantage of benzos against barbiturates
less:

respiratory depression
coma
treat o/d of benzos with
flumazenil
flumazenil moa
competitive antagonist at GABA benzodiazepine receptor
short acting benzodiazepines include:
triazolam
oxazepam
midazolam

TOM
_ benzodiazepines have the highest ...
short-acting benzos

highest addictive potential
GABA-A receptor is a _
ligand-gated chloride channel
benzodiazepines include
diazepam
lorazepam
temazepam
chlordiazepoxide
alprazolam

triazolam
oxazepam
midazolam
nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics include
zolpidem
zaleplon
eszopiclone
ambien is aka
zolpidem
nonbenzo hypnotics moa
act by the BZ1 receptor subtype
nonbenzo hypnotics are reversed by _
flumazenil
zolpidem is a (drug class)
nonbenzo hypnotic
zaleplon is a (drug class)
nonbenzo hypnotic
eszopiclone is a (drug class)
nonbenzo hypnotic
nonbenzo hypnotics s/e (6)
"ACh"

ataxia
confusion
headaches

unlike older sedative hypnotics, they cause

--only modest day-after psychomotor depression

--few amnestic effects

--lower dependence risk than benzos
for a drug to penetrate the CNS it must be...
lipid soluble

or actively transported
drugs with v solubility in blood
-->
rapid induction and recovery times
drugs with ^ solubility in lipids
-->
^ potency

= 1/MAC
MAC =
minimal alveolar concentration

at which 50% of the population is anesthetized

varies with age
N2O solubilities
v blood solubility
v lipid solubility
halothane solubilities
^ blood solubility
^ lipid solubility
^ blood solubility of an anesthetic --> _ _ _ _
slower onset of action
inhaled anesthetics include
inmesh

isoflurane
nitrous oxide

methoxyflurane
enflurane
sevoflurane
halothane
effects of inhaled anesthetics
myocardial depression
respiratory depression

nausea/emesis

^ cerebral blood flow
v cerebral metabolic demand
inhaled anesthetics

common s/e
malignant hyperthermia (rare)
halothane s/e
hepatotoxicity
methoxyflurane s/e
nephrotoxicity
enflurane s/e
proconvulsant
nitrous oxide s/e
expansion of trapped gas
IV anesthetics include
thiopental
midazolam
ketamine
morphine, fentanyl
propofol
thiopental pharmacokinetics
high potency
high lipid solubility
rapid entry into brain


effect terminated by rapid redistribution into tissue and fat
thiopental clinical use
induction of anesthesia
short surgical procedures
thiopental s/e
v cerebral blood flow
midazolam clinical use
most common drug used for endoscopy;
midazolam may be used (as an IV anesthetic) adjunctively with _
gaseous anesthetics and narcotics
midazolam s/e
severe postoperative respiratory depression

v BP

amnesia
if midazolam overdose
--> v BP,

treat it with _
flumazenil
ketamine is a _ (drug class)
arylcyclohexylamine
ketamine is a _ (~ drug type) and acts as a _ anesthetic
PCP analog

dissociative anesthetic
ketamine mechanism
blocks NMDA receptors
ketamine s/e
cardiovascular stimulant

disorientation
hallucination
bad dreams

^ cerebral blood flow
_ IV anesthetic causes

^ cerebral blood flow

_ IV anesthetic causes

v cerebral blood flow
ketamine

thiopental
morphine, fentanyl

as IV anesthetics

they're used as...
used with other CNS depressants

during general anesthesia
propofol clinical use
rapid anesthesia induction

short procedures
propofol s/e
less postoperative nausea than thiopental
propofol moa
potentiates GABA-A
ester local anesthetics include
procaine
cocaine
tetracaine
amide local anesthetics include
lidocaine
mepivacaine
bupivacaine
depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs include
succinylcholine
nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs include
don't TAMPR with her V...

tubucurarine
atracurium
mivacurium
pancuronium
rocuronium

vecuronium
succinylcholine s/e
hypercalcemia
hyperkalemia
neuromuscular blocking drugs

use
muscle paralysis in

surgery
mechanical ventilation
neuromuscular blocking drugs are selective for _ receptor
*motor* nicotinic receptor
succinylcholine blockade phase I vs. phase II

the nature of the block
prolonged depolarization

repolarized but blocked
succinylcholine blockade:

phase I reversal of blockade
no antidote

block potentiated by cholinesterase inhibitors
succinylcholine blockade:

phase II reversal of blockade
antidote: cholinesterase inhibitors

e.g. neostigmine
cholinesterase inhibitors effect on succinylcholine block
potentiates phase I of block

antidote for phase II
nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers moa
compete with ACh
reversal of tubocurarine &c block
cholinesterase inhibitors e.g.

neostigmine
edrophonium
_ used to rx malignant hyperthermia
dantrolene
dantrolene moa
prevents release of Ca++

from SR of skeletal muscle
dantrolene rx
malignant hyperthermia

neuroleptic malignant syndrome
neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a s/e of _
antipsychotics
malignant hyperthermia is caused by _
inhalation anesthetics
(except N2O)

succinylcholine
parkinsonism is due to _ _

(neurochemical gist)
loss of dopaminergic neurons

excess cholinergic activity
parkinson's drugs

4 strategies
agonize dopamine receptors

^ dopamine

prevent dopamine breakdown

curb excess cholinergic activity
parkinson's drugs that agonize dopamine receptors include
bromocriptine
pramipexole
ropinirole
parkinson's drugs that ^ dopamine include
amantadine

L-dopa/carbidopa
amantadine is an antiviral against influenza A and _
rubella
parkinson's drugs that prevent dopamine breakdown
selegiline
entacapone
tolcapone
entacapone
tolcapone

moa
COMT inhibitors

prevent L-dopa degradation

--> ^ dopamine availability
COMT inhibitors used to treat parkinson's
entacapone
tolcapone
parkinson's drugs that curb excess cholinergic activity
benztropine
what symptoms of parkinson's does benztropine treat or not treat?
improves tremor, rigidity

little effect on bradykinezia
levodopa/carbidopa moa
^ dopamine

unlike dopamine, L-dopa can cross BBB

L-dopa is converted by dopa decarboxylase in the CNS to dopamine
L-dopa/carbidopa rx
parkinsonism
L-dopa/carbidopa s/e
arrhythmias from peripheral conversion to dopamine

long-term use can -->

dyskinesia following administration

akinesia between doses
carbidopa moa
a peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor

given with L-dopa to limit peripheral conversion of L-dopa to dopamine
selegiline moa
selectively inhibits MAO-B

(which preferentially metabolizes dopamine over NE and 5-HT)

thereby increasing the availability of dopamine
selegiline rx
adjunctive agent to L-dopa

to treat parkinson's
selegiline s/e
may enhance adverse effects of L-dopa
alzheimer's drugs include
memantine

donepezil
galantamine
rivastigmine
memantine moa
NMDA receptor antagonist

helps prevent excitotoxicity (mediated by Ca++)
memantine s/e
dizziness
confusion
hallucinations
donepezil
galantamine
rivastigmine

moa
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
donepezil
galantamine
rivastigmine

s/e
nausea
dizziness
insomnia
huntington's disease:

what chemical ^ v are there?
^ dopamine

v GABA + ACh
huntington's:

drugs to rx
reserpine + tetrabenazine

haloperidol
reserpine + tetrabenazine moa
"amine depleting"

used to treat huntington's
haloperidol moa _ _
dopamine receptor antagonist
sumatriptan moa
5-HT (1B/1D) agonist

--vasoconstriction

inhibition of

--trigeminal activation and
--vasoactive peptide release
sumatriptan rx
acute migraine

cluster headache attacks
sumatriptan s/e
coronary vasospasm

¡ in CAD or Prinzmetal's !

mild tingling