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heparin moa
activation of antithrombin

v thrombin & Xa
heparin Rx
PE, stroke, acute coronary syndrome
MI, DVT

can be used during pregnancy (does not cross placenta)
heparin vs. warfarin monitoring & pathway
heparin: intrinsic; PTT

warfarin: extrinsic, PT/INR

the EX-PresidentT went to WARfarin

H is next to I alphabetically
heparin s/e
Disgusting Horrible BO

drug-drug interactions
HIT
bleeding
osteoporosis
heparin antidote
protamine sulfate

positively charged, binds negatively charged heparin
low-molecular-weight heparins

e.g.

advantages/differences

disadvantage
enoxaparin

--act more on Xa
--better bioavailability
--2-4 times longer half-life
--can give subQT
--can coag monitoring

*not easily reversible*
HIT
heparin binds platelet factor IV

--> antibodies against heparin/PF IV
--> they activate platelets
--> hypercoagulability, thrombocytopenia
heparin alternatives
lepirudin
bivalirudin
lepirudin, bivalirudin
hirudin derivatives

inhibit thrombin

alternative to heparin for pts. with HIT
what drugs to use for anticoagulating pts. with HIT
lepirudin
bivalirudin
warfarin moa
inhibits synthesis & gamma-carboxylation of

factors 2, 7, 9, 10,
proteins C & S
warfarin s/e

heparin s/e
Both:
--bleeding
--drug-drug interactions

Warfarin:
--teratogenic
--skin/tissue necrosis

Heparin:
HIT
osteoporosis
warfarin o/d
vitamin K

rapid reversal: fresh frozen plasma
heparin vs. warfarin structure
large anionic polymer

small, lipid-soluble
thrombolytics
streptokinase
urokinase
tPA (alteplase)
APSAC (anistreplase)
anistreplase =
streptokinase

plasminogen
treat thrombolytic o/d with
aminocaproic acid
plasmin not only cleaves _ but also _
fibrin clots

thrombin
thrombolytics effects on PT, PTT, PC
^ PT
^ PTT
= PC
aspirin moa
acetylates and irreversibly inhibits cyclooxygenase (both COX-1 and COX-2)

to prevent formation of thromboxane A2
aspirin effect on PT, etc.
= PT, PTT

^ bleeding time
aspirin Rx
v fever, pain, platelets, inflammation

an FP is the PI
aspirin s/e
gastric ulcers
bleeding
hyperventilation
Reye's syndrome
tinnitus
besides aspirin...
clopidogrel
ticlopidine
clopidogrel, ticlopidine

moa
inhibit platelet aggregation and fibrinogen binding

blocking ADP receptors, thereby preventing ADP-receptor-linked glycoprotein IIb/IIIa expression
clopidogrel, ticlopidine Rx
acute coronary syndrome
coronary stenting

v incidence or recurrence of thrombotic stroke
ticlopidine s/e
neutropenia
abciximab moa
binds GpIIb/IIIa on activated platelets

--> prevents aggregation
abciximab Rx
acute coronary syndromes

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
abciximab s/e's
bleeding
thrombocytopenia
cancer drugs--cell cycle
stage; what inhibits it

G1
S antimetabolites; etoposide
G2 bleomycin; etoposide
M vinca alkaloids; taxols
antineoplastics:
____ inhibit nucleotide synthesis
methotrexate, 5-FU

v thymidine

6-MP

v purine
antineoplastics:
____ inhibit DNA
cross-link DNA
--alkylating agents
--cisplatin

intercalate DNA
--dactinomycin
--doxorubicin

inhibit topoisomerase II
--etoposide
antineoplastics:
____ inhibit cellular division
vinca alkaloids
--inhibit microtubule formation

paclitaxel
--inhibit microtubule disassembly
methotrexate moa
folic acid analog

inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
methotrexate rx
leukemias
lymphomas
choriocarcinoma
sarcomas

PEAR

psoriasis
ectopic
abortion
rheumatoid arthritis
methotrexate s/e
MMMT

--myelosuppression (reversible with leukovorin rescue)
--macrovesicular fatty liver
--mucositis
--teratogenic
leukovorin is aka
folinic acid
5-FU moa
pyrimidine analog

bioactivated to 5F-dUMP

covalently complexes folic acid

together inhibit thymidylate synthase
5-FU rx
colon cancer
solid tumors
basal cell carcinoma (topical)

synergy with methotrexate
5-FU s/e
myelosuppression
--not reversible with leukovorin
--treat overdose with thymidine

photosensitivity
antimetabolities
methotrexate
5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
6-mercaptopurine (6-MP)
6-thioguanine (6-TG)
cytarabine (ara-C)
_ has same mechanism as 6-MP
6-thioguanine
6-MP moa
purine analog

--> v de novo purine synthesis

activated by HGPRTase
6-MP moa
purine analog

--> v de novo purine synthesis

activated by HGPRTase
6-MP rx
leukemias, lymphomas
(not CLL or Hodgkin's)
6-thioguanine (6-TG) rx
acute lymphoid leukemia
ara-C is aka
cytarabine
cytarabine (ara-C) moa
pyrimidine antagonist

--> inhibition of DNA polymerase
cytarabine (ara-C) rx
AML
ALL
high-grade non-Hodgkin's
6-MP s/e
bone marrow
GI
liver

metabolized by xanthene oxidase --> ^ toxicity with allopurinol
6-thioguanine (6-TG) s/e
bone marrow depression
liver

can be given with allopurinol
cytarabine (ara-C) s/e
MALT =

megaloblastic anemia
leukopenia
thrombocytopenia
dihydrofolate reductase moa
DHF --> THF
thymidylate synthase moa
dUMP --> dTMP
dactinomycin moa
intercalates in DNA
doxorubicin/daunorubicin moa
generate free radicals

noncovalently intercalate in DNA --> breaks in DNA
doxorubicin aka
adriamycin
antitumor antibiotics
dactinomycin

doxorubicin/daunorubicin

bleomycin

etoposide/teniposide
etoposide/teniposide moa
inhibit topoisomerase II
etoposide aka
VP-16
VP-16 aka
etoposide
bleomycin moa
induces free radical formation

--> breaks in DNA
dactinomycin rx
Wilm's tumor
Ewing's sarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
dactinomycin s/e
myelosuppression
doxorubicin/daunorubicin rx
HMS BOL

hodgkin's
myelomas
sarcomas

solid tumors of breast, ovary, lung
bleomycin rx
testicular
Hodgkin's
etoposide/teniposide rx
small cell carcinoma of lung and prostate

testicular carcinoma
doxorubicin/daunorubicin s/e
CAME

cardiotoxicity
alopecia
myelosuppression
extravasation
bleomycin s/e
PMS

pulmonary fibrosis
minimal myelosuppression
skin changes
etoposide s/e
GAMe

GI irritation
alopecia
myelosuppression
aklylating agents
cyclophosphamide/ifosfamide

nitrosoureas

busulfan
nitrosoureas
carmustine
lomustine
semustine
streptozocin
cyclophosphamide/ifosfamide moa
covalently X-link
(interstrand) DNA at
guanine N-7

bioactivation by liver
cyclophosphamide/ifosfamide rx
Non-Hodgkin's

breast & ovarian carcinomas

immunosuppressants
cyclophosphamide/ifosfamide s/e
myelosuppression
hemorrhagic cystitis

partially prevented with mesna (which binds toxic metabolite)
nitrosoureas moa
require bioactivation

cross BBB
nitrosoureas rx
brain tumors including glioblastoma multiforme
nitrosoureas s/e
dizziness
ataxia
busulfan moa
alkylates DNA
busulfan rx
CML

ablate marrow before transplantation
busulfan s/e
pulmonary fibrosis
hyperpigmentation
vincristine/vinblastine
alkaloids that bind tubulin in M-phase

block polymerization of microtubules so that spindle cannot form
vincristine/vinblastine Rx
hodgkin's
Wilms' tumor
choriocarcinoma
three drugs listed for hodgkin's
doxorubicin/daunorubicin

bleomycin

vincristine/vinblastine
two drugs listed for Wilms' tumor
dactinomycin

vincristine/vinblastine
drug for ablation of bone marrow before transplantation
busulfan
two drugs listed for choriocarcinoma
methotrexate

vincristine/vinblastine
vincristine/vinblastine s/e
cristy wrote an APP
vinblastine blasts bone marrow

vincristine
--areflexia
--peripheral neuritis
--paralytic ileus

vinblastine
--bone marrow suppression
paclitaxel/other taxols moa
it is TAXing to stay polymerized

hyperstabilize microtubules in M-phase.

spindle cannot break down

anaphase cannot occur
paclitaxel/other taxols rx
ovarian & breast carcinomas
paclitaxel/other taxols s/e
myelosuppression

hypersensitivity
cisplatin/carboplatin moa
cross-link DNA
cisplatin/carboplatin rx
the platinum cars(inomas) park in the B-LOT

Bladder
Lung
Ovary
Testicular
cisplatin/carboplatin s/e
cisplatiN/carboplatiN

Nephrotoxicity

acoustic Nerve damage
hydroxyurea moa
inhibits Ribonucleotide Reductase -->

v DNA Synthesis (S-phase specific)
hydroxyurea rx
melanie has chronic sickle cell disease

melanoma
CLL
sickle cell disease (^ HbF)
hydroxyurea s/e
bone marrow suppression

GI upset
prednisone moa
may --> apotosis

may work on nondividing cells
prednisone rx
the most commonly used glucocorticoid in cancer chemo

CLL
Hodgkin's (as part of the MOPP regimen)

autoimmune disease
prednisone s/e
CHOP HPI
sugar sugar sour sour

cataracts (~sugar connection)
hyperglycemia (sugar)
osteoporosis ("acid leaches")
peptic ulcers ("sour stomach")

hypertension
psychosis
immunosuppression

mnemonic: hypertension --> strokes --> psychosis. immune system is suppressed so it can't clean up after the strokes.
tamoxifen/raloxifene moa
SERMs

antagonists in breast
agonists in bone

block the binding of estrogen
tamoxifen, raloxifene rx
breast cancer

prevent osteoporosis
tamoxifen, raloxifene s/e
THE RN

Tamoxifen:
--Hot flashes
--may ^ risk of Endometrial carcinoma (partial agonist)

Raloxifene
--No ^ in endometrial carcinoma (antagonist)
herceptin =
trastuzumab
trastuzumab moa
antibody against HER-2 (erb-B2)

helps kill breast cancer cells that...

overexpress HER-2

possibly by antibody-dependent cytotoxicity
trastuzumab rx
metastatic breast cancer
trastuzumab s/e
cardiotoxicity
gleevec =
imatinib
gleevec moa
(philadelphia chromosome)

inhibits

**bcr-abl tyrosine kinase**
gleevec rx
CML

GI stromal tumors
gleevec s/e
fluid retention
rituximab moa
antibody against CD20

(found on most B-cell neoplasms)
rituximab rx
non-hodgkin's

rheumatoid arthritis (with methotrexate)