תרופות Flashcards
1
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SSRI - fluoxetine (prozac)
- Side effects include…[1],…[2] and…[3]
- Have the…[4] t1/2 of…[5]
- Active metabolites are present in…[6]
- Have some…[7] and…[8] activity
A
- Anxiety
- Weight loss
- Seizure
- Longest
- 4-6 days
- 7-9 days
- Anti-cholinergic
- Anti-histaminic
2
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SSRI - fluvoxamine (favoxil)
- A lot of side effects, its causes…[1]
- It have…[2] effect and it is beneficial of…[3]
- It t1/2 is…[4]
A
- Weight gain
- Sedative (relaxing)
- OCD
- 15 hours
3
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SSRI - paroxetine (seroxat, paxxet)
- It causes…[1]
- And have…[2] side effects due to its…[3] activity
- It is the most…[4] SSRI and thus it is beneficial for…[5]
- Have t1/2 of…[6]
A
- Weight gain
- Anti cholinergic
- Anti cholinergic
- Sedative (relaxing)
- Panic disorder
- 21 hours
4
Q
SSRI - sertraline (lustral)
- Side effects of…[1] and [2]
- Have t1/2 of…[3]
- Active metabolites in the blood for…[4]
A
- Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- 26 hours
- 3-5 days
5
Q
SSRI - escitalopram (cipralex) and citalopram (recital)
- Escitalopram side effects include…[1]
- Its t1/2 is…[2]
- Citalopram t1/2 is…[3]
A
- Anxiety
- 27-32 hours
- 35 hours
6
Q
SSRI - GI side effects
- Resolves usually after…[1]
- Most commonly associated with…[2]
A
- GI discomfort, vomiting, nausea, anorexia, dyspepsia, diarrhea
- GI side effects are the main side effect
- Resolves usually after 2 weeks
- Sertraline (lustral) have the most prominent GI side effects
7
Q
SSRI - sexual dysfunction
- Occurs in…[1] of the patients
- Does not…[2]
- Change to drung that does not effect sexual acitivity including…[3] and…[4]
A
- 50-80%
- Resolve
- Mirtazapine
- Buproprion
8
Q
SSRI - CNS side effects
- Can increase…[1] in the first few weeks
- Rarely and most commonly in old patients can cause…[2]
- Very low rate (0.02%) of…[3]
- The associated drug is…[4]
A
- Anxiety
- EPS
- Seizures
- Fluoxetine
9
Q
SSRI - misc. side effects
- Weight loss occurs only with…[1] the rest will cause weight gain
- …[2] that will lead to hyponatremia and delirium in old patients
- Anti-cholinergic side effects with…[3]
- 4% will have…[4]
- Deficieny in…[5] of…[6]
- Emotional…[7]
A
- Fluoxetine
- SIADH
- Paroxetine
- Skin rash
- Aggregation
- Platelets
- Blunting
10
Q
SSRI discontinuation syndrome
- Leads to…[1] disorder and…[2] discomfort
- Also…[3],…[4] and…[5]. Also auras of…[6]
- Accompanied with…[7] problems
- Occurs in…[8] of the patients
- Becuase…[9] have long t1/2 it is the treatment
A
- Balance
- GI
- Tierdness
- Insomnia
- Parasthesias
- Migraine
- Psychiatric
- 33%
- Fluoxetine
11
Q
Typical anti-psychotics - high potency drugs
- …[1],…[2],…[3] and…[4]
- Have low…[5], and high…[6] effects
A
- Trifluphenazine
- Fluphenazine
- Haloperidol
- Pimozide
- Anti-cholinergic
- EPS
12
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Typical anti-psychotics - low potency drugs
- …[1],…[2]
- Have low…[3], and high…[4] effects
- …[5], have the lowest effect of…[6], because its potency is…[7]
A
- Chloropromazine
- Thioridazine
- EPS
- Anti-cholinergic
- Prephenazine
- EPS
- Medium
13
Q
EPS - parkinsonism
- Occurs in…[1]
- After…[2] days
- Most common in…[3]…[4]
- Treatment
A
- 15% - the most common
- 5-90
- Elderly
- Females
- Anti-cholinergics / amantadine / diphenhydramine (benedril)
14
Q
ESP - acute dystonia
- Occurs in…[1]
- Most commonly in…[2],…[3]
- Prevention
- Treatment
A
- 10%
- Young
- Males
- Anti-cholinergics / diphenhydramine (benedril) / clonazepam
- Anti-cholinergics / anti-histamines IM/IV
15
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EPS - acute akathisia
- Treatment
A
- Consider reducing the dose or replacing the drug
- Best responds to propranolol (deralin).
- Can also use benzodiazepines, anti-cholinergics or cyproheptadine
16
Q
EPS - tardive dyskinesia
- In…[1] of the patients after 12 months, and in…[2] of the patients after 4 years
- Isnt reversible in…[3] of the cases
- Prevention
- Treatment
A
- 15%
- Over 25%
- 50%
- Treat with the lowest dose possible. Treat with atypicals (clozapine have the lesser rate)
- Decrease the dose or stop acutely the drug, and change to atypical (clozapine).
- If cannot tolerate clozapine - benzo/lithium/carbamazepine
17
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Typical anti-psychotics - general adverse effects
- Hyper…[1]
- Anti-…[2]
- Orth…[3]
- Anti-histaminergic…[4]
- Hematologic…[5]
- Cardial…[6]
- Skin…[7]
- Liver…[8]
- Decreased…[9]
A
- Prolactinemia - gynecomastia, impotence, galactorrhea, amenorrhea, anorgasmia. OSTEOPORESIS
- Cholinergic - both central and peripheral
- Orthostatism - due to alpha-1 blockade
- Increased appetite and sedative
- Mild leuckopenia, rarely, agranulocytosis
- Prolonged PR and QT intervals
- Photosensitive rash
- Cholestatic jaundice
- Seizure threshold
18
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Atypical anti-psychotics
- Anti-psychotic effect
- Reistent to treatment
A
- Appears after 3 weeks with full dose
- No reaction after 4-10 week with the full dose