12 - ANTIPYCHOTIC DRUGS Flashcards
Typical antipsychotics (classical)
They ae antagonists of D2 receptors: D2 blockade
CHLORPROMAZINE
HALOPERIDOL, DROPERIDOL
CHLORPROMAZINE
Typical antipsychotics (classical)
HALOPERIDOL
Typical antipsychotics (classical)
DROPERIDOL
Typical antipsychotics (classical)
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation)
D2 & D3 blockade: SULPIRIDE
5-HT2A / D2 blockade: CLOZAPINE, OLANZAPINE, QUETIAPINE, RISPERIDONE
Partial D2 & 5-HT1A agonist + 5-HT2A blockade: ARIPIPRAZOLE
SULPIRIDE
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation) D2 & D3 blockade
CLOZAPINE, OLANZAPINE, QUETIAPINE, RISPERIDONE
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation) 5-HT2A / D2 blockade
ARIPIPRAZOLE
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation) Partial D2 & 5-HT1A agonist + 5-HT2A blockade
CLOZAPINE, QUETIAPINE
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation) 5-HT2A / D2 blockade
High efficacy in refractory schizophrenias
concept of K-off or
dissociation rate
K-off preserves physiological function but hinders pathological dopaminergic hyperactivity: • Less extrapyramidal effects • Less hyperprolactinemia • Less phenomena of sensitization, tolerance and positive D2 regulation
ARIPIPRAZOL
Atypical antipsychotics (new generation)
Partial D2 agonist Competitive dualism: • AGONIST in MESOCORTICAL pathway • ANTAGONIST in MESOLIMBIC pathway Partial 5-HT1A agonist 5-HT2A Antagonist
Typical antipyschotics (characteristics)
Typical antipsychotics:
•Effective on positive symptoms
•Poor effect on negative symptoms
•Mood swings and cognitive decline
Atypical antipyschotics (characteristics)
•Do not produce catalepsy •Less extrapyramidal effects •Improve positive, negative, cognitive & depressive symptoms •Less hyperprolactinemia •Less relapse risk •Effective in refractory patients
Antipsychotic effect (in psychotic patients)
Independent of the sedative tranquilizing effect.
• Improve positive symptoms and a little the negative ones:
hallucinations, paranoid ideas, aggressiveness…
•Delayed effects
The efficacy in aggressive patients depends on this effect
Neuroleptic effect (tranquilizing)
In healthy people SENSORIAL DEAFFERENTATION
Emotional quietude, psychomotor retardation & affective
indifference. Calmness. No sleep, but it looks like in a slumber.
Able to react to a strong stimulus.
• In psychotic patients
CATALEPSY at high doses
(motor immobility)
OTHER
Antiemetic effect
Bulbar dopaminergic antagonism and some anti-H1 effect
Respiratory depression by parenteral route
Neuroendocrine effects: Increase in prolactin secretion, decrease in
LH, FSH, GH and ADH, weight gain by:
• Inhibition of the tuberohypophyseal dopaminergic pathway
Vegetative effects (peripheral):
blockade of dopaminergic, α-adrenergic, cholinergic & histaminergic (H1)
receptors