1st Generation Antipsychotics Flashcards
There are 10 1st generation agents. 5 of them end in what suffix?
- azine
What 5 agents end in -azine?
Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Perphenazine Thioridazine Trifluoperazine
What 5 agents do NOT end in -azine?
Haloperidol Loxapine Molindone Pimozide Thiothixene
What is the MOA for the 1st generation agents?
Block Dopamine (D2) post-synaptic receptors
What is the MOA for the 1st generation agents?
Block Dopamine (D2) post-synaptic receptors
The 1st generation agents can also block a few other receptors that can result in side effects. What are they?
- Histamine
- Muscarinic
- Alpha1 Adrendergic
- D2 in the Nigrostriatal pathway and in the Tuberoinfundibular pathway
The 1st generation agents can also block other receptors that lead to side effects. What are those receptors and effects?
- Histamine –> Sedation
- Muscarinic –> Anticholinergic
- Alpha1 Adrenergic –> Cardiovascular
- D2 in the nigrostriatal pathway –> EPS
- D2 in the tuberofundibular pathway –> Prolactin elevation
What are 2 LOW potency agents?
Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
What are 2 LOW potency agents?
Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
What general effects do the LOW potency agents cause?
(Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine)
= Sedation, ECG effects and Hypotension
What side effect can Thioridazine cause?
Torsade de pointes or cardiac death
What are 2 HIGH potency agents?
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
What are 2 HIGH potency agents?
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
What general effects do the HIGH potency agents cause?
(Fluphenazine, Haloperidol)
= More movement and Endocrine effects
==> EPS and Prolactin elevation
What 3 Extrapyramidal Symptoms can be caused by 1st generation agents?
Dystonia
Akathisia
Parkinsonism