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Alimentary Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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What are different categories of drugs for alimentary disease?

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Acid suppression

Drugs affecting GI motility

Laxatives

Drugs for inflammatory bowel disease

Drugs affecting intestinal secretions

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What are examples of drugs for acid suppression?

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Antacids

Alginates

H2 receptor antagonists

Proton pump inhibitors

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What are examples of drugs affecting GI motility?

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Anti-emetics

Anti-muscurinics/anti-spasmodics

Anti-motility

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What are examples of drugs for IBD?

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Aminosalicylates

Corticosteroids

Immunosteroids

Biologics

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What are examples of drugs affecting intestinal secretions?

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Bile acid sequestrants

Ursadeoxycholic acid

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6
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What do antacids contain?

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Magnesium or aluminium

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What do antacids do?

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Neutralise gastric acid

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When are antacids taken?

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When symptoms occur

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What is an example of an alginate?

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Gaviscon

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What is an alginate?

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Form of viscous gel that floats on stomach contents and reduces influx

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How do H2 receptor antagonists work?

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Block histamine receptor therby reducing acid secretion

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12
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How are H2 receptor antagonists administered?

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Orally or IV

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What is an example of a H2 receptor antagonist?

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Ranitidine

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What is an example of a proton pump inhibitor?

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Omeprazole

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15
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When are H2 receptor antagonists indicated?

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GORD

Peptic ulcer disease

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How do proton pump inhibitors work?

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Block proton pump and therby reduce acid secretion

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When are proton pump inhibitors indicated?

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GORD

Peptic ulcer disease

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18
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How are proton pump inhibitors administered?

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Oral or IV

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What are side effects of proton pump inhibitors?

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GI upset

Predisposition to C. Difficile infection

Hypomagnesaemia

B12 deficiency

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What do prokinetic agents do?

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Increase gut motility and gastric emptying

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What are examples of prokinetics?

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Anti-emetics such as Metoclopramide and Domperidone

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What is the mechanism of action of prokinetic agents?

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Not clear but involves parasympathetic nervous sytem control of smooth muscle and sphincter tone (via acetylcholine)

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What is the mechanism of action for Domperidone?

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Blocks dopamine receptors which inhibit post-synaptic cholinergic neurones

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What is the physiology behind vomiting?

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25
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What different things can be targeted to prevent vomiting?

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Chemoreceptor trigger zone

Pharynx and GIT

Vestibular neclei

Cerebral cortex

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What is a possible side effect of drugs that decrease motility?

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Constipation

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27
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What are examples of drugs that decrease motility?

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Loperamide

Opiods

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28
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What is the clinical benefit of drugs that reduce motility?

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Anti-diarrhoea

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What is the mechanism of action of drugs that decrease motility?

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Decrease smooth muscle contraction, increase anal sphincter tone

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What are anti-spasmodics used for?

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Reduce symptoms due to IBS or renal colic

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What are the 3 mechanisms of anti-spasmodics?

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Anti-cholinergic muscurinic antagonists (inhibit smooth muscle contraction in the gut wall)

Direct smooth muscle relaxants

Calcium channel blockers reduce calcium required for smooth muscle contraction

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Why does Loperamide have few central opiate effects?

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Not well absorbed across the blood brain barrier

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What are the 4 types of laxitives?

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Bulk

Osmotic

Stimulant

Softeners

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34
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What is an example of a bulk laxative?

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Isphagula

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35
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What is an example of an osmotic laxative?

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Lactulose

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36
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What is an example of a stimulant laxative?

37
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What is an example of a softener laxative?

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Arachis oil

38
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How do laxatives work?

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By increasing bulk or drawing fluid into the gut

39
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What are some issues with laxatives?

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Obstruction

Route of administration (oral or rectal)

Need for other measures (osmotoc laxatives will not work without adequate fluid intake)

Misuse

40
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What are examples of aminosalicylates?

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Mesalazine

Olsalazine

41
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What is the mechanism of action of aminosalicylates?

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Unclear but is anti-inflammatory

42
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What is the administration of aminosalicylates?

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Oral or rectal

43
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When should you be cautious towards the use of aminosalicylates?

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In renal impairment

44
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What are some adverse effects of aminosalicylates?

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GI upset

Blood dyscrasias

Renal impairment

45
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What effect do corticosteroids have?

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Anti-inflammatory

46
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What is the administration of corticosteroids?

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Orally

IV

Rectal

47
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What are contraindications for corticosteroids?

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Osteoporosis

Cushingoid features including weight gain, DM, HT

Increased susceptability to infection

48
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What is the mechanism of Azathioprine (immunosuppressent)?

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Prevents the formation of purines required for DNA synthesis so reduces immune cell proliferation

49
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What are adverse effects of Azathioprine?

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Bone marrow suppresion

Azathioprine hypersensitivity

Organ damage (lung, liver, pancreas)

50
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What are biologics?

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Anti-TNFa antibodies

51
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What are examples of biologics?

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Infliximab

Certolizumab

Adalimumab

Natalizumab

Golimumab

Vedolizumab

52
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What are contraindications to Infliximab?

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Current TB or other serious infection

MS

Pregnancy/breast feeding

53
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What are adverse effects of Infliximab?

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Risk of infection, particular TB

Infusion reaction (fever, itch)

Anaemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia

Malignancy

54
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What is TNFa?

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Key cytokine in inflammatory response

55
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What is the mechanism of Cholestyramine?

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Reduces bile salts by binding with them in the gut and then excreting as insoluble complex

56
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What are side effects of Cholestyramine?

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May affect fat soluble vitamin absorption so may decrease vitamin K levels (affecting clotting and warfarin)

57
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What are indications for Ursodeoxycholic acid?

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Gallstones and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)

58
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What is the mechanism of action of Ursodeoxycholic acid?

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Inhibits an enzyme involved in the formation of cholesterol, altering amount in bile and slowly dissolving non-calcified stones

59
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What does ADME stand for?

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Absorption

Distribution

Metabolism

Excretion

60
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Diseases of what systems can affect the processes of a drug?

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GI or liver diseases

61
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How can GI diseases impact administration of a drug?

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May require the route of administration to be changed

62
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What is absorption of a drug impacted by?

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pH

Gut length

Transit time

63
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What is distribution of a drug impacted by?

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Low albumin (decreased binding and increased free drug concentration)

64
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What is metabolism of a drug impacted by?

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Liver enzymes

Increased gut bacteria

Gut wall absorption

Liver blood flow

65
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What is excretion of drugs impacted by?

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Biliary excretion (increased toxicity if hepatobiliary disease)

66
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What impact does liver disease have on pharmacodynamic effects?

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Exaggerated or reduced response

Increased toxocity

67
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What are examples of adverse GI effects caused by drugs?

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GI upset

Diarrhoea

Constipation

GI bleeding/ulceration

Changes to gut bacteria

Drug induced liver injury

68
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How common is GI upset with medication?

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Very common, 20-40% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs)

69
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What are examples of drugs that can cause diarrhoea or constipation as an adverse effect?

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Cholinergics

NSAIDs

Antimicrobials

Opiates

Anticholinergics

70
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What are different mechanisms of drugs cause diarrhoea/constipation as an adverse effect?

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Osmotic

Secretory

Shortened transit time

Protein losing

Malabsorption

71
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What are examples of drugs that cause GI bleeding/ulceration as a side effect?

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1) Low dose aspirin/NSAIDs
3) Warfarin

72
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How do NSAIDs lead to bleeding?

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Cause mucosal injury and bleeding through COX-1 and COX-2 receptors, and epithelial damage

73
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What drugs can cause changes to gut bacteria as a side effect?

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Mainly antibiotics

74
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What does changes to gut bacteria as a side effect cause?

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Loss of OCP activity

Reduced vitamin K absorption (increased prothrombin time)

Overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (such as C. Difficile)

75
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What are the different categories of drug induced liver injury?

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Intrinsic hepatotoxicity

Idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity

76
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What kind of adverse drug reaction is intrinsic hepatotoxicity?

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Type A ADR

77
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What can be said about dose and predictability of intrinsic hepatotoxicity ADRs?

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Predictable, dose dependent

78
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What can be said about the dose and predictability of idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity?

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Unpredictable, not dose dependent

79
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What kind of adverse drug reaction is idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity?

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Type B ADR

80
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What are examples of diseases that can be caused by drugs?

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Acute hepatitis

Chronic hepatitis

Acute cholestasis

Mixed pattern or atypical hepatitis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Fibrosis/cirrhosis

Microvesicular steatosis

Veno-occlusive disease

81
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What are risk factors for adverse drug reactions?

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Age (elderly at risk)

Sex (female at risk)

Alcohol consumption

Genetic factors

Malnourishment

82
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What is the most common reason for medicinial products being withdrawn from the market?

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Hepatotoxicity

83
Q

What classification is used to measure the severity of liver disease?

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Child-Pugh classification

84
Q

Explain Child-Pugh classification?

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Individual scores are summed and then groups as A, B or C

85
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What things does Child-Pugh classification consider?

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Bilirubin (umol/L)

Albumin (g/L)

PT (s prolonged)

Encephalopathy

Ascites

86
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Whilst prescribing in liver disease, care must be taken with what?

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Drugs which can be toxic due to changes in pharmacokinetics

Drugs which are hepatotoxic

Drugs which may worsen the non-liver aspects of liver disease (such as encephalopathy)

87
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What are particular drugs that are known to cause problems with liver disease?

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Warfarin/anti-coagulant (clotting factors are already low)

Aspirin/NSAIDs (increase bleeding time in combination with deficiency in clotting factors)

Opiates/benzodiazepines (may precipitate encephalopathy by increasing sedation)

88
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Where can patients find more drug information?

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BNF guidance on drugs in liver disease

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