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Analgesics and NSAIDs Flashcards

1
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Which drugs are used for pain? (3)

A

-narcotic / opioid analgesics
Non opioid:
-paracetamol
-NSAIDs

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Which drugs are anti-inflammatory? (2)

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  • NSAIDs

- Steroids

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cellular mediators of inflammation, pain and thermoregulation can…: (6)

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  • promote microcirculation blood flow
  • increase permeability
  • enhance action of other mediators
  • sensitize nerve endings
  • promote leukocyte infiltration
  • pro-platelet aggreagtion
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4
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What is the mechanism of action for NSAIDs?

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-nonselective inhibitor for COX-1 and COX-2 isoenzymes

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Is the mechanism of action for NSAIDs reversible?

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  • competitively reversible
  • varying degrees of reversibility
  • EXCEPT asprin (irreversible)
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Which NSAID is irreversible?

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aspirin

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7
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What does the COX enzyme do? (3)

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arachidonic acid–> prostaglandins + thromboxane

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Where is arachidonic acid derived from? with what enzyme?

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From phospholipid bilayer

-enzyme: phospholipase A2

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9
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What do prostaglandins do?(2)

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  • messenger in process of inflammation

- protection of stomach lining

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10
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What do steroids inhibit?

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ENZ phospholipase A2

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11
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What do NSAIDs inhibit?

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ENZ Cyclooxygenase (COX)

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What are the derivatives of arachidonic acid? What enzymes produce them? (5)

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COX enz:

  • prostaglandins + thromboxane
  • collectively called cyclic endoperoxides

5-lipooxygenase ENZ:
-leukotrienes

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What are prostaglandins + thromboxane collectively called?

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cyclic endoperoxides

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14
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inhibiting COX produces what therapeutic effects? (2)

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  • reduces inflammation

- reduces pain

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15
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What is the COX-1 expression?

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constitutively (always) expressed

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16
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What are the derivatives of arachidonic acid called?

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eicosanoids

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17
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what functions do COX-1 facilitate? (3)

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  • protection of stomach lining
  • maintenance of renal function
  • differentiation of marcophages
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18
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What is the COX-1 expression?

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facultatively (when needed)

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19
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COX-1 inhibition produces..

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side effects

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20
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COX-2 inhibition produces…

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desirable NSAID effects

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21
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COX-2 functions facilitated? (4)

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  • inflammation
  • pain
  • fever
  • normal/pathologic cell proliferation
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COX-2 inhibition effects?

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anti-inflammatory

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23
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discovery of COX2 led to the research of…

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development of selective COX-2 inhibitors without gastric problems (characteristic of older NSAIDs)

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24
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What are the drug classes of the analgesics and antipyretics that are not NSAIDS?

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  • paraaminophenols

- pyraolones

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25
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What are the classes of drugs that are NSAIDs (10)

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  • pyrazolones
  • salycilates
  • propionic acid derivatives
  • acetic acid derivatives
  • antranilic acid derivatives
  • oxicams
  • nicotinics
  • others
  • selective cox-2 inhibitors
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26
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which COX drugs do NOT produce gastric problems?

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COX-2 (?)

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27
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What are the ParaAminoPhenol drugs?(2)

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  • acetaminophen (paracetamol)

- propacetamol

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What are the pyrazolones? (3)

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  • propyphenazone
  • metamizole (dypirone)
  • phenylbutazone
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29
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What do the non-selective COX-2 inhibitors inhibit?

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  • cox 1

- cox 2

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30
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Which are the non-selective COX 2 inhibitors?

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  • acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin)
  • salycilates (sulfasalazine + salicylamide)
  • pyrazolones (phenylbutazone)
  • proionic acid derivatives (ibuprofen. sulindac, ketrolac, diclofenac, aceclofenac)
  • PHENAMATES-ANTHRANILIC ACID
  • oxicams (piroxicam, meloxicam, lornoxicam)
  • nicotinic (Clonixinate lysine, niflumic aicd)
  • other (nabumetone, nimesulide)
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31
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What are the selective cox-2 inhibitors? (4)

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  • only inhibit COX-2
  • CELECOXIB (Celebrex®)
  • ROFECOXIB (Vioxx ®)
  • ETORICOXIB (Arcoxia®, Exxiv®)
  • PARECOXIB (Dynastat®)
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32
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What are the classes of anti-inflammatory drugs? (3)

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  • steroids
  • nonselective cox inhibitors
  • selective cox inhibitors
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33
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What are the types of salicylate drugs? (2)

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  1. acetylsalicyclic acid

2. Salicyclic acid derivatives

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34
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What are the acetylsalicyclic acid drugs? (2)

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  • ASA aspirin

- Lysine acetylsalicylate (IV)

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35
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which acetylsalicyclic acid is used with IV?

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Lysine acetylsalicylate

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36
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What are the salicyclic acid derivatives? (4)

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  • Diflunisal
  • Sulfasalazine (Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory bowel disease)
  • Fosfosal
  • Salsalate
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37
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Which salicyclic acid derivative is used for rheumatoid arthritis?

A

Sulfasalazine

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38
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Which salicyclic acid derivative is used forInflammatory bowel disease?

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Sulfasalazine

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SALICYLATES indications? (4)

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  • analgesic
  • antipyretic
  • anti-inflamatory
  • anti-platelet
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Are people allergic to salicylates?

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yes

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41
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Side effects of salicylates? (3)

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  • Gastric irritation-peptic ulcer
  • Hypersensitivity or allergic reactions
  • Increased risk of bleeding
  • Reye syndrome (in children younger than 12 years old with fever) + Liver disease + Encephalopathy
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42
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SALICYLATES interactions?

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-oral anticoagulants (incr. bleeding)

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43
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Why do oral anticoagulants increase risk of bleeding with salicylates? (3)

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  • ulcerogenic properties
  • competition of plasma protein binding (both have high affinity)
  • inhibition of platelet aggregation
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44
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When a patient is taking oral anticoagulants, what is the analgesic of choice?

A

acetaminophen/paracetamol

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45
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Conraindications for salicylates?

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  • allergic to them
  • asthmatics
  • patients w/anticoagulants
  • pregnancy (esp. 3rd trimester)
  • patients w/peptic ulcer disease
  • patients w/ chronic renal failure
  • children under 12 with viral infections
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46
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What happens if children under age 12 with a viral infection take salicylates?

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-reye syndrome

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47
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In which trimester of pregnancy is it esp. risky to take salicylates?

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third

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48
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Para-aminophenols have which 2 effects? what do they NOT do? (4)

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  • analgesic
  • antipyretic

NO anti-inflammatory
NO antiplatelet

49
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What is the difference between paraceatamol and propacetamol?

A

propacetamole is:

  • prodrug (inactive needs to be metabolized)
  • IV
50
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Para-aminophenols are toxic at what dose? what type of toxicity?

A
  • hepatotoxic

- 15 grams

51
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What is the antidote for Para-aminophenols poisoning?

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Acetylcysteine IV

52
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What drug can cause fulminant acute hepatitis? what dose?

A

paracetamol

-150-250mg/kg in a few hours

53
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Para-aminophenols are used for:

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  • children
  • patients w/ gastroduodenal ulcer
  • when ASA produces gastric distress
  • patients with allergies (esp. ASA)
  • anti-coagulated patients or w/bleeding disorders
  • pregnancy
54
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Para-aminophenols side effects at normal doses?

55
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What pyrazolones have analgesic and antipyretic effects?

A

-DIPYRONE=METAMIZOL -PROPYPHENAZONE

56
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What is the specific analgesic effect for DIPYRONE + PROPYPHENAZONE

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-moderate and visceral pain

57
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define URICOSURIC

A

increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine

58
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What pyrazolone has analgesic, antiinflamatory and uricosuric effects?

A

phenylbutazone

59
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What effects does phenylbutazone have? what type of drug is it? (4)

A
  • is a pyrazolone
  • analgesic
  • anti-inflam
  • uricosuric
60
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What is the benefit of pyrazolones?

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  • less harmful effects to the GI mucosa

- no bleeding complications

61
Q

Which analgesic is useful in colic pain? how? (5)

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  • metamizol
  • relaxation of smooth muscle
  • can be used alone or with anticholinergics or spasmolytic drugs
62
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What drugs can metamizol be used with to help with colic pain? (3)

A
  • alone
  • anticholinergics
  • spasmolytic drugs

ex. Nolotil compositum® = metamizol + butylscopolamine

63
Q

Adverse reactions of dipyrone-metamizol? (2)

A
  • agranulocytosis

- aplastic anemia

64
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Which analgesic is not commercially available in most countries but used widely in spain?

A

-dipyrone-metamizol

65
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Which drugs are the propionic acid derivatives? (6)

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  • Ibuprofen
  • Dexibuprofen
  • Naproxen
  • Ketoprofen
  • Dexketoprofen
  • Flurbiprofen
66
Q

What are the pharmacological effects of acetic acid derivatives? (3)

A
  • potent anti-inflam
  • analgesic (moderate pain)
  • antipyretic
67
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What type of analgesic effect do acetic acid derivatives have?

A

moderate pain

68
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What are the three types of acetic acid derivatives?

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  • indolacetic
  • pirrolacetic
  • phenyllacetic
69
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What are indolacetics acetic acid derivatives? (2)

A
  • acetic acid derivatives

- drug: indomethacin

70
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What is indomethacin used for? (2)

A
  • arthritis rheumatoid

- more frequent side effects

71
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What are the pirrolacetic acetic acid derivatives?(4)

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  • ETODOLAC
  • SULINDAC
  • KETOROLAC
  • TOLMETIN
72
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describe ketorolac (3)

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  • acetic acid derivative
  • Significant analgesic potency
  • High risk of gastrointestinal adverse effects
73
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What are the phenylacetic acetic acid derivatives? (2)

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  • DICLOFENAC

- ACECLOFENAC

74
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Describe the phenamates-antranilic acid derivatives (3)

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  • anti-inflam
  • little relevance
  • little use in clinical routine
75
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What are the phenamates-antranilic acid derivatives? (4)

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  • MEFENAMIC ACID
  • FLUFENAMIC ACID
  • MECLOFENAMIC ACID
  • TOLFENAMIC ACID
76
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What is another name for enolic acid derivatives?

77
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What is the effect of oxicams?

A
  • anti-inflam
  • analgesic
  • antipyretic
78
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What are the oxicam drugs? (4)

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  • PIROXICAM
  • TENOXICAM
  • MELOXICAM
  • LORNOXICAM
79
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Which oxicam has a greater selectivity for inhibiting COX2?

80
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Which oxicam is used as a hospital diagnosis drug?

81
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Side effect of oxicams?

A

Greater risk of gastrointestinal adverse effects

82
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What is the dosing for oxicams?

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Prolonged half-life: single daily dose

83
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What drug is classified as other for the NSAIDs?

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Nabumetone

84
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Describe Nabumetone (2)

A

-It is used in musculoskeletal processes of moderate
intensity
-Rarely used in Spain

85
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Name the selective cox inhibitor drugs (3)

A

CELECOXIB

PARECOXIB ETORICOXIB

86
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What are the selective cox-2 inhibitor indications (3)

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  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • gouty arthritis
  • osteoarthritis
87
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Selective cox-2 inhibitor contraindications? (2)

A
  • ischemic heart disease

- stroke

88
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What is the benefit of Cox2 inhibitors?

A

less gastric lesions

89
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Side effects of cox 2 inhibitors? (2)

A
  • cardiovascular mortality

- due to thombotic events

90
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NSAID administration? (4)

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  • oral = most common
  • rectal (erractic)
  • parenteral
  • sublingual
91
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NSAID bioavailability?

92
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NSAID half life? (2)

A

2-5 hrs

exception: oxicams 24hrs

93
Q

Which NSAID has a longer half life than normal?

A

oxicams -24hrs

94
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What is the plasma protein binding percentage for NSAIDs

95
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NSAIDs metabolism?

A

hepatic preferably

96
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NSAID excretion? (2)

A
  • renal

- non-acitve form

97
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What causes the anti-inflam effect with NSAIDs?

A

decrease of Thromboxane & prostaglandin

98
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What causes the analgesic effect with NSAIDs?

A

decrease of prostaglandins for moderate pain

99
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What causes the antipyretic effect with NSAIDs?

A

prostaglandin decrease in CNS

100
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What causes antiplatelet action in NSAIDs? (3)

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  • Not shared by all NSAIDs
  • IRREVERSIBLE INHIBITION (ASA)
  • Decrease of platelet TXA2
101
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What causes uricosuric action in NSAIDs? (3)

A
  • Not shared by all NSAIDs
  • high dose of aspirin + phenylbutazone
  • Inhibition uric acid reabsoption
102
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NSAIDs local effect on the GI mucosa depends on…? (2)

A
  • ph

- varies with the preparation used

103
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NSAIDs systemic effect depends on?

A
  • less specific of the preparation used
  • inhibiting COX = decrease PG
  • PGE2 - protecting gastric mucosa
104
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What do NSAIDs do to the kidney? (4)

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  • synthesis of PGE2 and PGI2 in kidney
  • regulate glomerular filtration & renal plasmatic flow
  • vasodilation
  • incr. PG synthesis when renal perfusion compromised
105
Q

What do NSAIDs do to the uterus? (3)

A
  • decrease of PG synthesis
  • Decrease the contractility
  • Reduce the pain in the uterus
106
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NSAID indications (8)

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1.- Inflammatory processes
(E.g. Dental inflammation)
2. - Rheumatic Diseases
3. - Metabolic arthritis (e.g. Gout)
4. - PAIN MILD / MODERATE
(Especially pain + inflammation)
5. - FEVER
6. - Dysmenorrhea
7. - HEADACHE
8. - Antiplatelet (E.g.. After acute myocardial infarction, low doses of ASA)
107
Q

Which drug produces the greatest number of adverse reactions?

108
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Which drugs represent over 20% of adverse drug reactions?

109
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NSAID adverse reactions (7)

A
  1. Gastrointestinal
  2. Hepatic
  3. Renal
  4. Hematological 5. Skin
  5. Hypersensitivity 7. Cardiovascular
110
Q

The most frequent adverse reactions with NSAIDs is… why?

A
  • GASTROINTESTINAL

- decrease in PG synthesis

111
Q

What are the GI adverse effects? (7)

A

Mild:

  • dyspepsia
  • epigastralgia
  • vomiting

Severe:

  • gastric/duodenal erosion
  • gastric ulcer
  • GI bleeding
  • gastric perforation
112
Q

How frequent is it to get gastric peptic ulcers with NSAIDs?

113
Q

Which NSAIDs are the most ulcerogenic? (4)

A

ASA
OXICAMS
KETOROLAC
INDOMETHACIN

114
Q

Which analgesic is not ulcerogenic?

A

paracetamol

115
Q

Risk factors for GI adverse effects with nsaids (5)

A
  • nsaids or steroids
  • women
  • tobacco
  • caffiene
  • alcohol
116
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GI NSAID prophylaxis (3)

A
  • omeprazole
  • anti H2
  • low doses of paracetamol or ibuprofen instead of other NSAIDs
117
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NSAIDs and cardiovascular adverse effects: (3)

A
  • incr. bp
  • thrombotic events (myocardial infarction, angina, stroke)
  • HF (palpitations, edema of lower limbs)
118
Q

What causes NSAIDs cardiovascular adverse effects?

A

COX 2 inhibition

119
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Which NSAIDs produce more cardiovascular side effects? (4)

A
  • coxibs
  • diclofenac
  • aceclofenac
  • high doses of ibuprofen

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