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Anemia drugs Flashcards

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Iron Preparation drugs

A 
For microcytic anemia
Ferrous sulfate
Ferrous gluconate
Ferrous Fumarate
Iron dextran
iron sucrose
Sodium-ferric gluconate
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Ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate description

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Oral iron therapy

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Ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate pharmacodynamics

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works just as good as parenteral if absorption is normal

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Ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate indication

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iron deficient anemia

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Ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous fumarate adverse

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GI: Constipation, dark stools, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea

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Iron dextran, iron sucrose, Sodium-ferric gluconate description

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parenteral iron therapy

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Iron dextran, iron sucrose, sodium-ferric gluconate pharmacodynamics

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Toxicity is very rare; mostly occurs in young children after accidental ingestion

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Iron dextran, iron sucrose, sodium-ferric gluconate indication

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Patients who do not tolerate or absorb iron well

Extensive anemia that cannot be maintained on oral iron alone

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Iron dextran, iron sucrose, sodium-ferric gluconate adverse

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Acute iron toxicity -> necrotizing gastroenteritis with vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea (-> possibly shock, metabolic acidosis, coma and death)
Treat-> deferoxamine

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Iron chelator drugs

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Deferoxamine

Deferasirox

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Iron chelator description

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Phlebotomy-for chronic iron overload without anemia

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Iron chelator pharmacodynamics

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Binds absorbed iron and promotes excretion

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Iron chelator indication

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Chronic iron toxicity:

Hemochromatosis or multiple transfusions

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Vitamin B12 aka Cyanocobalamin
Hydroxycobalamin
Description

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For macrocytic anemia

Parenteral (huge body stores take a long time to deplete)

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Vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin pharmacodynamics

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Two reactions:
homocysteine -> methionine
methyl-malonyl -> succinyl

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Vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin indication

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Malabsorption of Vit B12 (loss of IF,etc)

Can be partly correct with folic acid

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Vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin adverse

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Deficiency of cobalamin can cause neurologic abnormalities due to increased homocysteine

18
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Folic acid description

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macrocytic anemia

Deficiency is a lot more common than B12 but can be easily corrected

19
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Folic acid pharmacodynamics

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required for purine synthesis

Need B12 to for THF -> folate trap

20
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Folic acid indication

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Folate deficiency (1-6 months to develop) can cause congenital malformation and vascular disease
Drug induced: MTX, trimethoprim, pyrimethamine (inhibit DHF reductase)
21
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Folic acid adverse

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Masking of neurologic deficits in B12 deficiency

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Erythropoietin description

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stimulates erythroid proliferation (JAK/STAT)

23
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Erythropoietin pharmacodynamics

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produced in the kidney in response to hypoxia

24
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Erythropoietin indication

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Anemia with renal disease (can’t produce endogenous EPO -> best responders)

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Darbepoetin description

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3x longer acting than EPO

-Two CHO chains

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Darbepoetin indications

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chronic anemia with renal failure

Myelosuppressive chemotherapy

27
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Erythropoietin and Darbepoetin adverse

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Hyperviscosity -> HTN and thrombosis

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Filgrastim and Sargramostim description

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Myeloid growth factors with JAK/STAT receptors

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FIlgrastim and Sargramostim pharmacodynamics

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proliferation and differentiation of PMN’s

30
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Filgrastim and Sargramostim indication

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Neutropenia (1 or 2 degree)

Chemotherapy

31
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IL-11 description

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Megakaryocyte growth factor

32
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IL-11 pharmacodynamics

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Increases platelets

33
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IL-11 Indications

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Hx of thromboycytopenia with chemo; decreases need for platelet transfusion

34
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Hydroxyurea description

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Relieves painful course of sickle cell disease

35
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Hydroxyurea pharmacodynamics

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Increases HbF concentration

36
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Hydroxyurea indication

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Sickle cell anemia

37
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Hydroxyurea Adverse

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BM suppression

Cutaneous vasculitis

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