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Anti-depressants / Mood Stabilizers Flashcards

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Lithium has (narrow/wide) therapeutic index

A

Narrow

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1
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Drug of choice for bipolar disorder aka mania

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Lithium carbonate or Lithium citrate

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2
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If patient has hyponatremia, lithium intracellular levels would (increase/decrease)

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Increase

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3
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MAO inhibitors given with Tyramine-rich foods will result to what ADR

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Hypertensive crisis

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4
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What are examples of tyramine-rich foods?

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Wine, cheese, chicken liver

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5
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MAO B selective inhibitor

A

Selegiline

Deprenyl

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6
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MAO B acts on what neurotransmitter

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Dopamine only

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MAO A acts on what neurotransmitter

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Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin

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8
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MAO A selective inhibitor

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Moclobemide

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9
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MAO nonselective inhibitors

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Phenelzine
Isocarboxazid
Tranylcypromine

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10
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What is Deprenyl?

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It acts like selegeline. MAO B selective inhibitor.

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11
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Most used group of drugs for depression

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SSRI & SNRI

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MOA of SSRI

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Blocks serotonin reuptake therefore increasing serotonin in synapse

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MOA of SNRI

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Blocks serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake therefore increasing their levels in the synapse

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14
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ADR most associated with SSRI

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Orthostatic hypotension

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ADR most associated with SNRI

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Hypertension

16
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-XETINE *except yung dulo (duloxetine) and Citalopram

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SSRI drugs

17
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Duloxetine

18
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ADR seen with all of the Antidepressants

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Sexual dysfunction (highest in MAOIs)
Weight gain
19
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Antidepressant categories according to MOA

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SSRI
SNRI
MAOI
TCA
5HT Ia antagonists
20
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-ZODONE

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5HT Ia antagonists

21
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Inhibition of 5HT Ia leads to?

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Increase of 5HT because 5HT Ia is inhibitory in nature

22
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ADR most common with 5HT Ia antagonists

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Hepatotoxicity

23
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MOA of TCAs

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SNRI-like but also blocks alpha 1, muscarinic, and histamine therefore it has many ADRs

24
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-TRIPTYLINE and -PRAMINE

25
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Most severe ADR with TCAs

A

Cardiotoxicity

26
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SSRI drugs

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Sertraline
Fluoxetine
Fluvoxamine
Paroxetine

27
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Anti-depressants also used for OCD, Anxiety disorders, and mgt of phobia

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SSRI and SNRI

28
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2nd gen Antidepressants

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Trazodone
Bupropion
Amoxapine
Maprotiline

29
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3rd gen Antidepressants

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Venlafaxine
Mirtazapine
Nefazodone

30
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Second line antidepressants that are more commonly employed as anticonvulsants

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Valproic acid

Carbamazepine

31
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Valproic acid is an (inducer/inhibitor) of CYP 450

32
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Carbamazepine is an (inducer/inhibitor) of CYP 450

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