Anti-platelet/Anti-coagulant Flashcards
dabigatran category of drug
oral direct acting thrombin inhibitor
drug interactions with warfarin
- NSAIDS - Amiodarone - Cimetidine
UFH/LMWH MOA
- inhibits factors Xa and thrombin by acting on anti-thrombin
when do we give fibrinolytic drugs?
- immediately to treat STEMIS
enoxaparin is given how?
- subQ
half life of factor 10a
- 40 hours
warfarin/coumadin category of drugs
oral indirect acting vitamin K inhibitors
P2Y12 inhibitors MOA
- irreversibly block ADP receptor binding for platelets - non competitive antagonists
MOA of warfarin
- vitamin K reductase inhibitor
what is an alternative to heparin in patients with HIT?
- argatroban
how do we manage until warfarin kicks in?
- heparin bridging
argatroban category of drug given how
-direct acting thrombin inhibitor - IV
COX1/2 inhibitors used to treat
- unstable angina - MI - stroke
P2Y12 inhibitors used to treat
- MI - stroke
how must GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors be given?
- IV
before warfarin effects begin, what must happen?
- affected coagulation factors must degrade
diet and warfarin
- variability in diet makes warfarin dosing problematic - dependent on vitamin K intake
half life of factor 7a
- 6 hours
what proteins is vitamin K responsible for
- 2 - 7 - 9 - 10 - proteins C and S
GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors MOA
- prevent activated platelets from sticking together
Abciximab class of drug
- GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor
what part of heparin binds to the anti-thrombin
- the pentasaccharide