Antiemetics Flashcards
How do we vomit?
- Vomiting centre in medulla signals to vomit
- Take deep breath
- Glottis closes to protect airway
- Abdo muscles contract
- LOS relaxes
- Retrograde peristalsis
What are the 4 inputs to the Chemoreceptor trigger zone?
Vestibular nuclei - motion sickness
Visceral afferents from gut - bowel obstrction/GORD
Higher cortical centres - smells, pain, phobia
Direct triggers - chemo, srugs
Muscuranic Antagonist - ADRs?
Hyoscine hydrobromide
MOTION SICKNESS
Blocks Ach Receptors in vestibular nuclei + CTZ
Sedation
Constipation
Dry mouth
H1 Antagonist
Cyclizine
Levomepromazine (D2 antagonist too!)
Dihenhydramine (benadryl)
Inhibits histamenergic signals (H1) from vestibular nuclei to CTZ
Sedation
Anti-muscarinic ADRs (dry mouth, constipation)
5-HT3 Antagonist
Ondansetron
Inhibits CTZ centrally
Reduced GI motility peripherally
(serotonin - usually ^motility)
Domperidone - ADRs?
Central dopamine antagonist
Dry mouth
Galactorrhea
Long QT interval
Parkisonism
Metoclopramide - ADRs?
Central dopamine antagonist
Peripheral cholinergic agonist
^LOS tone / ^gastric contractions (^peristalsis)
Depression
Diarrhoea
Drowsiness
Galactorrhea (^prolactin)
Parkisonism
Anti-psychotic -ADRs?
Haloperidol
D2 receptor antagonist at CTZ
Parkinsonism
Long QT
NK-1 Receptor Antagonist
Aprepitant
Delayed N+V (chemo)
Prevents excitatory action of substrate P
Corticosteroids
Dexamethasone, Methylprednisolone
D2 antagonists
Cannaboids - ADRs?
Nabilone
Acts on CTZ
Depression/Psychosis
Drowsiness
Post op N+V?
Metoclopramide
Pregnancy induced N+V?
Cyclizine (anti-histamine)
General N+V?
Ondansetron
Motion Sickness?
Hyoscine hydrobromide
Cyclizine