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Antiemetics Flashcards

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Antihistamine examples

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Cyclizine
Promethazine

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Antihistamine MOA

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Blocks H1receptors in the vomiting centre in medulla

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Antihistamine SE

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Sedation
Antimuscarinic - dry mouth, blurred vision
Hypotension

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Dopamine antagonists MOA

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Block D2 receptors in chemoreceptor trigger zone

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Dopamine antagonists examples

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Metoclopramide
Domperidone
Droperidol
Levomepromezine
Prochlorperazine
Promethazine

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Dopamine antagonists SE

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Extrapyramidal SE - tardive dyskinesia
Galactorrhoea
Orthostatic hypotension
Sedation
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Blood dyscrasias

Droperidol - QTc prolongation + sudden cardiac death

Metoclopramide - prokinetic

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Serotonin antagonists

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Inhibit action of serotonin at 5-HT3 receptor in small bowel, vagus nerve, and chemoreceptor trigger zone

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Serotonin antagonists examples

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Ondansetron

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Serotonin antagonists SE

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QTc prolongation
Constipation
Headache
Flushing

Small R of cleft lip/palate + structural heart defects

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