Antiemetics Flashcards
8 classes
- Phenothiazines
- Serotinin blockers
- Benzamides
- Butyrophenones
- Benzodiazepenes
- corticosteroids
- cannabinoids
- Substance P blockers
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Phenothiazes
Prochlorperazine
MOA of phenothiazines
Dopamine receptor blocker
AE od prochlorperazine
Hypotension
restlessness
sedation
Serotinin blockers
ondasetron
granisetron
palonesetron
dolasetron
what pts need adjustment in administration of serortinin blockers
liver failure
AE or serotinin blockers
headache
Dolasetron increases QT interval
expensive
Benzamides
Metclopromide
MOA of bezamides/metclopromide
dopamine blocker
AE of metclopromide
sedation
diarrhea
extrapyrimindal sumptoms
Butyrophenones
Dreperidol
haloperidol
Used for endoscopy and surgery sedation
droperidol
AE od butyrophenoes
inc. QT interval
used for cisplatin treated pts
serotinin blockers
Benzodiazepines
lozaepam
alprazolam
AE of benzodiazepines
sedation
amnesia
used for gastroparesis
benzodiazepines
corticosteroids
dexamethason
methylprednisolone
AE od corticosteroids
insominia
hyperglycemia
NK 1/ Substance P blockers
Aprepitant
AE of aprepitant
constipation
fatigue
Cannabinoids
Dronabinol
Nabilone