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Antipsychotic Medications Flashcards

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conditions managed with antipsychotics

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  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Severe Depression
  • Substance Abuse (maybe symptom of above)\

Manage severe agitation
Lesser uses: nausea, vomiting, hiccups

Sometimes used to treat dementia but must use caution - Very seldome

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three types of symptoms for schizophrenia

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positive
negative
cognitive

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Positive

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Exaggeration or distortion of
normal function
Hallucinations 
Delusions 
Agitation
Tension 
Paranoia
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Negative

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Loss or diminution of normal
function
Lack of motivation 
Poverty of speech
Blunted affect 
Poor self-care 
Social withdrawal
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Cognitive

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Disordered thinking
Reduced ability to focus attention
Prominent learning and memory
difficulties
Subtle changes*
Florid changes: Thinking and
speech may be completely
incomprehensible to others
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Primary neurotransmitter at work when we talk about schizophrenia

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dopamine

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Underactivity of D1 receptor

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negative symtpoms

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Overactivity of D2 receptors

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positive symptoms

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Three major objectives of treatment for shizophrenia

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  • Suppression of acute episodes
  • Prevention of acute exacerbations
  • Maintenance of the highest possible level of functioning
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Strategic and therapeutic considerations for treatment of schizophernia

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  • Drug selection
  • Dosing
  • Route
  • Oral (tablets, capsules, and liquids)
  • Intramuscular
  • Inhaled
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First Gen Examples

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Chlorpromazine
(Thorazine)
Fluphenazine(Prolixin)
Perphenazine (Trilafon)
Trifluoperazine (Stelazine)
Thioridizine (Mellaril)
Thiothixene (Navane)
Haloperidol (Haldol)
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2nd Gen

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Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Paliperidone (Invega)
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Typical action

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Blocks post-synaptic D2 receptors in basal
ganglia, hypothalamus, limbic system and
medulla; lipid soluble

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Atypical action

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Less D2 blockade than the typicals. Hypothesis:
blocks serotonin receptors in cortex which
decreases inhibition of dopamine; thus more effect
on negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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Typical intended effects

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Reduces positive symptoms of Schizophrenia
(hallucinations, tics)
Treatment of nausea, vomiting, hiccups
Reduces aggressive behaviors
Not much effect on negative symptoms
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Atypical intended effects

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Reduces positive symptoms of schizophrenia but
less than typicals
Reduces negative effects of schizophrenia
Also used to augment treatment of bipolar disorder, depression, delusional disorders

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Typical side effects

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Extrapyramidal effects (EPS); tardive
dyskinesia
Anticholinergic effects
Adrenergic effects
Prolonged QT
Sedation
Hyperprolactinemia
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A typical side effects

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Less risk of EPS, tardive dyskinesia
Metabolic syndrome: insulin resistance, weight
gain*, hyperprolactinemia
Seizures, tachycardia,dizziness, sleep problems,
constipation, rhinitis
Prolonged QT
Sedation

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Typical contraidincatiosn precaustions

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Narrow angle glaucoma, severe liver or CVD,
bone marrow depression.
Caution: epilepsy, BPH, DM, CNS tumors.
mortality psychosis of dementia in elderly

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Atypical contraindications/precautions

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Drug specific

*wt gain differs by agent

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METABOLISM AND

ELIMINATION

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Liver
• Thorough metabolism: N+-oxidation, N-glucuronidation, and phases 1 and 2
biotransformation with final glucuronidation before renal excretion.
• Reduce dose elderly or patients with liver disease
Kidney (partially excreted) Kidney (partially excreted)
• Most drugs: <50% of drug eliminated unchanged by renals
• Reduce dose in renal impairment (see later slide)

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Antipsychotic initiation

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(first 7 days)
Goal: reduce agitation, tension, anxiety, hostility, aggression
Titrate up over several days; dose is about 50% of chronic dose
Monitor BP

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Antipsychotic stabilization

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(6-12 wks)
Goal: increase socialization, self-care habits over first 4 weeks
Thought disorder improvement another 6 weeks
Should see improvement 4-12 weeks
Can use rating scale to evaluate efficacy [+/- Symptom scale (PANNS), brief
psychiatric rating scale (BPRS)}

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Antipsychotic Maintenance

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Continue at least 12 months; may be lifetime

Taper slowly to avoid withdrawal

25
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What drugs increase effects of antipsychotics

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Antihypertensives
CNS depressants
Fluvoxamine
Cipro
Other Antipsychotics
Anticholinergics
Lithium
Drugs that prolong QT
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Drugs that decrease effects

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Anticonvulsants

Tobacco

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Typicals Monitoring

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• Baseline: Assess for dementia; weight, labs: renal, liver, motor function; consider
EKG
• Ongoing: motor function (Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale or AIMS),
Dyskinesia Identification System: Condensed User Scale (DISCUS); PROLACTIN, BP,
EKG, tardive dyskinesia, seizures
• AIMS http://www.cqaimh.org/pdf/tool_aims.pdf DISCUS
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/licensing/documents/pub/dhs_id_057837.pdf

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Atypical Monitoring

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  • Baseline: waist circumference, BMI, BP, FBS, lipid profile.
  • Repeat labs at 3 months, BMI quarterly
  • Annual: BP, labs, waist circumference. Clozapine: CBC
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Definition of bipolar disorder (BPD)

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  • Cyclic disorder
  • Recurrent fluctuations in mood
  • Episodes of mania and depression persist for months without treatment
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Types of mood episodes seen with BPD

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  • Pure manic episode (euphoric mania) Pure manic episode (euphoric mania)
  • Hypomanic episode (hypomania)
  • Major depressive episode (depression)
  • Mixed episode
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Treatment for BPD

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  • Drugs

* Psychotherapy

32
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Types of Drugs used for bi poloar disorder

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mood stabilizers
antipsychotics
antidepressants

33
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bpd mood stabilizers

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Lithium, divalproex sodium, and carbamazepine
• Relieve symptoms during manic and depressive episodes
• Prevent recurrence of manic and depressive episodes
• Do not worsen symptoms of mania or depression; do not accelerate the rate of cycling Do not worsen symptoms of mania or depression; do not accelerate the rate of cycling

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bpd antipsychotics

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given during severe manic episodes

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bpd antidepressants

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given during depressive episodes

36
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SNRI caution with bpd

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can throw them into a manic episode

37
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bpd drug selection

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• Short-term therapy for manic episodes: Lithium and valproate
• Short-term therapy for depressive episodes: Lithium or valproate, bupropion,
venlafaxine, or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
• Long term preventive treatment: Antipsychotic agents

38
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bpd supporting compliance

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  • Short-term hospitalization
  • Long-term prophylactic therapy
  • Education for both patient and family
39
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antipsychotids four facts when treating bpd

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Used to acutely control symptoms during manic episodes
Used long term to help stabilize mood
Benefit patients with or without psychotic symptoms
Can be combined with mood stabilizer

40
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antipsychotics approved for use in bpd

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• Olanzapine [Zyprexa], quetiapine [Seroquel], risperidone [Risperdal],
aripiprazole [Abilify], and ziprasidone [Geodon]

41
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Lithium therapeutic uses

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  • BPD
  • Other uses
  • Alcoholism
  • Bulimia
  • Schizophrenia
  • Glucocorticoid-induced psychosis
42
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Lithium MOA

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  • Neurotrophic

* Neuroprotective

43
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Lithium excretion

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  • Short half-life
  • Excreted by the kidneys
  • Sodium levels: Lithium excretion reduced when sodium level is low
  • Plasma levels
  • 0.8 to 1.4 mEq/
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Lithium plasma range

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0.8 to 1.4

45
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• Excessive lithium levels

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• Greater than 1.5 mEq/L

46
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Monitor lithium levels every

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2 to 3 days at initiation of therapy and then every 3 to 6 months

47
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lithium adverse effects

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  • Gastrointestinal effects
  • Tremors
  • Polyuria
  • Renal toxicity
  • Goiter and hypothyroidism
  • Teratogenesis
48
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Lithium drug interactions

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  • Diuretics
  • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
  • Anticholinergic drugs
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Lithium preperation, dosage and administration

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  • Lithium carbonate
  • Lithium citrate
  • Dosage is highly individualized

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