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Anxiolytics And Antidepressants Flashcards

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Anxiolytic drug classifications

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Sedative hypnotics
Benzodiazepines
Second generation non benzodiazepines

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Anti psychotic drug classifications

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Neuroleptics

Atypical drugs

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Dopamine receptors work by…

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Mediate all known pharmalogical actions of dopamine

Two major groups:

D1 like - increase cAMP
D2 like - decrease cAMP

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Monoamine neurones are…

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Located in the discrete nuclei writhing the brain stem and mid brain

Project widely throughout the forebrain

Affect mood and arousal

Drugs affecting this have a big effect of behaviour

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Mood disorders

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Major (unipolar) depression

Bipolar - depression/ mania

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Fight or flight (sequence of events )

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Stress causes hypothalamus to produce CRh

CRH activates SNS, tells pituitary gland to secrete ACTH

Adrenal gland secretes cortisol

This then feeds back on glucocorticoid receptors in the hypothalamus

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SERT inhibitors are…

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Inhibit serotonin and nor adrenaline

Non selective

Maintain high levels of monoamines in synaptic cleft

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Phenelzine ( Nardil)

Tranylcypromine (parnate)

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

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Phenelzine ( Nardil) Is used to treat…

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Depression and bi polar disorder

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Tranylcypromine (parnate) is used to treat…

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Severe depression

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Side effects of MAOI’s

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Hypertensive crisis

Foods high in tyramine (cheese effect)
Tryptophan drugs avoided as can cause serotonin syndrome

Weight gain
Oedema
Sedation
Sexual dysfunction

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Contraindications of MAOI’s

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Impaired renal or hepatic function

Hypertension

Pregnant or lactating women

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Imipramine ( tofranil)

Amitriptyline (elavil)

Doxepin ( sinequan)

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Tricyclic antidepressants

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Imipramine (tofranil) is used to treat…

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Tricyclic depression

Depression

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Amitriptyline (elavil) is used to treat …

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Tricyclic anti depressant

Depression

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Dozepin ( sinequan) is used to treat…

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Tricyclic anti depressant

Depression/anxiety

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Tryicyclic anti depressants adverse effects

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Weight gain
Sexual dysfunction
Inhibition of cytochrome p450
Anti cholonergic effects : dry mouth blurred vision dizziness headache and constipation

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Tricyclic antidepressant contraindications

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Myocardial infarction
CHD
Avoid other CnS depressant eg antihistamine

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Fluoxetine ( Prozac)

Paroxetine (Paxil)

Sertraline (Zoloft)

Citalopram (celexa)

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

SSRI

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Fluoxetine is used to treat …

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SSRI

DEPRESSION

OCD

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Paroxetine is used to treat…

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SSRI

DEPRESSION

PANIC DISSORDERS

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Sertraline is used to treat…

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SSRI

DEPRESSION

PANIC DISSORDERS

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Catalopram is used to treat…

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SSRI

DEPRESSION

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SSRI adverse effects

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Sexual dysfunction

Dependence and withdrawal

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SSRI contraindications

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People with history of mania or anxiety

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Bupropion ( Wellbutrin)

Venlafaxine ( Effexor)

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Miscellaneous next generation antidepressants

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Lithium carbonate (lithobid)
Lithium citrate (cibalith)
Carbamazepine (tegretol)
Valproate (depacon)

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Mood stabilisers

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28
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Lithium carbonate is used to treat…

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Mood stabiliser

Prophylaxis and acute mania

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Lithium citrate is used to treat…

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Mood stabiliser

Prophylaxis
Acute mania

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30
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Carbamazepine is used to treat…

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Mood stabiliser

Mania
Epilepsy

31
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Valproate is used to treat…

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Mood stabiliser

Mania
Epilepsy

32
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Adverse effects of mood stabilisers are…

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Dizziness 
Headache 
Confusion
Hair loss
Oedema 
Withdrawal
33
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Anti depressant drug classifications

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MAOI
Tricyclic drugs
SSRI
Lithium

34
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Contraindications of mood stabilisers

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Renal dysfunction
Leukaemia
Dehydration
Sodium depletion

Sodium bicarbonate

35
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Glutamate

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Excitatory neurotransmitter

36
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GABA

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Inhibitory neurotransmitter

37
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Glycine

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Inhibitory neurotransmitter

38
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Acetylcholine

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Excitatory neurotransmitter

39
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Dopamine

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Modulatory neurotransmitter

40
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Peptides

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Modulatory neurotransmitter

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Anxiolytics drug classifications are…

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Sedative hypnotics
Benzodiazepines
Second generation non benzodiazepines

42
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Thiopental (Pentothal)
Secobarbital (Seconal)
Phenobarbital ( luminal)
Zolpiderm ( ambien)

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Sedative hypnotics

43
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Thiopental is used to treat…

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Sedative hypnotic

Prep for surgery

44
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Secobarbital is given for …

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Sedative hypnotic

Insomnia
Anxiety
Acute agitation

45
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Phenobarbital is used to treat…

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Sedative hypnotic

Insomnia
Anxiety
Seizures

46
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Zolpidem is used to treat…

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Sedative hypnotic

Insomnia

47
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Sedative hypnotics adverse effects

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Check for suicidal tendencies
Avoid other CNS drugs

Drowsiness
Dependence
Tolerance
Seizure on withdrawal

48
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Contraindications of sedative hypnotics

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Children under 18
Pregnancy
Nursing mothers

49
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Diazepam (Valium)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Tamazepan (restoril)
Lorazepam (Ativan)

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Benzodiazepine

50
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Diazepam is used to treat…

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Benzodiazepine

Anxiety
Seizures

51
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Alprazolam is used to treat…

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Benzodiazepine

Anxiety
Panic DISSORDERS

52
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Tamazepam is used to treat…

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Benzodiazepine

Short term for insomnia

53
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Lorazepam is used to treat…

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Benzodiazepine

Anxiety
Status epilepticus
Pre op sedation
Amnesia

54
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Benzodiazepine adverse effects

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Headache 
Dry mouth
Blurred vision dizziness
Memory loss 
Hypotension

Date rape drug

55
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Contraindications of benzodiazepines

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Renal and hepatic dysfunction

Glaucoma

Pregnancy / lactation

56
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Buspirone (buSpar)

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Non benzodiazepine anxiolytic

Short term

Anxiety
Depression

57
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Non benzodiazepine anxiolytic side effects

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Anti cholonergic effects : dry mouth dizziness insomnia nausea

Avoid other CNS drugs
NEVER WITH MAOI’s

58
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Symptoms of disorganised schizophrenia

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Disorganised
Flattened mood
Difficult to understand -speech

59
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Symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia

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Hallucinations

Delusions

60
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Symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia

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Psychomotor disturbances

Catatonic stupor
Waxy flexibility

61
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Chlorpromazine (Thorazine )
Fluphenazine (prolixin)
Haloperidol (haldol)
Loxapine (loxitane)

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Typical antipsychotics/neuroleptics

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Chlorpromazine is used to treat…

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Typical antipsychotic /neuroleptics

Psychosis
Behaviour issues in children

63
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Fluphenazine is used to treat…

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Typical antipsychotic/ neuroleptics

Psychosis
Schizophrenia

64
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Haloperidol is used to treat…

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Typical antipsychotic /neuroleptics

Psychosis
Severe behaviour problems

65
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Loxapine is used to treat…

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Typical antipsychotic /neuroleptics

Mood disorder
Schizophrenia

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Typical antipsychotic /neuroleptic side effects and contraindications

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Parkinsonism
Sedation and hypotension
Tardive dyskinesia
Impaired thermoregulation and lactation

Don’t take with: CNS depressants, anticonvulsant, anti hypertensives, antacids

CI: CV disease, bone marrow depression, renal, liver, thyroid dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease

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Clozapine (clozaril)
Amisulpride (solian)
Respiridone (risperdal)
Olanzepine (zyprexa)

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Atypical antipsychotic

68
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Clozapine is used to treat…

A

Atypical antipsychotic

Schizophrenia

69
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Amisulpride is used to treat…

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Atypical antipsychotic

Schizophrenia

70
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Risperidone is used to treat…

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Atypical antipsychotic

Schizophrenia

71
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Olanzepine is used to treat…

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Atypical antipsychotic

Schizophrenia

72
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Side effects of atypical antipsychotic drugs

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Weight gain
Headache, blurred vision, photosensitive, insomnia
Nervousness, dizziness, GI distress

Risk of neuroleptic malignancy syndrome is low

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Contraindications of atypical antipsychotic drugs

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CNS depressants, anti hypertensives

Glaucoma, peptic ulcer disease, impaired renal/hepatic function

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