Autacoids Flashcards
long acting 1st gen H1 blockers
Meclizine and hydroxyzine
Most anticholinergic effects and uses
Promethazine>Diphenhydramine>dimenhydrinate
EPS,Menieres disease,Motion sickness
Topical route 1st gen agents
Doxepin,Diphenhydramine
Intravenous 1st gen
diphenhydramine,chlorpheniramine,hydroxyzine
Local anesthetis effects of 1st gen
diphenhydramine and promethazine
DOC in morning sickness
Doxylamine with pyridoxine
1st gen used as TCA
DOxepin due to its monoamine reuptake inhibitor mechanism
Least sedating 1st gen drug
cHLORPHENIRAMINE preferred for day time use
1st gen drug causing weight gain
cyproheptadine
derivatives
Hydroxyzine
Loratadine
Terfenadine
CEtrizine
Desloratadine
Fexofenadine
Most sedating 2nd gen drug
Least sedating
cetrizine
Fexofendaine
Longest acting
Fastest acting
Astemizole
terfenadine-Can cause qt prolongation
Order of potency of 2nd gen drugs
Desloaratadine>Levocetrizine>cetrizine
excreted by liver
fexofenadine
excreted by kidney
loratadine and cetrizine