Autocoids Flashcards
DOC for morning sickness
Doxylamine + VitB6
Name some of the 1st gen histamine antagonist
Highly sedative- diphenhydramine,hydroxyzine, promethazine
Moderate-pheniramine, meclizine
Mild sedative- chlorpheniramine, cyclizine
Fastest acting 2nd gen H1 antagonist
Terfenadine
Medication for Meniere’s disease
Betahistine
Cinnarizine
Promethazine
Diphenhydramine
Drugs to decrease anxiety
Serotonin 5HT1
Buspirone
Gepirone
Name some anti- emetics
Dolosetron , ONDANSETRON, Palonosetron(most potent)
Name some drugs for migraines
Mild-Nsaids
Severe-triptans(vasoconstrictor)
Ergots (ergotamine), rx for gangerene- Nitroprusside
Prevention for migraine
Beta blockers -propranolol
Methysergide
Preg-PCM(doc),sumatriptan
Or any vasoconstrictor
Drug used for peptic ulcer disease and to maintain patency of ductus arteriosus
Misoprostol
Alprostadil -Doc to maintain patency
Drug used for 2 trimester abortion
Dinoprostone , carboprost
Drugs used for glaucoma
Latanoprost, bimatoprost
Drug used as an antipyretic nd analgesics devoid of anti-inflammatory properties
Acetaminophen
Doc for acute gout and used in closure of Pda
indomethacin - Ibuprofen
Prodrug of indomethacin that can cause Steven johnson syndrome- Sulindac
Drugs useful in dysmenorrhea
Diclofenac,
etori nd lumira(long ,fast,most selective)
No GI side effects,risk of MI,CI in reyes syndrome
Nsaids(except aspirin) are DOC for gout, name one
Indomethacin
Doc for chronic gout
Allopurinol-Febuxostat
Also used in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Name uricosuric drugs used in gout
Probenecid, Losartan
Rasburicase-breaks down uric acid
Acute ,chronic rheumatoid arthritis attacks Rx
NSaids(aspirin) and steroid(prednisolone)
Chronic: DMARDS/SAARDS
Doc-Methotrexate , later hydroxychloroquine is added
Bulls eye maculopathy is side effect of which drug
Hydroxychloroquine
IL-6 inhibitor
Tocilizumab
