Axinolytics Flashcards
benzodiazepams with long half lives
chlordiazepoxide diazepam prazepam cloraepate flurazepam
bzds with short half lives and no active metabolites
lorazepam
oxazepam
bzds with short half lives and active metabolites
alprazolam
triazolam
benzodiazepam antagonist
flumazenil
barbiturates
thiopental
anxiolytic
buspirone
other hypnotic
zoplicone
what is anxiolytic
calming
relief of anxiety
what is hypnotic
promotes drowsiness and onset and maintenance of sleep
what is the action site of bzds
GABA-A receptor
what is the gaba- a receptor and the structure
inhibitory transmitter in the brain
hetero-oligomeric glycoprotein with 2 alpha, beta subunits and 1 gamma subunit
how many isoforms of the alpha subunit
alpha 1- hypnotic
alpha 2-5- sedation and psychomotor effect
what does activation of gaba- a receptor do
chloride influx hyperpolarizes neurons and decreases neuronal activity
what do barbiturates do
bind to GABA-A receptor
increases the durationof channel opening events
GABA- mimetic at high concentrations
inhibit glutamate AMPA receptor
how can you increased the onset of CNS drugs
increase lipophilicity so cross BBB
lipophilicity of bzds
traizolam>diaepam > lorazepam, oxazepam
what therapeutic used are preferred for short acting bzds?
long acting?
short acting- hypnotic
long acting - anxiolytic