Blood Drugs Flashcards
MOA of Heparin
- Accelerates binding of Antithrombin III to Factor Xa and Thrombin (Factor IIa)
- Inhibits Aldosterone secretion
- Increases concentration free Throxine
Antidote for Heparin
Protamine
Uses of Heparin
- DVT
- Pregnancy (DOC)
- PE
- Acute MI
- dialysis tubing
- blood containers
Enoxaparin
- Formed by depolymerizing Heparin
- More anti Factor Xa activity
High Protein binding LMW Heparins
- Dalteparin
- Ardeparin
small synthetic drug with key pentasaccharide (LMW Heparin)
Fondaparinux
Adverse drug reactions of Heparin
- Transient Thrombocytopenia
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Osteoporosis
- platelet aggregation
- anti platelet antibodies
Contraindications of Heparin:
- Brain surgery, Head trauma, Recent major sugery
- Active PTB
- Bacterial Endocarditis
Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
- Oral
- Ximelgatran
- Dabigatran
- Parenteral
- Hirudin
- Lepirudin
- Bivalirudin
- Argatroban
Recombinant form of the leech protein (hirudin)
MOA: binds to active site of Thrombin and its substrate
Lepirudin
inhibits both soluble and enmeshed thrombin
Bivalirudin
MOA of Warfarin
Inhibits Vitamin K dependent synthesis of Factors 2,7,9 and 10
Adverse reactions from Warfarin (2)
-
Warfarin necrosis
- Painful erythematous patch
- w/in 3-10 days of treatment
-
Purple toe syndrome
- 3-8 wks of treatment
Contraindications of Warfarin
Pregnancy
Antidote to Warfarin overdose
- Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione)
- FFP (Fresh Frozen Plasma)
Drugs that increase Warfarin’s anticoagulation response
- Acetylsalicylic acid
- Cimetidine
- Clofibrate
- Disulfiram
- Metronidazole
- Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
- Phenylbutazone
Drugs that decrease Warfarin’s anticoagulation response
- Barbiturates
- Glutethimide
- Cholestyramine
- Phenobarbital
- Rifampin
MOA of Antiplatelet Drugs (4)
- (-) Cyclooxygenase
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen
- (-) Phosphodiesterase
- Dipyridamloe
- Pentoxifylline
- Cilostazole
- (-) Adenosine 5’ diphosphate binding
- Clopidogrel
- Ticlopidine
- (-) Glycoprotein IIB/IIIA receptor
- Abciximab
- Eptifibatide
- Tirofiban
Decreases levels of fibrinogen
Improves RBC flexibility
Used for Intermittent Claudication
Pentoxifylline
Increases cellular uptake of adenosine and uptake of cAMP
Dipyridamole
Thrombolytic/Fibrinolytic Drugs
- 1st Generation
- Streptokinase
- Urokinase
- 2nd Generation
- Alteplase
- Anistreplase
- 3rd Generation
- Reteplase
- Tenecteplase
MOA of Streptokinase
binds to Plasminogen and forms activator proteins that will convert Plasminogen to plasmin