Blood Drugs Flashcards
Hematinics (4)
- Iron
- Vitamin B12
- Folic Acid
- Hematopoietic growth factors
Oral Iron Therapy: Types (3)
- Ferrous sulphate
- Ferrous succinate
- Ferrous fumerate
Oral Iron Therapy: Adverse Effects (4)
Nausea
Epigastric discomfort
Abdominal cramps
Constipation
Parenteral Iron Therapy: Types (2)
- Iron - dextran
2. Iron - sucrose complex
Parenteral Iron Therapy: Indications (4)
- Unable to tolerate oral iron
- Unable to absorb oral iron
- Non-compliance
- Along with recombinant erythropoietin therapy
Hematopoietic Growth Factors: Erythropoietin Synthesis
Peritubular cells on the cortex of the kidney
Hematopoietic Growth Factors: Erythropoietin Physiological Role
Proliferation of erythroid precursor cells
Hematopoietic Growth Factors: Erythropoietin Types (2)
- Epoetin alfa
2. Darbopoietin alfa
Hematopoietic Growth Factors: Erythropoietin Therapeutic Uses (3)
- Anemia of CRF
- Anemia of AIDS (zidovudine treatment)
- Anemia associated with cancer chemotherapy
Myeloid Growth Factors: Produced naturally by 4)
Fibroblasts
Endothelial cells
Macrophages
T cells
Myeloid Growth Factors: G-CSF (2)
Increases neutrophil production
Recombinant G-CSF (filgrastim)
Myeloid Growth Factors Use: Cancer chemotherapy Induced neutropenia (2)
Accelerates the rate of neutrophil recovery after dose-intensive myelosuppressive chemotherapy
Reduces the duration of neutropenia and raises the lowest count
Myeloid Growth Factors: Other Uses (2-4)
- Autologous stem cell transplantation
- Mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs)
- Severe congenital neutropenia
Myeloid Growth Factors: GM-CSF (2)
Increase neutrophil, monocyte production
Recombinant human GM-CSF (sargromostim)
- Autologous bone marrow transplantation
- Intenseive cancer chemotherapy
Thrombopoeitic Growth Factors: IL-11 (2)
Increases platelet production
Recombinant IL-11 (oprelvekin): patients undergoing chemotherapy for nonmyeloid malignancy
Anticoagulants: Hemostasis Defined (3)
- Platelets adhere to damaged subendothelium
- Aggregate to form hemostatic plug
- Stimulate local activation of clotting factors
Natural anticoagulant mechanisms: (4)
- Prostacylin
- Antithrombrin III
- Protein C
- Protein S
Anticoagulants: General Info (3)
- Glycosaminoglycan (GAG)
- Mol. Weight: 10000-20000
- Secretory granules of mast cells
Anticoagulants: Heparin MOA (2)
Catalyzes the inhibition of several coagulation factors by antithrombin
Increases the rate of thrombin-antithrombin reaction
Anticoagulants: Heparin Uses (3)
Initiate treatment of DVT and pulmonary embolism
Initial management of unstable angina or acute MI
During or after coronary angioplasty or stent placement
Anticoagulants: Heparin Lab Test Monitored by?
aPTT
Anticoagulants: Heparin Adverse Effects (5)
- Bleeding
- Thrombocytopenia
- Alopecia
- Osteoporosis
- Allergic reactions: urticaria, rigors
Anticoagulants: Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Heparins Defined
Heparin is fractioned into LMW forms (3000-7000)
Anticoagulants: Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Heparins Types (5)
- Enoxaparin
- Nalteparin
- Reviparin
- Nadoparin
- Ardeparin
Anticoagulants: Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Heparins MOA
Selectively inhibits factor Xa with little effect on IIa
Anticoagulants: Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Heparins Advantages (4)
- Better subcutaneous bioavailability
- Longer biological half-lives
- Routine monitoring not necessary
- Lower incidence of bleeding and thrombocytopenia