Brain, Mind, and Behavior Flashcards
Chlorpromazine
Typical antipsychotic - D2 receptor antagonists
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Note: The -azines cause anticholinergic and alpha-receptor blockage –> Dry mouth, constipation, orthostatic hypotension
Fluphenazine
Typical antipsychotic
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Note: The -azines cause anticholinergic and alpha-receptor blockage –> Dry mouth, constipation, orthostatic hypotension
Haloperidol
Typical antipsychotic
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Aripiprazole
Atypical antipsychotic (can be used in bipolar disorder too)
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Clozapine
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Olanzapine
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Risperidone
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Quetiapine
Atypical antipsychotic (treats bipolar disorder too)
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Imipramine
Tricyclic Antidepressant (depression) - Inhibits reuptake of NE
Risk: Cardiac arrhythmia
Escitalopram
SSRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Fluoxetine
SSRI (depression)
NOTE: Only FDA approved med for Bulimia Nervosa
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Paroxetine
SSRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Sertraline
SSRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Paroxetine
SSRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Sertraline
SSRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Venlafaxine
SNRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Duloxetine
SNRI (depression)
Adverse event: GI and Sexual
Phenelzine
MAOI (depression)
Risk: Hypertensive crisis from dietary amines (such as yeast extracts like Vegemite)
Bupropion
Atypical antidepressant (also used as nicotine pharmacotherapy)
- Inhibits reuptake of dopamine and NE
NOTE: Contraindicated in anorexia nervosa & bulimia nervosa patients and in patients with decreased seizure threshold.
Mirtazapine
Atypical antidepressant
Lithium
Treats bipolar disorder
- Low sodium makes lithium more toxic
- Teratogenic
- Drug-drug interactions (esp. renal drugs)
Carabamazepine
Anticonvulsant (treats bipolar disorder)
- Induces Cytochrome P450 to interact with many other drugs
- Teratogenic
Valproic acid
Anticonvulsant (treats bipolar disorder)
- Induces Cytochrome P450 to interact with many other drugs
- Teratogenic
Lamotrigine
Anticonvulsant (treats bipolar disorder)
Amitriptyline
Tricyclic Antidepressant (depression) - Inhibits reuptake of NE
Risk: Cardiac arrhythmia
Note: Can be used for headache analgesia
Amphetamines
Release dopamine and NE
Cocaine
Inhibits reuptake of dopamine and NE
Desipramine
TCA - inhibits NE reuptake
Alpha-methyltyrosine
Decreased dopamine and NE - inhibits tyrosine hydroxylase
Reserpine
Decreased dopamine, NE, and serotonin - inhibits vesicular uptake
Prednisone
Headache analgesia
Aminosalicylic acid (ASA)
NSAID (Aspirin)
Used in headache analgesia and as a blood thinner.
- Irreversibly acetylates COX - fries platelet for good.
- *Warning: Reye’s Syndrome = if you give aspirin to child after viral illness, you can cause hepatotoxicity and death!!
- Aspirin not for kids with viral illness (URI, chickenpox, etc.)
Note: Other NSAIDs reversibly inhibit COX and cannot prevent clotting. Ex: no amount of Ibuprofen can prevent clotting.
Acetaminophen
Headache analgesia (Tylenol)
- NOT an NSAID. We don’t know how it works (COX, 5-HT, … ?)
- Is an OK antipyretic and analgesic
- No effect on GI, Platelet, Renal, CV (like NSAIDs)
- Overdose can cause fatal hepatic necrosis (its metabolite covalently binds to liver cells)
Ibuprofen
NSAID
Headache analgesia (Advil)
Ergotamine
Headache analgesia
Sumatriptan
Headache analgesia
Prochlorperazine
Headache analgesia
AAC
Acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine: Headache analgesia
Verapamil
Headache analgesia
Perphenazine
Typical antipsychotic - D2 receptor antagonists
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Note: The -azines cause anticholinergic and alpha-receptor blockage –> Dry mouth, constipation, orthostatic hypotension
Thioridazine
Typical antipsychotic - D2 receptor antagonists
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Note: The -azines cause anticholinergic and alpha-receptor blockage –> Dry mouth, constipation, orthostatic hypotension
Thiothixene
Typical antipsychotic - D2 receptor antagonists
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Trifluoperazine
Typical antipsychotic - D2 receptor antagonists
Adverse Effects:
- Nigrostriatal: Motor “EPS” (tardive dyskinesia)
- Hypothalamus: Endocrine (hyperprolactinemia and therefore diminished GnRH)
Rare: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
- Symptoms = hyperthermia and muscle rigidity
- Treatment = withdraw typical antipsychotic, cooling/hydration, DANTROLENE (muscle relaxant) and BROMOCRIPTINE (dopamine agonist)
Note: Can treat Huntington’s chorea and Tourette’s (hyperkinetic movement disorders)
Asenapine
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Paliperidone
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Ziprasidone
Atypical antipsychotic
- Fewer EPS and Endocrine side effects than typicals (not zero though)
- Wider therapeutic window than typicals
- Similar efficacy to typicals
Adverse effects:
- Metabolic: weight gain, diabetes mellitus 2, elevated LDL
- Especially bad in pediatric and geriatric patients
Seligiline
MAOI (antidepressant)
AND
Parkinson’s drug
Tranylcypromine
MAOI (antidepressant)
Fluvoxamine
SSRI (antidepressant)
Citalopram
SSRI (antidepressant)
Trazodone
Atypical antidepressant
Lisdexamfetamine
Treats binge eating disorder and ADHD
Acamprosate
Alcohol withdrawal pharmacotherapy - dampens excitatory neurotransmission associated with alcohol withdrawal
- Second line to naltrexone
- AND what about the alcohol?
Disulfiram
Alcohol withdrawal pharmacotherapy - inhibits aldehyde DH
- If you take this with alcohol, acetaldehyde builds and you get sick.
- Not that great…
*AND what about the alcohol?
Naltrexone
Alcohol withdrawal pharmacotherapy - opiate antagonist
- Opiate receptors stimulate reward system so by blocking, you inhibit dependence on alcohol to stimulate reward
- New first line
*AND what about the alcohol?
Varenicline
Nicotine pharmacotherapy
- Partial agonist at nAChR (alpha-4/beta-2 subtype)
- Dual agonist and antagonist properties: physically prevents nicotine from binding and releases intrinsically less dopamine at the nAcc.
Nicotine replacement therapy
Nicotine pharmacotherapy
Contraindications:
- Cardiac arrhythmias, post-MI, angina
- Pregnant women
Adverse reactions (patch):
- Skin irritation
- Sleep disturbances (vivid dreaming)
Adverse reactions (gum and lozenge)
- Hiccups and nausea
- Jaw aches and mouth soreness