CNS drugs 3: Antidepressants Flashcards
Major classification under antidepressants
MAO inhibitors TCA heterocyclic antidepressants SNRI SSRI serotonin antagonists
representatives for MAOi
Phenelzine
Selegiline
Tranylcypromine
representatives of TCA
Amitriptyline
Clomipramine
Imipramine
reps of HCA
amoxapine
BUPOPRION
mirtazapine
reps of SSRI
Fluoxetine Fluvoxamine Escitalopram Paroxetine Sertraline
reps of SNRI
Duloxetine
Venlafaxine
reps of serotonin antagonists
Nefazodone
Trazodone
TCA overdose
3 Cs
†Cardiotoxicity
Convulsions
Coma
†cardiotoxicity reversed by BICARBONATE
TCA drugs
Imipramine
Amitryptyline
Doxepin
SSRI drugs
Paroxetine Fluoxetine †Fluvoxamine Escitalopram ªCitalopram Sertraline Vilazodone
†fluvoxamine is approved only for obsessive-compulsive behavior
ªcitalopram: QT prolongation and teratogen (cardial septal defects)
SNRI drugs
Duloxetine
Venlafaxine
Desvenlafaxine
Milnacipran
Serotonin antagonist drugs
†trazodone
nefazodone
vortioxetine
(blocks 5-HT2A
†trazodone causes priapism
tetracyclic antidepressants
amoxapine
maprotiline
mirtazapine
antidepressant used for smoking cessation
BUPOPRION
-also used for refractory MDD, alcohol dependence
MOA: inhibits neuronal reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine
-no effect on 5HT or NE receptors or amine transporters
MAOi drugs
Selegiline
Phenelzine
Isocarboxazid
Tranylcypromine
inhibits MAO A and B
Selegiline is MAO-B selective inhibitor