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CNS Stimulants Flashcards

1
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What are stimulants?

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Drugs that stimulate the CNS and PNS

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Most NS stimulants are chemically similar to what? What does this do?

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NE

simulate the flight or fright response

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What do CNS stimulants decrease

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Requirement for sleep and food intake

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What are the symptoms of ODing on CNS stimulants?

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Convulsions and death

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What are the downsides of CNS stimulants on the CNS?

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Increased nervousness and anxiety

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What is the effect of CNS stimulants on the cardio system?

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Increased BP and HR

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What is the MOA of doxapram? What type of drug is it? What is it used for?

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Analeptics/respiratory stimulant used to counteract respiratory depression by increasing tidal volume and RR.

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What are analeptics?

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Respiratory stimulants

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Is doxapram fast or slow acting? Short or long duration?

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Fast

short

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What is the MOA of pentylenetetrazol? Use?

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GABA (a) antagonist

circulatory and respiratory stimulant

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What is the MOA of strychnine? Use?

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Glycine antagonist

pesticide–Causes muscular convulsions and death through asphyxia

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What is the MOA of bicuculline? Use?

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GABA-(A) antagonist

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What is the MOA picrotoxin? Use?

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GABA-(A) blocker

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14
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What are methylxanthines?

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Xanthines derivatives used as mild CNS and respiratory stimulants and bronchodilators

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15
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What type of drug is caffeine? What is its medical use?

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Methylxanthine

Treatment for apnea of prematurity

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What is theophylline? Use?

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Methylxanthine (adenosine receptors antagonist) that is used to relax bronchial smooth muscle in COPD treatment

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17
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What are sympathomimetic amides?

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Amphetamines and analogues

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18
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What are the 5 sympathomimetic amides?

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Methamphetamine
Dexamphetamine
Methylphenidate
cocaine
Modafinil
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What is the MOA of atomoxetine? What type of drug is it?

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NE reuptake inhibitor

Sympathomimetic amide

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20
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What is the usual route of CNS stimulants?

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Oral

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21
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How are CNS stimulants degraded?

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MAO(a) and MAO (b)

Liver degradation via MEOS p450 system

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How are CNS stimulant metabolites excreted?

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urine

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23
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What is the duration of action for most of the CNS stimulants? What is the consequence of this?

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Short–multiple dosing needed

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24
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True or false: CNS stimulants are often given as a prodrug form

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True

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What is the MOA of analeptic stimulants?

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GABA (A) and glycine antagonists

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What is the MOA of methylxanthines?

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Reduce adenosine activity (adenosine is a CNS depressant)

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What is the MOA of amphetamines?

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Increase synaptic catecholamine levels by increasing release of DA and NE from presynaptic vesicles

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What is the MOA of cocaine?

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Inhibition of monoamine reuptake (DA and NE)

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What is the MOA of atomoxetine?

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Selective NE transporter blockade

30
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What are the clinical uses of methylphenidate?

31
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What is the clinical use of doxapram?

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treat drug induced post anesthesia respiratory depression

32
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What is the clinical use of caffeine?

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Analgesia (used with excedrin (ASA and acetaminophen))

33
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What are the four drugs that are used to treat narcolepsy?

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Modafinil
Amphetamine
Dextroamphetamine
Ephedrine

34
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What is the major concern with the clinical use of amphetamines?

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Abuse potential

35
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Why were amphetamines used in obesity treatments? What is the major issue with this?

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Anorexiants

Tolerance/abuse

36
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What is Orlistat?

A

Weight loss lipase inhibitor

37
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What schedule is amphetamine?

38
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What type of drug is adderall?

A

Amphetamine

39
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What are the three approved uses of amphetamine?

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Narcolepsy
ADHD
Short-term weight loss

40
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What area of the brain does cocaine primarily work on?

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Reward circuitry in the Ventral tegmental area

41
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What are the medical uses of cocaine?

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Topical anesthesia in eye and nasal surgery

42
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What schedule is cocaine?

43
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What is the MOA of cocaine?

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Inhibits the dopamine transporter (DAT) and increase synaptic DA

44
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What is the MOA of amphetamine? (2)

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Competitively inhibits DAT and interferes with VMATs, causing depletion and release

45
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What is the mesolimbic pathway responsible for? Where is it? What are the neurons that are housed here?

A

Brain reward circuitry

Ventral tegmental area

Dopamine neurons here

46
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What are the CNS side effects of psychomotor stimulants?

A

Euphoria

Dysphoria

47
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What are the Cardio side effects of CNS stimulants?

48
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What are the endocrine/metabolic effects of CNS stimulants?

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Anorexia

Weight loss

49
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What are the side effects of modafinil?

A

Steven-Johnson syndrome

50
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What are the long term effects of CNS stimulants on growth? Tics?

A

minimal for both

51
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What are the concerning side effects of CNS stimulants on CV in kiddos?

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Increased BP and HR

52
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What is the most common developmental neurobehavioral disorder?

53
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What is the prevalence of ADHD?

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3-5% of children

54
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What is the male:female ratio of ADHD?

55
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What are the three different ADHD subtypes?

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  1. Hyperactive-impulsive
  2. Inattentive type
  3. Combined
56
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What are the symptoms of adult ADHD?

A

shifts activities
Easily bored
Impatient
Restless

57
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What is the primary part of the brain that is affected in ADHD? What are the three sub-parts of this?

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Frontal lobe

  • dorsal prefrontal cortex
  • Dorsal ACC
  • Caudate and putamen
58
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What is the dopamine deficit hypothesis of ADHD?

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Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) lacks DA, since this projects to the ACC

59
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What are the three CNS stimulants used for ADHD?

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  • Methylphenidate
  • Amphetamine salts
  • Dextroamphetamine
60
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What are the four non-stimulants to treat ADHD?

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  • Atomoxetine
  • Clonidine
  • Modafinil
  • Antidepressants
61
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What is the MOA of clonidine? What is the basis of using this to treat ADHD?

A

alpha2 agonist–increases blood flow to the prefrontal cortex

62
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What is the MOA of modafinil? What is the basis of using this in treatment of narcolepsy?

A

Activates histamine neurons in tuberomammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus, increases awakeness

63
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What type of drug is doxapram?

64
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What type of drug is caffeine?

A

Methylxanthine

65
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What type of drug is theophylline

A

Methylxanthine

66
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What type of drug is methamphetamine?

A

sympathomimetic amine

67
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What type of drug is amphetamine?

A

sympathomimetic amine

68
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What type of drug is methylphenidate?

A

sympathomimetic amine

69
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What type of drug is cocaine?

A

sympathomimetic amine

70
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What type of drug is modafinil?

A

sympathomimetic amine

71
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What type of drug is atomoxetine?

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sympathomimetic amine

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