Connective Tissue [RA, Gout, OA] Flashcards
RA, OA, Gout
colchinine is for
gout/gouty arthritis
colchinine
MOA
treats inflammation
**colchinine
Tx
for ACUTE ATTACKS
-often along w NSAIDs
colchinine
AE
- GI toxicity
- NVD
- rhabdomyolysis
- thrombocytopenia
- bone marrow suppression
colchinine
CI
I
**colchinine
RN
DONT DRINK GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
DO INCR FLUIDS
- take w food
- monitor for pink/red urine
- monitor for muscle pain
- report bruising or sore throat
CHRONIC gout meds
allopurinol
febuxostat
probenecid
allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid
MOA
- treats hyperURICEMIA
- protects kidneys
*allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid
Tx
CHRONIC GOUT
-before chemo
allopurinol
AE
- hypersensitivity rxn
- kidney injury
- hepatitis
- NV
probenecid
AE
- renal calculi
- NV
- reaction
allopurinol
RN/teaching
patient may experience increase attacks during 1st month
-notify physician
probenecid
RN/teaching
dont take ASA
dont take w/in 3 weeks of acute attack
take med w meals
*allopurinol, febuxostat, probenecid
RN/teaching
AVOID HIGH PURINE FOODS [ETOH, red meats]
allopurinol: may experience increase attacks during 1st month
- notify physician
probenecid: DONT take w ASA, DONT take w/in 3 weeks of acute attack, DO take w meals
fibromyalgia
drugs
duloxetine, pregabalin, gabapentin
duloxetine, pregabalin, gabapentin
MOA
INCR GABA (inhibitory neurotransmitter)
***duloxetine, pregabalin, gabapentin
Tx
fibromyalgia
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Psych
duloxetine, pregabalin, gabapentin
AE
- drowsiness,
- dizzy,
- serotonin syndrome,
- WD,
- sex dysfunction,
- anorgasmic,
- anorexia
pregabalin, gabapentin: DROWSINESS, dizzy, consti[ation, ab pain, wt gain, angioedema, rhabdo, ED