dementia Flashcards
what does aetylcholinesterase inhibitors do
decrease cholinesterase from breaking down acetycholine to increase levels of acetycholine in synaptic cleft
name the 3 acetycholinesterase inhibitors for dementia
donepezil/aricept, rivastigmine/exalon , galantamine/Razadyne
what are the 4 dementia drugs
donepezil/aricept, rivastigmine/exalon , galantamine/Razadyne and memantine/nemada
what is MOA of memantine/nemenda
NMDA glutimate receptor blockaide to inhibit Ca influs.
side effects of nemantine/nemenda
NMDA glutimate receptor blockaide: increased libido, agitaiton and insomnia
what dementia drug for brain damaged adults
glaantamine/razadyne
what drug comes as a patch
rivastigmine/exalon
what dementia drug may be of use in autistic children
donepezil/aricept
antidote or acetycholinesterase overdose
atropine because its parasympathetic
sx of acetycholinesterase overdose, to much ach
N/v, bradycardia, circulatory collapse and confuctions, hypotension
atropine
antidote for acetycholinssterase overdose
rivastigmine/exalon
patch, young onset dementa
donepezil/aricept
may increase vocab in autistic children
glantamine/razadyne
brain damaged adults and emory enhancer
memantine namenda
NMDA glut block: can cause aggitation and increased libido
