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Dermatology, Pharmacology and Prescribing Flashcards

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1
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Who liscences medication in scotland?

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SMC - Scottish medicines consortium

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What are the causes of prescription errors?

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•Lack of knowledge

–About the patient, the medication, allergies

  • Mistake writing/generating the prescription
  • Poor communication
  • No local or national guidelines
  • Pharmacy/medicine info service
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What is the definition of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics?

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Pharmacokinetics - the effect of the body on the drug

Pharmacodynamics - the effect of the drug on the body

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What are the factors that should be considered since pharmacodynamics are different in different patients?

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Factors include:

–Age of patient

–Pregnancy risk (some drugs may be teratogenic)

–Drug interactions

–Pharmacogenetics

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Who is more likely to stick to their medication?

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–Female

–Married

–Employed

–Not paying for their prescriptions

–Increasing age

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What factors are associated with poor adherence?

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  • Psychiatric co-morbidities
  • Slower acting agents
  • Multiple applications per day
  • Lack of patient education
  • Cosmetic acceptability of treatments
  • Unintentional non-adherence
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What is the vehicle?

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Pharmacologically inert, physically and chemically stable substance that carries the active drug

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What factors affect absorption?

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  • Concentration
  • Base/vehicle
  • Chemical properties of the drug
  • Thickness and hydration of stratum corneum
  • Temperature
  • Skin site
  • Occlusion
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What are types of vehicle?

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Solution

Paste

Cream

Spray powder

Lotion

Shampoo

Gel

Ointment

Foam

Paint

Tape

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Give examples of drugs administered topically

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Corticosteroid

Chemotherapy

Antibiotic

Parasiticidals

Antiviral

Coal Tar

Dithranol

Anti-inflammatory

Vitamin analogues

Salicylic acid

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What is the function of topical steroids?

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Anti-inflammatory

Immunosuppressice

Also vasoconstrict

Also inhibit vascular permeability

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12
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What is the finger tip unit?

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About 0.5 grams - should treat the area double the size of one hand

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What are the side effects of topical steroids?

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  • Thinning /atrophy
  • Striae
  • Bruising
  • Hirsutism
  • Telangiectasia
  • Acne/rosacea/perioral dermatitis
  • Glaucoma
  • Systemic absorption
  • Cataracts
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What skin condition can arise after stopping a course of topical steroids?

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Perioral dermatitis

Treatment for which is stopping steroids and using emolium

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What are the systemic treatments in dermatology?

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Retinoids

Traditional immunosuppressants

Biologics (also immunosuppressive)

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What are retinoids and what are their function?

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Vitamin A anologues

They normalise keratinocyte function

Anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects

17
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What are the four different oral agents (retinoids) and their uses

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Acne - Isotretinoin

Psoriasis - acitretin

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma - bexarotene

Hand eczema - alitretinoin

18
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What are the risks associated with retinoids?

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Teratogenic

Cheilitis (dry lips)

Xerosis (dry skin)

Increase in transaminases

Increase in triglycerides

Rarely psychiatric, eye, bone side effects

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What are the immunosuppressants used for the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders?

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  • Oral steroids
  • Azathioprine
  • Ciclosporin
  • Methotrexate
  • Mycophenolate mofetil
20
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What are the risks associated with immunosuppressants?

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Malignancy

Serious unfection

21
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What are the blood tests needed in association with using immunosuppressants?

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–FBC (esp in methotrexate and azathioprine)

–Renal function (esp ciclosporin)

–Liver function (esp methotrexate)

22
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How are biologics made?

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Genetically engineered proteins derived from human genes

Designed to inhibit specific portions of the immune system

23
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What do the suffix’es cept and mab mean?

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cept - genetically engineered fusion protein

mab - monoclonal antibodies

24
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What are the infixes that immediately precede mab?

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zu - humanised

ix - chimeric

u - fully human

li/l - immunomodulator

•E.g.adalimumab = immunomodulator fully human monoclonal antibodies

25
Q

Give an example of a biologic that is used to treat plaque psoriasis in the UK

A

Etanercept

Adalimumab

Infliximab

For chronic spontaneous utricaria - omalizumab

26
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What are the risks associated with biologic agents?

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•Risk of infection

–TB reactivation

–Serious infection

–Avoid live vaccines

  • Risk of malignancy
  • TNF inhibitors – risk of demyelination
27
Q

Biologics have been described as revolutionary for what condition?

A

Melanoma - ~20% 5 year survival in stage 4 disease

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