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Drug Action 4 Flashcards

1
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What is BRL37344 used to treat?

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Obesity

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2
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What is phenylephrine used to treat?

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Nasal decongestant

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3
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What is clonidine used to treat?

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Hypertension

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4
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What is BRL37344 an agonist of?

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ADR beta 3

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5
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Name one selective agonist for ADR beta 3.

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BRL37344

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6
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What is prazocin used to treat?

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Hypertension

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7
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What is yohimbine used to treat?

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Erectile dysfunction

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What is propanolol used to treat?

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Angina, cardiac dysrhythmia, hypertension

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9
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What receptors regulate NA release?

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Presynaptic receptors on postganglionic SS varcosities regulate the release of NA

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10
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What pre-synaptic neural connection negatively modulates NA synapses?

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ACh

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11
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What pre-synaptic neural connection negatively modulates ACh synapses?

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NA

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12
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What is released from smooth muscle that negatively modulates the NA neuron innervating it?

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PG

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13
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What is released from endothelial cells that negatively modulates the ACh neuron that innervates them?

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NO

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14
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What does NANC stand for?

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Non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic NT

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15
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What NANC NTs are in the ANS?

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5-HT, ATP, peptides, NO

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16
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Name three NANC peptides.

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VIP, somatostatin, substance-P

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17
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What does VIP stand for?

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Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

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18
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Why can NANC NTs be referred to as co-transmitters?

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They are released alongside ACh and ADR NTs to modulate the response chemically

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19
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What principle does NO break, and why?

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Dale’s principle - synthesised outside the nerve terminal

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20
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What is NO synthesized from?

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O2 and L-arginine

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21
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What synthesises NO?

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NOS

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22
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What does NOS stand for?

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Nitrogen oxide synthase

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23
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What does eNOS stand for?

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Endothelia

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24
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What does nNOS stand for?

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NANC

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25
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Where is eNOS found?

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Endothelia

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26
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Where is nNOS found?

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NANC nerves

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27
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What does activation of NOS result in?

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Increased cGMP - decreased IC Ca - increased K channel - hyperpolarization - relaxation

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28
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What terminates the action of NO?

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Phosphodiesterase V

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29
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How is the action of NO terminated?

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Break down of cGMP by phosphodiesterase V

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30
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How does phosphodiesterase V terminate NO action?

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Breaks down cGMP

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31
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What is the MOA of sildenafil?

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Selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase V

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32
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What is sildenafil also known as?

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Viagra

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33
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What are the unwanted side effects of sildenafil?

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Hypotension, flushing, headache, visual disturbance

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34
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When was the first compound for migraine treatment discovered?

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1868

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35
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What did the first migraine treatment contain?

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Ergotamine

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36
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What was the first compound for migraine treatment?

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Ergot

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37
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When were the triptans developed?

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20th Century

38
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What is the incidence of migraines?

39
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What are the two clinical sub-types of migraine?

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With or without aura

40
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What is the general treatment strategy for migraines?

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All patients require acute treatment, frequent attacks require prophylactic pharmacology

41
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What is the socioeconomic cost of migraines?

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Approx EU27 billion in Europe

42
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What was the ORIGINAL theory of pathophysiology of migraines?

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Vasodilation of cranial blood vessels generates pain

43
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What is the neurogenic hypothesis of migraines?

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Neural events increase noxious sensory transmission through trigeminal system, causing pain directly and through neurogenic inflammation

44
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What is the brain theory of migraines?

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Linked to CSD, more likely to occur in migraine with aura, but not without

45
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What is CSD?

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Cortical spreading depression

46
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What is CGRP?

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Calcitonin gene related peptide

47
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What is neurogenic inflammation?

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Activation of trigeminal sensory axons causes release of vasodilatory substances such as CGRP; mast cells activate and release more; blood vessels thus leak fluid; afferents are sensitised thus become hypersensitive to physiological stimuli

48
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Where to ergot alkaloids occur naturally?

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In fungi that infect rye

49
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What is the ergot alkaloid MOA?

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Act mainly on ADR, 5-HT or dopamine receptors

50
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What two ergot alkaloids are related to migraine therapy?

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Ergotamine and methysergide

51
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What type of drug is ergotamine?

A

Ergot alkaloid

52
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What type of drug is methysergide?

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Ergot alkaloid

53
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What is ergotamine used to treat?

54
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What is methysergide used to treat?

55
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What limits the use of methysergide?

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Adverse effects

56
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What is the MOA of ergotamine?

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Acts as antagonist and partial agonist at 5-HT-1 receptors, and partial agonist at alpha-ADR

57
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What does ergotamine cause?

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Vasoconstriction and uterine contraction

58
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What are the side effects of ergotamine?

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Emesis, vasospasm and adverse affects during pregnancy

59
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What physiological effects implicate 5-HT in the pathogenesis of migraines?

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Elevated with vasoconstriction, decreased with vasodilation, increased excretion of 5-HT metabolites during migraine, decreased blood levels

60
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What pharmacological effects implicate 5-HT in the pathogenesis of migraines?

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Many drugs that are effective against migraines target 5-HT receptor signalling pathways

61
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What are the three 5-HT1 receptors associated with migraines?

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5-HT1-B/D/F

62
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Where are 5-HT1-B receptors found?

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CNS, vascular smooth muscle and many others

63
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Where are 5-HT1-D receptors found?

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Presynaptic location on peripheral and central trigeminal neurons

64
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Where are 5-HT1-F receptors found?

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Same as 5-HT1-D - presynaptic location on peripheral and central trigeminal neurons

65
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What is the signalling function for all 5-HT1 receptors?

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G-i/o protein - decreased cAMP - possible modulation of Ca channels

66
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Name three triptans.

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Sumatriptan, rizatriptan, zolmitriptan

67
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What are the triptans used to treat?

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Acute migraine attacks

68
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What is the MOA for triptans?

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5-HT1-B/D/F agonists

69
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What do triptans cause?

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Constrict large arteries - decreasing vasodilation and reducing sensory signalling; inhibit trigeminal nerve transmission - decreasing pain signalling and neurogenic inflammation

70
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What type of drug is sumatriptan?

71
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What type of drug is rizatriptan?

72
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What type of drug is zolmitriptan?

73
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What receptor does sumatriptan bind?

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5-HT1-B/D/F

74
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What receptor does rizatriptan bind?

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5-HT1-B/D/F

75
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What receptor does zolmitriptan bind?

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5-HT1-B/D/F

76
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What are the side effects of triptans?

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Coronary vasoconstriction, dysrhythmias, chest pain, neck and jaw pain, muscle pain, CNS effects - functional impairment and reduced productivity

77
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What are triptans contra-indicated for?

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Patients with symptoms of coronary heart disease

78
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What may be an alternative approach to treating migraines, other than with triptans?

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Target neuronal release of pain sensitising neuropeptides such as CGRP - target 5-HT1-F receptors expressed on the trigeminal nerve

79
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What type of drug is lasmiditan?

80
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What receptor does lasmiditan bind?

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5-HT1-F specifically

81
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What are the advantages to the ditans?

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No coronary side effects noted

82
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What is the new class of drugs being tested for migraine treatments?

83
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How does lasmiditan act differently to sumatriptan?

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Sumatriptan = vasoconstriction; lasmiditan = inhibition of neuronal activity

84
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What is the preferred drug for migraine related prophylaxis?

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Propranolol

85
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Name four emerging migraine treatments.

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CGRP receptor antagonists, onabotulinumtoxin, prostanoid receptor antagonism, 5-HT7 receptor antagonism

86
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Name two CGRP receptor antagonists.

A

Olcegepant and telcagepant

87
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What is the MOA of olcegepant?

A

CGRP receptor antagonist

88
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What is the MOA of telcagepant?

A

CGRP receptor antagonist

89
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What is olcegepant used to treat?

90
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What is telcagepant used to treat?

91
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What does 5-HT7 receptor antagonism do?

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Prevents vasodilation in blood vessels in the trigeminal sensory areas

Y2S1 - Drug Action (4 decks)

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