DRUG REVIEW Flashcards
Opioid Analgesics
Morphine Demerol (meperidine) Tylenol #3 (codeine) Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) Vicodin (hydrocodone & acetaminophen)
Attach to a receptor in the Central Nervous System
Morphine
Schedule 2 drug
-Opioid Receptor Agonist
-Binds to Mu and Kappa receptors
-Watch for severe respiratory depression
Overdose of morphine is treated with Narcan (naloxone)
Demerol (meperidine)
Schedule 2 drug
-Opioid Agonist
-Use causing w/ alcoholism and renal or hepatic impairment
Interacts w/ other sedatives
Narcan (naloxone)
Opioid Antagonist
-Reversal of CNS depression and respiratory depression because of Opioid overdose
Used in Morphine OD
Vicodin
Opioid agonist / non opioid analgesic combination
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Prototype non-opioid Analgesic
Non-Opioid Analgesic
- Mildly inhibits prostaglandins
- Overdoses are lethal
- NO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES
Risk of liver failure is significantly higher in pt’s who CONSUME ALCOHOL
Not to exceed 4g/day Use acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) in event of OD
Celebrex (celecoxib)
COX-2 inhibitor (Prototype)
-relieves pain, fever, and inflammation
Classes of Non-Opioid Pain Drugs
- Acetaminophen
- NSAID’s
- Salicylate’s
- Selective Cox-2 inhibitors
Aspirin (ASA)
-Prototype Salicylate
Anticoagulant, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic
-may cause distress and bleeding
-May increase action of oral hypoglycemic agents
Acts on BOTH COX-1 and COX-2
Stop taking aspirin 1 week before an elective surgery
Advil (ibuprofen)
-NSAID prototype
inhibit COX and prevent formation of prostaglandins
-used for moderate pain and anti-inflammation
GI upset, acute renal failure
Imitrex (sumatripan)
-Antimigraine prototype (Tripan)
constricts certain intracranial vessels
- helps abort migraines (PROPHYLACTIC)
- ADVERSE EFFECTS: GI upset, INCREASE BP
Ergostat (Ergotamine tartrate)
-Prototype Ergot Alkaloid
Promotes Vasoconstriction
-Terminate ONGOING MIGRAINE
Adverse effects:
- GI upset
- Numbness and tingling in fingers and toes
- Angina-like pain
- Tachycardia
NSAID’s
1st Generation (Cox-1 & Cox-2 inhibitors):
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil)
2nd Generation (selective Cox-2 inhibitor) -Celecoxib (Celebrex)
Inhibition of COX-1
Can result in decreased platelet aggregation and kidney damage
Inhibition of COX-2
Results in decreased inflammation, fever, and pain