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Drugs Flashcards

1
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What is salbutamol?

A

B2 receptor agonist

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2
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What is terbutaline?

A

B2 receptor agonist

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3
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What is salmeterol?

A

Long acting B2 receptor agonist

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4
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What is formoterol?

A

Long acting B2 receptor agonist

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5
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What is ipratropium?

A

Antimuscurinic

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6
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What is tiotropium?

A

Antimuscurinic

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7
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What is theophylline?

A

Xanthine

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8
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What is aminiophylline?

A

Xanthine

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9
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What do B2 receptor antagonists do?

A

Block sympathetic nervous system action on B2 receptors, cauing bronchial dilation

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10
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What do antimuscurinics do?

A

Block parasympathetic nervous system actions on muscurinic receptors, stopping bronchial constriction

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11
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What are indications of B2 receptor agonists?

A

Asthma

COPD

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12
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What are indications for anti-muscurinics?

A

Chronic asthma (stage 4)

COPD (symptomatic relief)

SHOULD NOT BE USED ALONE

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13
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What do xanthines do?

A

Cause bronchodilation

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14
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How is theophylline administered?

A

Oral

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15
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How is aminophylline administered?

A

Slow IV infusion

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16
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What are indications for xanthines?

A

Asthma (3rd line drug)

COPD

17
Q

What is beclometasone?

A

Corticosteroid

18
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What is budesonide?

A

Corticosteroid

19
Q

What is prednisolone?

A

Corticosteroid

20
Q

How is beclometasone administered?

21
Q

How is budesonide administered?

22
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How is prednisolone administered?

23
Q

What do corticosteroids do?

A

Reduce inflammatory response in airways

Reduce oedema and mucus production in airways

Inhibit allergic reactions

24
Q

What are indications for inhaled corticosteroids?

A

Stage 2 asthma

COPD (in combination with Leukotreine antagonist)

Hayfever

25
Q

What are indications for oral corticosteroids?

A

Acute exacerbations of asthma/COPD

26
Q

What is motelukast?

A

Leukatriene receptor antagonist

27
Q

What is zafirlukast?

A

Leukotreine receptor antagonist

28
Q

What do leukotreine receptor antagonists do?

A

Block effects of leukotrienes at receptors in the airways which decreases the early and late responses to allergens

Reduce bronchoconstriction, inflammation and mucus production

29
Q

What are indications for leukatriene receptor antagonists?

A

Prophylaxis for non-acute asthma

30
Q

What is rifampcin?

A

TB therapy

31
Q

What is isoniazid?

A

TB therapy

32
Q

What is ethambutol?

A

TB therapy

33
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What is pyrazinamide?

A

TB therapy

34
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What is the treatment plan for TB?

A

All 4 TB drugs for 2 months

Then rifampicin and issoniazide for a further 4 months

35
Q

What are side effects of rifampicin?

A

Orange irn bru tears/urine

Induces liver enzymes

Hepatitis

36
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What are side effects of isoniazid?

A

Hepatitis

Peripheral neuropathy

37
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What are side effects of ethambutol?

A

Optic neuropathy

38
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What are side effects of pyrazinamide?

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