drugs that affect the gastrointestinal system Flashcards
What Class action?
Neutralize or reduce the acidity of the stomach and duodenal contents by combining with hydrochloric acid and producing salt and water.
Antacids
You have a pt with one or more of these issues what class of drug should you administer?
(a) Heartburn
(b) Gastroesophageal reflux. Antacids do not prevent gastroesophageal reflux, their role is limited to intermittent (on-demand) use for relief of mild reflux.
(c) Sour stomach
(d) Acid indigestion
(e) Peptic ulcer
Antacids
Adverse reactions of what class?
(a) May have a laxative effect and produce diarrhea.
(b) Aluminum and calcium containing products tend to produce constipation.
(c) Aluminum containing antacids: Constipation, intestinal impaction, anorexia, weakness, tremors, and bone pain.
(d) Magnesium containing antacids: Severe diarrhea, dehydration, and
hypermagnesemia (nausea, vomiting, hypotension, decreased respirations).
(e) Calcium containing antacids: Rebound hyperacidity, metabolic alkalosis, hypercalcemia, vomiting, confusion, headache, renal calculi, and neurologic impairment.
(f) Sodium bicarbonate: Systemic alkalosis, rebound hypersecretion
Anti acids
You have a pt with one or more of these issues can you administer antacids?
(a) Severe abdominal pain of unknown cause.
(b) Sodium containing: Patients with cardiovascular problems such as hypertension or CHF.
(c) Calcium containing: Renal calculi or hypercalcemia.
Contraindicated
These Drugs are in what class?
(a) Aluminum hydroxide gel
(b) Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia)
(c) Calcium carbonate: Tums
(d) Calcium carbonate/magnesium hydroxide: Rolaids
(e) Sodium citrate/citric acid: Bicitra, Oracit
Antacids
What class of drug?
Inhibit the actions of histamine at histamine H² receptor cells of the stomach, which then reduces the secretion of gastric acid.
Histamine H² Antagonist
You have a pt with one or more of these issues what class of drug should you administer?
(a) Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers.
(b) Gastric hyper secretory conditions.
(c) Gastroesophageal reflux
(d) Prevention of stress related ulcers.
(e) Acute upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding.
Histamine H² Antagonist
Adverse effects of what class?
(a) Dizziness
(b) Somnolence
(c) Headache
(d) Confusion
(e) Hallucinations
(f) Diarrhea
(g) Impotence
Histamine H² Antagonist
Contraindication for Histamine H² Antagonist
hypersensitivity
These drugs are in what class?
(a) Cimetidine: Tagamet
(b) Famotidine: Pepcid
(c) Ranitidine: Zantac
Histamine H² Antagonist
The FDA in apr 2020 is requesting manufacturers to withdraw all prescription (including oral and injectable) and over-the-counter (OTC). What medication?
Ranitidine: Zantac
Action of what drug class?
Suppress gastric acid secretion by blocking the final step in the production of gastric acid be the gastric mucosa
Proton Pump Inhibitors
You have a pt with one or more of these issues what class of drug should you administer?
(a) Treatment of gastric or duodenal ulcers.
(b) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
(c) Pathological hypersecretory conditions
(d) Severe heartburn
(e) Erosive esophagitis
(f) Ulcers with Helicobacter pylori
(g) Recommendations for the treatment of GERD in pregnancy are available.
Proton Pump Inhibitors
These drugs are part of what class?
(a) Esomeprazole: Nexium.
(b) Omeprazole: Prilosec
(c) Pantoprazole: Protonix
(d) Rabeprazole: Aciphex
(e) Lansoprazole: Prevacid
Proton Pump Inhibitors (zole)
ontraindication/Warning/Caution what class?
-Hypersensitivity
-There is risk of osteoporosis resulting from high dose and chronic use of PPIs
due to a decrease in calcium absorption in the GI tract.
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Administer Proton Pump Inhibitors
__ to__ minutes before a meal; best if taken before breakfast. If administering twice daily, first dose should be administered ____ breakfast and the second dose ____ dinner.
30 to 60
Before
before
Action for what class ?
Decrease intestinal peristalsis, which is usually increased in a patient with
diarrhea.
Antidiarrheal