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E1- Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers Flashcards

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What causes “positive” symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, catatonic behavior, disorganized speech and thinking?

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Over-active dopamine pathways in limbic system

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What causes “negative” symptoms like apathetic behavior, withdrawn, anti-social, lack of motivation, and depressed?

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Under-active dopamine pathways in in frontal cortex

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What is the mesolimbic pathway? What is it associated with?

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Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) to limbic system (emotion)

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What is the mesocortical pathway? What is it associated with?

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Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) to frontal cortex (cognition, emotion)

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What is the nigrostriatal pathway? What is it associated with?

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Substantia Nigra (SN) to striatum (motor control)

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What is the tuberoinfundibular pathway? What is it associated with?

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Hypothalamus to pituitary (prolactin)

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What are general effects of antipsychotics?

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Decrease aggression, restlessness, and anxiety
Slow psychomotor function
Sedation
Block muscarinic, alpha, and histamine receptors

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Which antipsychotic has antiemetic effects?

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Prochlorperazine

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What are general SE of antipsychotics?

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“BAE WAX PANTS”
B- bruxism
A- anticholinergic effects
E- Extrapyramidal symptoms
W- weight gain
A- alpha blocker effects
X- xerostomia
P- prolactin secretion
A- antihistamine effects
N- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
T- tardive dyskinesia
S- seizure threshold
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10
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How is Parkinson’s like tremor (extrapyramidal symptom) treated?

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Benztropine (anticholinergic)

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What are choreiform, uncontrollable, jerky movements of face and limbs? Which drugs are least likely to cause this?

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Tardive dyskinesia

Clozapine and Olanzapine

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What is a life threatening SE of antipsychotics that causes muscle rigidity and hyperpyrexia?
How is it treated?

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Dantrolene and Bromocriptine

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What are possible drug interactions with antipsychotics?

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Anticholinergics
Sedative-hypnotics
TCAs
Inducers of CYP450s (Carbamazepine, smoking)
Antihypertensives
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14
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What are the drugs classified as classical antipsychotics? (3)

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Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol

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What is the MOA of classical antipsychotics?

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Block DA D2 receptors; target the mesolimbic system (alleviate “positive” sx)

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What are the uses of Chlorpromazine?

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Psychosis associated with mania and drugs of abuse

Pre-anesthetic

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Do classical or atypical antipsychotics tend to cause more extrapyramidal sx?

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Classical

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Which classical antipsychotic has the highest anticholinergic effects and lowest incidence of EPS?

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Chlorpromazine

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What classical antipsychotic may cause retinal deposits “browning of vision?”

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Chlorpromazine

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What is the use of Haloperidol?

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Acute situations (can be injected)

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Which classical antipsychotic has no anticholinergic effects and high incidence of EPS?

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Haloperidol

22
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What is the MOA of atypical antipsychotics?

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Block 5-HT2A and DA D4 receptors; target the Mesocortical and Mesolimbic system (alleviate both negative and positive sx)

23
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What is the first-line drugs for psychosis?

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Risperidone

24
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Which 2 antipsychotics can prolong QT interval?

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Risperidone and Ziprasidone

25
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Which antipsychotic is drug of last choice due to risk of agranulocytosis?

26
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Which antipsychotic causes hyperglycemia and can lead to Type II DM?

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Olanzapine

27
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Which antipsychotic can also be used for bipolar disorder?

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Olanzapine

28
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Which antipsychotic is used to promote sleep onset and maintenance?

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Quetiapine

29
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Which 2 antipsychotics do not elevate prolactin?

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Quetiapine and Aripiprazole

30
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Which antipsychotic has some antidepressant activity?

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Ziprasidone

31
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What are the uses of Ziprasidone?

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Tourette’s syndrome

Acute mania

32
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What is the MOA of Lurasidone?

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Partial agonist for 5-HT1A; antagonist for D2 and 5-HT2A

33
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What drugs are classified as atypical psychotics?

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“ZAC QORL”
Z- ziprasidone
A- aripiprazole
C- clozapine
Q- quetiapine
O- olanzapine
R- risperidone
L- lurasidone
34
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What is the use of Lurasidone?

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Depression with bipolar disorder

35
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What are SE of Lurasidone?

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Agranulocytosis, neutropenia

36
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What antipsychotic is a DA stabilizer?

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Aripiprazole
Dopaminergic tone is low- DA receptors are activated
Dopaminergic tone is high- DA receptors are blocked

37
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What are SE of Aripiprazole?

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Hyperglycemia

Decreased esophageal motility

38
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What is the treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorder

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Lithium or anticonvulsants

39
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What is the MOA of lithium?

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Suppresses 2nd messengers (IP3)

40
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Lithium is competes with what for reabsorption by the PT in the kidney?

41
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How do low levels of Na+ affect Li?

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Li absorption increases (toxicity)

42
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How do high levels of Na+ affect Li?

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Li absorption decreases (excretion increases)

43
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How do high levels of Li affect Na+?

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Na+ absorption decreases (hyponatremia)

44
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What is important about the SE and toxicity potential for Lithium?

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Li has a small therapeutic window

45
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What are SE of Lithium?

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Hypothyroidism

Diabetes insipidus

46
Q

Should Lithium be used in pregnancy?

47
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What are some possible drug interactions of Lithium?

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Antidepressants
Diuretics
NSAIDs
Sodium

48
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Lithium does not have drug interactions with what two classes of drugs?

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BZs and antipsychotics

49
Q

Which 2 anticonvulsants are used for rapid cycling manic/depressive phases? (alternative to Li for tx of Bipolar)

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Valporic Acid

Gabapentin

50
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Which anticonvulsant is used for refractory bipolar disorder or in combination with Lithium?

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Carbamazepine

51
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Which anticonvulsant is used for prevention of relapse, depressive state following mania, and acute mania? (alternative to Li for tx of Bipolar)

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Lamotrigine

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