Ergot alkaloids/Miscellanous

Question 1

What are the receptors for -triptans?

Answer 1

5HT1B and 5HT1D agonist

Question 2

What are -triptans used to treat?

Answer 2

Migraine

Question 3

What is the mechanism of bromocriptine?

Answer 3

Dopamine agonist

Question 4

What does bromocriptine treat?

Answer 4

Hyperprolactinemia

“Bros don’t like milk in their titties”

Question 5

What does ergonovine treat?

Answer 5

Postpartum hemorrhage(Oxytocic)

Question 6

What can you use to treat prodrome of migraine?

Answer 6

Ergotamine

Question 7

What receptors doe ergotamine act on?

Answer 7

5HT1
5HT2
Alpha-adrenergic

Question 8

What are the ergot alkaloids?

Answer 8

Ergotamine
Ergonovine
Bromocriptine
Methysergide

Question 9

What is the mechanism of ergot alkaloids/

Answer 9

Agonist and antagonist actions at 5HT and alpha-adrenergic receptor

Question 10

What are the important side effects of ergot alkaloids?

Answer 10

Powerful hallucinations

Smooth muscle contraction(vascular & uterine)