Exam 2: PAH Flashcards
Sildenafil: Drug Class
PDE5 inhibitor
Sildenafil brand name
Revatio
Revatio generic name
Sildenafil
Sildenafil dosing
20mg TID
Tadalafil drug class
PDE5 inhibitor
Tadalafil brand name
Adcirca
Adcirca generic name
Tadalafil
Tadalafil dosing
40mg daily
Bosentan drug class
ET1-RA
Bosentan brand name
Traceleer
Bosentan Dosing
62.5mg BID
Max 250mg BID
Traceleer generic name
Bosentan
Amrbisentan brand name
Letairis
Amrbisentan drug class
ET1-RA
Ambrisentan Dosing
2.5mg daily
Max 10mg daily
Bosentan MOA
Dual ET-A and ET-B antagonist
Ambrisentan MOA
Selective ET-A antagonist
Effects of increased ET-1
Proliferation (Vascular smooth muscle and fibroblast)
Vasoconstriction
Hypertrophy (cardiac/vascular)
Inflammation
Fibrosis (fibroblast proliferation, extracellular matrix proteins, collagenase production)
Bosentan pregnancy risk
Category X