GastroIntestinal Flashcards
Idiopathic disease involving an immune reaction of the body to its own intestinal tract
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBS)
IBS major types?
UC
Crohns
UC is limited to the ?
colon
Crohns disease can involve ________ of the gastrointestinal tract
any part
IBS: goal of therapy?
Goal of therapy: Reduce inflammation and control flare-ups
IBS tx step wide approach ?
Benign drugs first
5-ASA’s first
Crohns, peri-anal disease and inflammatory mass
Corticosteroids 2nd
Immune modifying agents 3rd
______ oral aminosalicylate agents in the United States
Six
Two most common 5-ASAs?
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)
Mesalamine ( Asacol, Pentasa, Lialda)
_________ was originally proposed as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
Sulfasalazine
It was subsequently discovered that sulfasalazine was also efficacious in treating ?
inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis.
The 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) medications were developed because many patients were intolerant of or allergic to _________.
sulfasalazine
____________ is a prodrug composed of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) linked to __________.
Sulfasalazine
sulfapyridine
___________ accounts for many of its side effects
Sulfapyridine
5-ASA MOA?
exact mechanism of action unknown
blocks cyclooxygenase and inhibits prostaglandin
production
producing anti-inflammatory effects
ASA also black cyclooxygenase
Also known as “DMARDS” (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs)?
5-ASA
Compounds are broken up by ____________ releasing active compound 5-ASA
colonic bactreria
Indications for Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)?
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sulfasalazine trade?
Azulfidine
Side effects can occur with both sulfasalazine and 5-ASA, but are more common with ____________
sulfasalazine
Approximately ______ percent of patients discontinue sulfasalazine due to side effects.
20 to 25
Adverse reactions and interactions to Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)?
Pruritus
abnormal LFTs
leukopenia
urticaria, anemia
hemolytic anemia
TTP
cyanosis
anorexia
N/V, HA and dizziness
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) monitoring?
CBC w/ diff, LFTs at baseline, then q2wk x3mo, then
BUN/Cr, urinalysis w/ microscopic exam
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) decreases?
Decreases the effects of
Iron supplement, Digoxin and Folic Acid
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) increases the effects of?
oral anticoagulants,
hypoglycemic agents
methotrexate
**check INR and glucose*
Contraindications to Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)?
Hypersensitivities to sulfonamides and salicylates (ASA, Bactrim)
GI obstruction
caution if renal impairment
caution if hepatic impairment
**it will slow motility so you get GI obstruction *
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) is Preg. Cat?
Pregnancy Cat B (trimester specific due to folate metabolism)
** cause what it does to the folic acid synthesis *
Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) dosing?
Dosing
Crohns: Dz 500 mg PO q 6hr - give with food
RA: 1 Gm PO q 12 hr
UC: 500 mg q 6 hr
mesalamine three trade name?
Asacol
Pentasa
Lialda