GI COPY Flashcards
bismuth - subsalicylate
antidiarrheal drug (petobismol)
- nhibits intestinal secretions
- Management of infectious diarrhea
sorbitol
osmotic laxatives - saline laxatives - nondigestible sugars and alcohols
metoclopramide
D2 antagonists
magnesium hydroxide
antacid
produces diarrhea
tetrahydrocannabinol
marijuana derivative
combination aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide
antacid
aluminum cuases constipation and the magnesium cuases diarrhea - put them together - they cancel eachother out
mineral oil
stool softener
- Agents that soften stools and facilitate expulsion
- Given orally or rectally
- Include: mineral oil, glycerin suppositories, docusate sodium
- Docusate is often prescribed to prevent straining in hospitalized patienst
- Also can be given with opiates to prevent constipation
(PEG) - electrolyte solutions
- Poorly absorbed and retain added water by osmotic pressure
- Mixtures of: sodium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride in isotonic solution
- Used in colonoscopy preparation - drink 3-4 liters over 3-4 hours to produce watery diarrhea and remove solid wastes
chlorpromazine
phenothiazine - antiemetic
methylcellulose
bulk forming laxatives
contain lots of soluble fiber and other stuff to give you more material in feces
Methylcellulose, lactulose and polycarbophil
Still have to keep hydrated - need water to move everything along
cyclizine
histamine H1 antagonist
- Histamine H1 antagoinists
- First generation H1 blockers
- Produce sedation and antimuscarnic activity
- Prevents motion sickness
- Drugs: dimenhydrinate, diphenhydramine, cyclizine, meclizine
kaolin/pectin
antidiarrheal drug
- Kaolin (chalk)/pectin (polymerizing agent)
- When you eat this it forms harder stools (because of the chalk)
minnitol-polyethylene glycol
osmotic laxatives - saline laxatives - nondigestible sugars and alcohols
meclizine
histamine H1 antagonist
- Histamine H1 antagoinists
- First generation H1 blockers
- Produce sedation and antimuscarnic activity
- Prevents motion sickness
- Drugs: dimenhydrinate, diphenhydramine, cyclizine, meclizine
alosetron
- 5-HT3 antagonist
- Alosetron
- This is if conventional therapy failed
- Diarrhea predominant IBS
- Serious cardiovascular events can occur
IBS treatment
amitriptyline or desipramine
IBS treatment
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Low doses of amitriptyline or desipramine
- Treatment of abdominal pain
dicyclomine or hyoscyamine
IBS treatment
- Antispasmodics
- Anticholinergic (dicyclomine, hydroscyamine)
trimethobenzamide
D2 antagonist
orlistat
antiobesity
GI lipase inhibitor
reduces absorption of fats since triglycerides are not split
tox: flatulence, steatorrhea, fecal incontinence
difenoxin
antidiarrheal drug
- Loperamide, difenoxin and diphenoxylate - these are basically non effective opioids - give constipation but don’t relieve pain
- Act on intestinal opioid receptors -> inhibit ACH release -> decreases motility
dronabinol
marijuana derivative
alprazolam
benzodiazepine - antiemetic