GU Pharm Cases Flashcards
Case 1: 70 y/o man with new onset afib. You start on BB. Now he has erectile dysfunction and is apathetic and withdrawn. COPD. HTN. Afib. Lisinopril 10 mg, HCTZ 12.5 mg daily, metoprolol 100 mg daily. DOC2?
SXS come from the BB
DOC1: decrease dose of metoprolol and continue to drop so long as HTN is controlled until sxs diminish
DOC2: warfarin or dabigitran for afib to prevent clot
what happens when metoprolol is at high doses? what can this cause?
looses selectivity so it now binds with receptors in the penis and brain causing ED and depression/apathetic mood and withdrawn
what can metoprolol cause in high doses? (5)
depression fatigue loss of sex drive ED malaise
Case 2: 20 y/o woman for routine pre-natal follow. BP is 150/100 and she is 12 weeks pregnant. G1P0A0. DOC1
Need to determine if this woman has preexisting HTN or preclampsia HTN SO NEED TO CHECK FOR PROTEINURIA!!!!! this is the distinguishing factor
consider ambulatory monitoring to make sure this is not white coat syndrome because yes pregnant people can get this too and you don’t want to give them unnessacary medications
DOC1: if pre-eclamptia: tx labetalol
what is the drug class for labetalol? so who should you avoid using this in?
non-selective alpha 1, B1, and B2 receptor blocker so if a patient has asthma use with caution or consider other medication
do primary care providers usually use methyldopa in pregancy?
this is usually something OB deals with
what is the definition of preclampsia?
SBP over 140 or DBP over 90
PLUS proteinuria 0.3 gm or more in 24 hour urine
what are the two OTC prenatal vitamins?
folic acid and pyridoxine
what does folic acid prevent and what is the most common concern of this?
prevent neural tube defects
most commonly spina bifida or a baby born with a fluid filled sac in head due to failure of closure
what is the definition of a tocolytic agent?
one we give to suppress premature labor or contractions
what is the most commonly used tocolytic agent?
magnesium sulfate, given IV
Case 3: 33 y/o female wants to avoid pregnancy over the next year while starting a new job, she would want to become pregnant soon after. She is obese, 20 pack year smoking history and still smokes currently and bp 145/100. C0P0A0. DOC1? why?
Paraguard IUD (copper IUD)
hx of obesity (against POP), smoking (against COC), and new job make it difficult for her to take the pill at the same time each day
how long can the mirena IUD be used for?
5 years
how long can the paraguard IUD be used for?
10 years
what do IUDs do?
prevent implantation in the uterus
what percent do COCs decrease ovulation by?
97%
what percent do POPs decrease ovulation by?
50%
Case 4: 24 y/o patient would like to start contraception. Her PMH is significant for migraine headaches without aura that occur about once every 3 months. DOC1?
can still take COCs since no aura and migraine without aura is a relative contraindication
DOC1: Lo esterin FE
is there a difference between the 21 day and the 28 day packet?
nope! it is the womens choice as to which one she prefers
if a woman takes regular BC and they don’t want to get their period can you take the hormones straight through so you don’t get a period?
yes, but be careful because it is only the MINIMAL research that says this is ok….
…not a lot of research has been done about htis but to the best of our research it is ok
what are 9 absolute contraindications for COC?
thromboembolitic events VAD breast cancer estrogen dependent neoplasm undiagnosed uterine bleeding smoking hepatic tumor active liver disease migraine with aura
migraine with aura is absolute contra for COC because ….
increase risk of CVA 5-6%
what are two SE of progesterone?
acne and weight gain
what form of BC do you want to use in someone who gets headaches with their mestrual flow/?
use OCP when you get your period every three months
AKA
quartette
as you increase estrogen levels you increase change for…
migraines
Case 5: 17 y/o female would like to start a COC for contraception for regulating menses. Her 35 y/o sister uses triphasic COC so she would like to use this too. She is most concerned with preventing pregnancy.
monophasic OCP loestrin FE 1/20
alternatives: Mirena, Paraguard, Depo
Stay away from: triphasic or quadriphasic COC because it increases risk for breakthrough bleeding
what precent of pregnancies are unintended?
40%
what percentage of people are on contraceptives?
50%
as you increase the phases of COC what do you increase your risk for?
breakthrough bleeding
what are the 6 SE of COC?
migraine N/V/ bloating decreased libido weight gain depression
what are the 3 most common SE associated with COC?
headache
N/V
weight gain
Case 6: your sexually active 20 y/o patient started COC two weeks ago and calls you with nausea of 1 weeks duration and intermittent vomiting for the past 3 days. Lo Ovral. what are the 4 options for this patient?
1: have her keep taking it since these sxs usually last 1-3 months and then disappear
Options:
when looking at the name of a pill, what is the first number and what does the second number represent?
first number: progestin
second number: estrogen
technically how many options are there for estrogen used in birth control? what are they?
technically 1 option
mestranol is the prodrug of ethinyl estradiol and is converted to this in the body
ethinyl estradiol is technically the only option because of this
how long does the N/V last on estrogen COC?
1-3 months
Case 7: 16 y/o patient with cystic acne on face and thorax txed with tetracycline. She is moderately obese and would like to start low dose COC for contraceptions. she is obese. Tetracyclcine 250 mg BID. what are 2 options? what don’t you want to use?
Option #1: paraguard IUD (copper)
Option #2: monophasic (since obese) COC and switch from oral tetracycline to topical so there isn’t an interaction
DONT USE: progestin since it can make the acne worse
what 4 reasons would you not want to prescribe a OCP in an obese pt?
it takes twice as long for them to reach a steady level in the body
impairments in obese
- absorption
- volume distribution
- metabolism
- excretion
Case 8: 72 y/o female has stress urinary incontinence and dysparunia. She has tried keagles. HTN. Hyperlipidemia. Linsinopril 10 mg, atorvastatin 10 mg daily. 3 options?
option 1: premarin intravaginal estrogen cream for dysparunia
option 2: pessaries/weight loss
option 3: ospehmifene
what oral drug can be used to tx dyspareunia in a female?
ospemifene
what should you encourage the patient to do for urinary incontinence?
keep a urinary diary
what do you use to tx stress urinary incontinence?
vaginal estrogen cream permarin
what do you use to tx urge urinary incontinence?
tolterodine
what is the drug class for tolterodine used for urge urinary incontinence?
M3 antimuscarinic
Case 9: 22 y/o man who has seen testosterone adds on TV. He states that he has been fatigues the past month and has started a new job and would like to start testosterone for his fatigue. 3 things to check?
need to do:
- CBC/iron panel (anemia)
- thyroid check
- testosterone levels
since young and health need to determine the cause of fatigue and it is unlikely to be testosterone
if you give someone testosterone and they don’t have hypogonadism, what does it do?
increase risk for CVD
what must you check testosterone levels?
between 8-10 am on three difference occasions
Case 10: 72 y/o man who is requesting testerone tx to improve his libido and tadalafil [cialis] for his erectile dysfunction. Prostatic hypertrophy. HTN 180/110 despite tx, alcohol abuse. Lisinopril 20 mg, HCTZ 12.5 mg, amlopdipine 5 mg daily, tamulosin (BPH) .4 mg daily. BP 180/110 BMI 32.
why is this guy in a perdicament? what are you two main options?
This guy is in a predictament!! he wants to take tadalafil which is a CYP34A inhibitor and so is tamulosin which he is already taking. CANT TAKE BOTH BECAUSE CYP34A and Dx-DX interaction
option 1: don’t take tadafil since it can only be used for a max of 6 MONTHS and during this time would have to be taken of tamulosin and then he would be in the same predicament in 6 months when he is no longer able to take tadafil
Option 2: take of tamulosin and put on finasteride which is for BPH but isn’t a CYP34A and then start on tadalafil
what are three drugs that are CYP34A?
sildenafil
tadalfil
tamulosin
what is the difference between sildenafil and tedalafil?
tedalafil is a once a day mediation and viagra is PRN and taken 1 hour before sexual activity
Case 11: 30 y/o woman who has had unprotected sex and is worried she may be pregnant because they had sex midcycle. She is asking about emergency contraception because she doesn’t want to become pregnant at this time.
DOC optons: Plan B or Ella
*consider more regular contraception!
of the emergency contraceptions, which one is OTC and which one is RX?
plan B-OTC but behind the counter
Ella-RX only
how long do you have to take emergency contraception?
120 hours or 5 days