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Herbal Meds Flashcards

1
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What is pharmacognosy?

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The study of natural product molecules that are useful for their medicinal, ecological, gustatory, or other functional properties

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What is the DSHEA?

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Manufacturers must evaluate, the purity, strength, and purity of their products

Also, report adverse side effects

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What does the DSHEA not do?

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No need to prove efficacy

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4
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What are the major problems with supplements?

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Studies are lacking or conflicting results

Doses and formulations vary between studies

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5
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Why is there a dearth of studies for herbs?

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cannot patent herbs

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What are the labels that are used to identify supplements that were produced properly? Does this mean that they are safe and/or efficacious

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USP

Does not identify safe or efficacious supplements

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What is the use of Echinacea?

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Decrease duration and intensity of colds

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What is the MOA of Echinacea? (3)

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Immune modulating (increase cytokine production)

Anti-inflammatory (inhibits cyclooxygenase)

Increases numbers of immune cells

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What are the adverse effects of Echinacea?

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Pts with immunodeficiencies should not take it

Allergic reactions

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What are the drugs that Echinacea interact with? What can it cause?

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Etoposide

Thrombocytopenia

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What is the medical use of Ginkgo Biloba? What are the two active components?

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Improve memory/alzheimer’s

Flavone glycosides and terpenoids

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What is the MOA of Ginkgo Biloba?

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Cerebral cortex 5HT1A receptor are reduced

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What are the adverse effects of Ginkgo Biloba?

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n/v/d

HA

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14
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What are the drug interactions with Gingko?

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Antiplatelet actions (ASA)

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15
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Uncooked Ginkgo seeds can cause what?

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Seizures

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16
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In whom is Gingko contraindicated?

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Seizure prone pts

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17
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What are the uses of Garlic?

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Atherosclerosis
Hypercholesterolemia
HTN

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What are the active ingredients in Garlic? MOA (4)?

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Allicin

  • Inhibits HMG-CoA
  • Inhibit ACE
  • Increase H2S production
  • Increase NO availability
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19
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What are the adverse effects of Garlic?

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Increased bleeding

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20
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What is the effect of Garlic on HIV drugs? How?

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Reduces bioavailability d/t increase in P-glycoprotein drug transporter

21
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What are the uses of Ginseng? (3)

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Boosts immune system, physical and mental health

Erectile dysfunction

22
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What are the adverse effects of Ginseng?

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CNS stimulation and HTN

23
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What are the drug interactions with Ginseng?

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Immune modulating drugs

24
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What is the use of Milk Thistle?

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Help reduce cirrhosis, hepatitis, or drug induced hepatotoxicity

25
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What is the active ingredient in milk thistle? MOA?

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Silymarin

Reducing collagen accumulation in liver

26
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What is St. John’s Wort used for? Active ingredient? MOA?

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Antidepressant
Hypericin/hyperforin
SSRI

27
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What are the adverse effects of St. John’s Wort? MOA?

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Photosensitization and decreased of other drug concentration–

Induces hepatic CYP enzymes

28
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What is the use of Saw Palmetto? Active ingredient? MOA?

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Treating BPH

Sterols and FAs
Inhibits 5-alpha reductase (testosterone to DHT)

29
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What are the primary uses of Glucosamine and chondroitin?

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Osteoarthritis

30
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What is glucosamine?

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Substrate for the synthesis of cartilage

31
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What is chondroitin?

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Functions to prevent cartilage breakdown

32
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What are the drug-drug interactions with Glucosamine and chondroitin?

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Maybe enhance Warfarin

33
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What is the use of melatonin? MOA?

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Hypnotic

Normally found in the pineal gland that is induced by darkness, and causes sleepiness

34
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What is the rx drug that agonizes melatonin receptors?

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Ramelteon (MT1 and MT2)

35
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What are the melatonin receptors that cause sleep? What type of receptors are these?

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MT1 and MT2

G-protein coupled receptors

36
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What are the adverse effects of melatonin?

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Drowsiness

Decrease sperm quality in men and reduces LH in women

37
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What is the use of butterbur?

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Migraine treatment

38
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What is the use of feverfew? Adverse effects?

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Migraine treatment
Induces uterine contractions
Mouth ulcerations

39
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What is the physiologic function of CoQ10?

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Mitochondrial cofactor that functions in the electron transport chain

Also, antioxidant

40
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What happens with CoQ10 with age?

41
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What is the use of supplemental CoQ10?

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Reduced statin induced myopathy
HTN
Migraines

42
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What is the effect of statins on CoQ10?

43
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What are the adverse effects of CoQ10? Why?

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May exacerbate warfarin, since it is very similar structurally to vit K

44
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What are the uses of fish oil?

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treats hypertriglyceridemia

CVD

45
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Which herb can cause seizures?

46
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What herbs can cause bleeding?

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Gingko
Garlic
Glucosamine

47
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What herbs can decrease fertility?

48
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What herbs are immune modulating?

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Echinacea

Ginseng

49
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Which herb is a major inducer of p450 enzymes?

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St. John’s wort

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