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Histamine & Serotonin Flashcards

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What is an H1 antagonist used for?

A

Allergic reactions, motion sickness, nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, sleep aids

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What are common side effects of H1 antagonists?

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Sedation, anti-muscarinic action, poisoning (especially children) with convulsions, allergy, local anesthesia

Older agents cross CNS to cause central effects

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Where are H1 antagonists metabolized? What are the oral absorption and distribution properties?

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rapid metabolism by liver microsomes

Rapidly absorbed orally and widely distributed

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What is the mechanism of action of these drugs?

Tripelennamine (Pyribenzamine)

Meclizine (Dramamine II, Antivert)

Hydroxyzine (Atarax)

Promethazine (Phenergan)

Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

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H1 receptor antagonists

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5
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what is a common OTC sleep aid?

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Tripelennamine (Pyribenzamine)

Ethylenediamine derivitive

H1 receptor antagonist

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What histamine blockers are used for motion sickness?

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Meclizine (Dramamine II, Antivert)

Hydroxyzine (Atarax)

Piperazine derivative

H1 receptor antagonist

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What is a major side effect of diphenhydramine?

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Anti-muscarinic, sedating

Ether/ethanolamine derivitive

H1 receptor antagonist

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What is promethazine used for?

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Antiemetic

Phenothiazine derivative

H1 receptor antagonist

Anti-muscarinic, sedating

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9
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what is chlorpheniramine?

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Alkylamine derivitive

H1 receptor antagonist

Component of “cold” medications

Less sedating

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What is the mechanism of action? What are they used to treat?

Loratadine
Fexofenadine
Azelastine
Cetirizine

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2nd generation H1 receptor antagonists

2nd gen H1 blockers treat allergic rhinitis

Loratadine (Claritin)
Fexofenadine (Allegra)
Azelastine (Astelin)
Cetirizine (Zyrtec)

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What is major difference between 1st and second gen H1 blockers?

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second gen blockers poorly cross BBB, so fewer central and side effects - e.g. no sedation, although rare cadiovascular effects at high doses in loratadine (claratin) and fexofenadine (allegra)

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What is azelastine?

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2nd generation H1 receptor antagonist

Treats allergic rhinitis (intranasal spray), allergic conjunctivitis (ophthalmic solution)

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13
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What antihistamines can cause cardiovascular effects at high doses?

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Loratadine (Claritin)
Fexofenadine (Allegra)

2nd generation H1 receptor antagonist

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What is the mechanism of action? What are the “…tidine” drugs used for?

Cimetidine
Ranitidine
Famotidine
Nizatidine

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H2 receptor antagonists; block gastric acid secretion (more so with nocturnal acid secretion than meal secretion)

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What class of drugs are used to treat dyspepsia, duodenal and gastric ulcers, hypersecretory conditions? What is a common possible side effect?

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H2 receptor antagonists; block gastric acid secretion (more so with nocturnal acid secretion than meal secretion)

CNS dysfunction

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Of the H2 receptor antagonists, which has the most side effects? What are they?

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Cimetidine (Tagamet)

Antiandrogen effects (causing impotence and gynecomastia), inhibition of P450 enzymes

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17
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What is Rantidine? What is the most concerning side effect?

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Zantac - H2 receptor antagonist; blocks gastric acid secretion (more so with nocturnal acid secretion than meal secretion)

liver toxicity

CNS dysfunction possible

18
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Of the H2 antagonists, which has the least side effects?

A

Nizatidine (Axid)

19
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What is ketanserin? what is it used for?

A

Selective 5HT2A,2C receptor antagonist, as well as α1 and H1 receptor antagonist

Antihypertensive (relaxes vascular and tracheal smooth muscle), antiplatelet aggregation

20
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Mechanism of action for the “…setron” drugs? Used for?

Odansetron
Granisetron

A

5HT3 receptor antagonists

Nausea and vomiting in chemotherapy

“…SErotoninThreeReceptor antagonist used by ONcologists”

5-HT = serotonin

21
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What is Cyproheptadine?

A

Dual action antihistaminic and antiserotinergic

used for skin allergies (urticaria, anti-5HT1), diarrhea of carcinoid syndrome (anti-5HT2)

Side effects: Sedation, antimuscarinic

22
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What class of drugs? What is a common side effect?

Methysergide
Ergonovine
Bromocriptine
Ergotamine

A

Ergot alkaloid

Powerful hallucinations, smooth muscle contraction (vascular and uterine)

23
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Which ergot alkaloid is used to treat hyperprolactinemia? Why?

A

Bromocriptine (Sansert)

because it’s a dopamine agonist - DA inhibits prolactin release from anterior pituitary

24
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What does ergonovine treat?

A

Postpartum hemorrhage (Oxytocic)

25
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What is methysergide? What is it used for?

A

ergot alkaloid

Partial agonist at all 5HT1 receptors, antagonist at 5HT2

Prophylaxis of migraines

26
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What is ergotomine? What is it used for?

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Ergot alkaloid

Nonspecific partial agonist at all 5HT1,2 receptors; partial agonist at α-adrenergic receptors

Prodrome of migraines

27
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What are triptans? Mechanism? Used for?

Sumatriptan
Naratriptan
Rizatriptan
Zolmitriptan

A

Non-ergot serotonin analogs

5HT1B,D receptor agonist

Effective (70%) migraine treatment

28
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Why should you analyze doses of other drugs and consider lowering them in a patient who is taking cimetidine?

A

Cimetidine has an effect on the cytochrome P450 system.

29
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H1 receptors are found mainly:

A

skin, lungs, GI, nasal mucosa and blood

30
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What drugs induce histamine release?

A

Morphine
Codeine
ACh
tubocurarine

31
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H1 receptors are found:

A

smooth muscle, endothelium brain (hence drowsiness - CNS effect of H1 antagonism)

32
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H2 receptors are found:

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gastric mucosa (think H-blockers for acid reflux), cardiac muscle, mast cells, brain

33
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H3 receptors are found:

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CNS

34
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H4 receptors are found:

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eosinophils
neutrophils
CD4+ T cells

35
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These classes of drugs are all what kind of drug?
Ethers or ethanolamine derivatives
Ethylenediamine derivative
Piperazine derivative
Phenothiazine derivative
Alkylamine derivative
Piperidine derivative
Azelastine
A

H1 receptor antagonists

Antihistamines

36
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H1 receptor antagonists are largely ineffective for what conditions?

A

Bronchial asthma

colds

37
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How is Nizatidine different from other H2 receptor antagonists?

A

It does not affect the cytochrome P450 system

38
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Liver toxicity is a side effect of what H2 receptor blocker?

A

Ranitidine

39
Q

Gynecomastia and impotence are side effects of what H2 receptor blocker?

A

Cimetidine

40
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How are loradidine and fexofenadine different from other H1 receptor blockers?

A

They cross the BBB poorly, so less sedating;

fewer side effects in general

41
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What is 5-hydroxytryptamine?

A

Serotonin

42
Q

Release of 5-HT can be induced by what drug?

A

Reserpine

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