IBS MEDS (EXAM 4) Flashcards
1
Q
DIARRHEA IBS
LOPERAMIDE (IMMODIUM)
DECREASE AND INCREASE?
S/E?
A
DECREASE PERISTALSIS AND INCREASE BULK
DROWSY
2
Q
DIARRHEA IBS
PSYLLIUM (METAMUCIL)
WHAT KIND OF LAXATIVE
MONITOR
A
BULK FORM LAXATIVE
MONITOR ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE
MIX!
3
Q
DIARRHEA IBS
ALOSETRON (LOTRINEX)
BLOCKS
MAKES STOOL
DECREASE
MALE OR WOMEN (S/S LONGER)
A
BLOCKS 5-HT3 RECEPTORS, INNERVATE VICERA
FIRM STOOL
DECREASE URGENCY AND FREQUENCY
WOMEN - S/S LONGER 6 MONTHS
ISCHEMIC COLITIS!!!!
4
Q
IBS-C
LUBIPROSTONE (AMITIZA)
INCREASE
M OR F
A
INCREASE FLUID
PROMOTE MOTILITY
WOMEN
5
Q
IBS-C
LINACLOTIDE (LINZESS)
INCREASE
RELIEVE
30 MIN
A
INCREASE FLUID AND MOTILITY
RELIEVE PAIN AND CRAMPS
30 MIN BEFORE BREAKFAST
6
Q
IBS-C
RIFAXIMIN
A
ANTIBIOTIC TO TREAT BACTERIA