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Lecture 8 (ACE Inhibitors and Antagonists of Muscarinic Receptors) Flashcards

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Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB)

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  • peripheral blood capillaries allow relatively free exchange of substances across/between cells
  • but brain blood capillaries strictly limit transport of substances into the brain
  • The BBB is often the rate-limiting factor in determine permeation of therapeutic CNS drugs into the brain
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Briefly explain the anatomy of the BBB

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Tight junctions and astrocyte sheath act as a lipoid barrier to crossing for hydrophilic drugs

-so normally water-soluble drugs cannot cross the BBB

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Can the BBB fail/be ineffective?

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Yes - ex. brain infections can increase permeability
Many normally water soluble antibiotics that normally would not cross the BBB can cross during the inflammation of a brain infection

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How can things cross the BBB? (4)

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  • passive diffusion through aqueous channels (not common)
  • passive diffusion through lipid (most important mechanism of absorption)
  • some drugs can be taken up by endocytosis
  • facilitated transport (via transporters that transport endogenous compounds)
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Passive diffusion through the BBB is the most optimal if the molecule is:

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-mostly unionized at pH 7.4
-has molecular weight < 400
-has log P within this range:
1 < logP < 4

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Too low of logP = ?

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compound to hydrophilic to partition into lipid membranes

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Too high logP = ?

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compound will remain in lipid membranes

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Pancuronium, atracurium, tubocurarine, and vecuronium are all?

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non-depolarizing (competitive) neuromuscular blocking agents

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What are non-depolarizing (competitive) neuromuscular blocking agents used for?

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used in surgery to relax muscles

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Succinylcholine is an example of a ?

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depolarizing muscular blocking

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What is succinylcholine used for?

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used in surgery to relax muscles

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Succinylcholine has _____ onset and ____ duration of action

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rapid onset

short duration of action

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_____ _________ are used in anesthesia to reverse the effects of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agnets

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AChE inhibitors

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AChE inhibitors are never used with _____ neuromuscular blocking agents such as succinylcholine

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depolarizing

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Anticholinesterase inhibits ____

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AChE

*if AChE is being inhibited, then there will be an increase of ACh at the synapse

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What does the excess ACh at the synapse cause?

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it causes ACh to compete with non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers

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Non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers are _____ antagonists

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competitive

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Because non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers are competitive antagonists then it’s effects can be overcome by ?

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excess agonist (i.e. ACh in this case)

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List 4 Anticholinesterases (AChE inhibitors)

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  • edrophonium
  • neostigmine
  • pyridostigmine
  • physostigmine
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The binding of edrophonium is ______

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reversible (no covalent interaction with the enzyme)

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edrophonium has a _____ duration

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short

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Edrophonium is used as a diagnostic test for ?

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myasthenia gravis

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Is edrophonium used to reverse the effects of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents?

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rarely

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______ is the most commonly used anti cholinesterase (AChE inhibitor) in anesthesia

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neostigmine

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How does Neostigmine inhibit AChE?

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reversibly alkylates AChE rendering it inactive for about 30 mins

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________ - reversibly alkylates AChE

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pyridostigmine

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_______ - reversibly alkylates AChE as well

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physostigmine

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______ has a longer onset that neostigmine and lasts for several hours

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pyridostigmine

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Pyridostigmine can be used to treat ?

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myasthenia gravis

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Physostigmine is more _____ _______ than other agents

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lipid soluble

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Physostigmine can be absorbed from the ?

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GI tract

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_______ can cross the BBB

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physostigmine

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Can quaternary amine anticholinesterases cross the BBB

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no - they do not usually cross the BBB

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What is myasthenia gravis?

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  • remitting and relapsing muscle weakness
  • improved with rest
  • aggravated by exercise
  • production of antibodies to ACh receptors
  • leads to a decrease in receptor density at the NMJ

*destruction of ACh receptors

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T or F: you can use AChE inhibitors to treat myasthenia gravis

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true man

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How can you use AChE inhibitors to treat myasthenia gravis?

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it will increase ACh at NMJ and restores muscular contraction upon nerve stimulus

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You want to use AChE inhibitors that are ____ absorbed, _____ acting, and do not cross ____

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orally absorbed
longer acting
do not cross BBB

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38
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What is cholinergic crisis?

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when you overdose AChE

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39
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AChE inhibitors can also treat ______ disease

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Alzheimer’s

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When treating Alzheimer’s disease, you want to inhibit AChE in the _____ ______

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frontal cortex

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You cannot give an AChE inhibitor that is a quaternary amine because??

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it would not be able to cross the BBB and reach the frontal cortex in the brain

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What are 3 examples of AChE inhibitors used to treat alzheimer’s

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1 - Rivastigmine (Exelon)
2 - Galantine (Reminyl)
3 - Donepezil (Aricept)

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Rivastigmine is similar to ______ and works the same way except there is no quaternary amine (so it can cross the BBB)

*this one has a tertiary amine

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pyridostigmine

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After rivastigmine crosses BBB, the tertiary amine must _____ for activity so that it can bind anionic site on AChE

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ionize

45
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Galatamine has a ___ amine

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tertiary

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Tertiary amine must be _____ to cross BBB

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neutral

47
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Tertiary amine must _____ after crossing BBB in order to bind to anionic site on AChE

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ionize

48
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Galantamine is ?

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  • competitive
  • a reversible inhibitor of AChE that does not alkylate the enzyme
  • rather it binds to the enzyme like edrophonium
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Donepezil has a ____ amine

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tertiary

50
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Donepezil is ?

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  • competitive
  • a reversible inhibitor of AChE that does not alkylate the enzyme
  • rather it binds to the enzyme like edrophonium and galantamine
51
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AChE active site has two sites: what are they?

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anionic site

esteractic site

52
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Describe AChE mechanism

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  • bunch of rearrangements
  • water comes in and creates the acyl enzyme intermediate
  • i think the ester bond of ACh is being broken or “removes acetyl group”
53
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edrophonium is a ____ ______ for AChE

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competitive antagonist

*it competes with ACh

54
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Edrophonium binds to ____ site

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anionic

  • there is no covalent interaction with enzyme, just sits there and occupies the space that ACh would
  • if we had enough ACh we could overcome the antagonist because it is a competitive antagonist
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Neostigmine has a _____ group

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carbamoyl

56
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Carbamoyl is much more stable to _____ than the acyl

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stable

57
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3 examples of organophosphate anticholinesterases

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1 - sarin - nerve gas
2 - parathion - insecticide
3 - malathion - insecticide

58
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The 3 examples of organophosphate anticholinesterases are all highly _____

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hydrophobic

*this means they can cross the BBB easily

59
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Describe Sarin

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  • extremely potent and toxic

- used only as a nerve gas

60
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Parathion has ___ activity as is

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low

61
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How does parathion become toxic to insects?

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it gets metabolized in insects replacing S with O and making it much more potent.

-it is not a risk to humans as we do not perform the replacement

62
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Malathion is also only activated in _____

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insects

63
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Why are organophosphate anticholinesterases (AChE inhibitors) toxins?

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  • they have the ability to increase ACh at the NMJ and synapse
  • eventually this leads to persistent activation of ACh receptors which depolarizes neuromuscular block and death by asphyxia (oxygen deprivation/suffocation)
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Effects of organophosphate anticholinesterases (AChE inhibitors are ____ acting

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long

65
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Without treatment organophosphate anticholinesterases (AChE inhibitors can ?

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permanently inactivate AChE

66
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Symptoms of organophosphate poisoning?

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-pinpoint pupils
-bronchospasm
-decreased HR
-frothy salivation
-profuse sweating
-increased GI motility
(parasympathetic symptoms)

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How can you prevent dying after AChE inhibitor?

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if you get rapid treatment of 2-PAM (pralidoxime) - it will remove organophosphate from enzyme and produce a free enzyme so you won’t die

68
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you need to get 2-PAM before you have ??

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aged enzyme

69
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aged enzyme is resistant to?

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hydrolysis

70
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if you get the aged enzyme (charged phosphate modified enzyme) it is totally resistant to hydrolysis and ??

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AChE is permanently inactivated

  • this is lethal
  • no treatment
  • you gon die
71
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How can 2-PAM help?

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it can efficiently remove the initial phosphorylated enzyme (NOT THE AGED ENZYME)

*2-PAM is the only treatment for organophosphate poisoning.

72
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There are 3 types of AChE inhibitors: explain them

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1-competitively bind to the enzyme that are completely reversible and do not covalently bind to the enzyme
ex. donepezil, edrophonium, galantine

2-those that covalently bind to the enzyme but DO NOT permanently inactivate it
ex. neostigmine, pyridostigmine, physostigmine, rivastigmine

3-those that covalently bind to the enzyme and permanently inactive it without treatment with 2-PAM
ex. organophosphate anticholinesterases

73
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Antimuscarinic = ?

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muscarinic antagonists

74
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For maximum potency, the X substituent on a muscarinic antagonist should be?

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ester

*it could also be ether oxygen or absent altogether

75
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For maximum potency, the N substituent on muscarinic antagonist should be?

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quaternary ammonium or tertiary amines

*but they have to be able to have a + charge to bind to the receptor

76
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Subsitutents on the N of a muscarinic antagonist are usually ??

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methyl, ethyl, propyl, or isopropyl

77
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Possible effects of antimuscarinic drugs

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  • some are used for dilation of the pupil prior to an eye exam
  • used for frequent urination or abdominal pain that is caused by spasms in the GI
  • can cause bronchodilation

(sympathetic symptoms)

78
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List 4 examples of muscarinic antagonists

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cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl)
dicyclomine
oxybutynin (Ditropan XL)
tolterodine (Detrol LA)

79
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Cyclopentolate is used as ?

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eye drops

-given prior to eye exam to dilate pupils (mydriasis)

80
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Dicyclomine is used as?

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used to stop spasms in the GI that produce abdominal pain

81
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What are oxybutynin and tolerodine used for?

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overactive bladder

-people who have excessive urinary frequency

82
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Drugs with ___ half-lives are put in sustained release form

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shorter

83
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MEMORIZE SAR FOR ANTIMUSCARINIC

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OK

-see slide 28

84
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Atropine is a _____ mixture

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racemic

85
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The S (- or l) form is more ____

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potent

86
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If the S form of atropine is purified it is called ______

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hyoscyamine

87
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What is atropine used for?

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  • component of belladonna (dilate pupils)
  • component of opium suppositories
  • used for painful urethral spasm or intestinal cramping
88
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Atropine is given with _____ for organophosphate anti cholinesterase toxicity

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2-PAM

2-PAM to save your life

atropine to relieve symptoms like vomitng

89
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Atropine is also sometimes given with ______ after surgery when recovering from neuromuscular block

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neostigmine

90
Q

Many of the drugs used to treat schizophrenia are ?

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dopamine blockers

91
Q

The movement disorder, Parkinson’s disease is marked by ?

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decreased dopamine in the substantia nigra

92
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Some schizophrenics under treatment will get “parkinson’s like” symptoms. In this case, what can you give?

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benztropine (cogentin)

-to contract these “parkinson like” symptoms

93
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Scopolamine (Transform V) is used for?

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to prevent motion sickness or for nausea

94
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Form of Scopolamine (Transform V) ?

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comes as patches that are used for 3 days to provide continuous anti-nausea effect

95
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Hyoscine (Buscopan) is used for?

*also known as butylscopolamine

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Used to stop spasms in the GI that produce abdominal pain

96
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Form of Hyoscine (Buscopan)

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oral tablets 10 mg (available without Rx)

97
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Hyoscine (Buscopan) has a _____ amine

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quaternary

98
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What does the quaternary amine on Hyoscine (Buscopan) mean?

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  • it means that is has a permanent positive charge
  • because of this, very little drug is absorbed from the GI tract

*therefore the drug is localized to the Gi producing very minimal systemic side effects

99
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Ipratropium (Atrovent) is given as ?

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inhalation from a MDI (metered dose inhaler)

100
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Can Atrovent ever be given as a mono therapy for asthma?

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no

101
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Ipratropium (Atrovent) has a ______ amine

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quaternary

  • prevents crossing BBB so no CNS side effects
  • also decreases systemic side effects (decreased systemic absorption from lungs)
102
Q

Tiotropium (Spiriva) is formulated as ?

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a dry powder inhaler

-comes in capsules and you poke a hole in the capsule and then inhale the contents of the capsule

103
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Tiotropium (Spiriva) is used to treat ?

A

COPD not asthma

104
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What is an advantage of tiotropium over ipratropium?

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very long half life

105
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Antimuscarinic side effects?

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  • dry mouth
  • pupil dilation
  • difficulty with dark adaption
  • blurred vision
  • increased intraocular pressure
  • hot, flushed, and dry skin
  • tachycardia (increase HR)
  • urinary retention
  • constipation
  • blocking parasympathetic system
  • having sympathetic-like symptoms

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