Lesson 3 Continuation Flashcards
Drugs in narcotics antitussive
Codeine
Dihydrocodeine
Dihydrocodenone
Morphine
Non selective depress the cough center in medulla oblongata which may also lead to depression of other parts of the CNS
Narcotics antitussive
Seem to have fairly high degree of selectivity fo the cough center
Codeine
Hydrocodeine
Are highly efficacious for they are addicting a and are subject to dangerous drug control
Opiates
Are relatively toxic in cats
Opiates
Drugs in non narcotics antitussive
Dextromethorphan
Noscapine
Butorphanol
Phenothiazine tranquilizer
Deemed not to be habit forming
Non-narcotics antitussive
A derivatives of opiates narcotics has retained the ability to depress the cough center but is not addicting. It has no analgesic activity. Still produce some degree of sedation
Dextromethorphan
Is as potent as dextromethorphan
Noscapine
100x more potent than codeine and does not have narcotics effect
Butorphanol
Trimeprazine Combined with corticosteroids have some degree of antitussive action addition to their bronchodilator and sedative action. Drugs such as these may have particular value in cats
Phenothiazine tranquilizer
Drugs on locally acting antitussive
Menthol
Tincture of benzoin
Benzonatate
Acts directly on the respiratory mucous membrane to produce soothing or local anesthetic effects
Locally acting antitussive
Locally acting antitussive is administered by?
Inhalation or orally
Should be used in case of non-productive cough to prevent trauma to the respiratory tract and allow patient to rest
Antitussives
Three ways by which coughing can be suppressed
By reducing
By soothing
By depression
has little role in the pathogenesis of bronchoconstrictor disorder
Acetylcholine
Is a specific antidote to organo phosphate
Atropine
Are also sympathomimetics drugs but they are specific b2-adrenergic stimulants without affecting B1 receptors in the heart
Albuterol
Metaproterenol
Terbutaline
Clenbuterol
