LL agents, Anticoags, antiplatelets and thrombolytics Flashcards
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors are also called
statins
1st line therapy for lipid disorders
statins
MOA for statins
inhibit CL synthesis in the liver
stimulate hepatocytes to produce more LDL receptors
LDL receptors remove the LDL from the blood
prototype for statins
Atorvostatin AKA Lipitor
common SE of statins
headache, rash, memory loss, GI disturbance
serious SE of statins
hepatotoxicity, myopathy/rhabdomyolysis, cataracts
special considerations for statins
monitor for increased SE when statins combined with other lipid lowering agents.
no grapefruit
no pregnancy!
d-d interactions!
Bile-acid sequestrants MOA
bind to bile acids to form complexes that excreted.
bile acids are made from CL –> liver makes more bile acids using LDL –> increases LDL receptors to uptake more LDL
bile acid sequestrants prototype
colesevelam (welchol)
where do bile acid sequestrants work?
only in GI tract! so they have GI side effects, like constipation, bloating and indigestion.
admin with food and h2o
Cholesterol absorption inhibitor prototype
ezetimibe (zetia)
CL absorption inhibitor MOA
blocks CL absorption in the small intestine
also blocks CL secreted in bile
Ezetimibe se
equal placebo
what should you watch for with ezetimibe?
increased liver toxicity with statin.
no liver disease!
what is vytorin?
ezetimibe + simvistatin
Fibric acid derivatives (fibrates) moa
accelerates the clearance of VLDLs
little to no effect on LDLs
increases HDLs too
Fibrates prototype
gemfibrozil (lopid)
SE of gemfibrozil
rash and GI upset
increased risk of gallstones
myopathy
liver toxicity
d-d interactions of gemfibrozil
warfarin: increased risk of bleeding
statins: increased risk of rhabdo
MAB PCSK9 inhibitors MOA
binds to PCSK9 which blocks PCSK9 binding to LDL receptors. this increases LDL receptors, allowing LDL to bind to the receptors and be removed from the blood.
MAB PCSK9 prototype
evolocumab (repatha)
who is evolocumab approved for?
those who have familial high CL OR atherosclerotic heart problems who maxed out on statins.
how is evolocumab administered?
subq or IV. NO ORAL
SE of MAB PCSK9 inhibitors
injection site reactions, vasculitis, rask, urticaria.
antibody production can occur.
Other lipid lowering agents
fish oil
plant sterols and sterol esters
cholestin: made from rice fermented with red yeast
anticoagulants
prevents the formation of clots
antiplatelets
inhibits platelet aggregation
thrombolytic
dissolves life threatening clots
general MOA for anticoagulants
inhibit syn clotting factors (factor X and thrombin)
or
inhibit the activity of clotting factors (factor Xa, thrombin)
general uses of anticoags.
PREVENTION of VENOUS thrombosis
Heparin MOA
inactives several clotting factors (factor Xa) as well as inhibits thrombin activity and suppresses formation of fibrin