Local Anesthetics Worksheet Flashcards
LA consists of a ____ and a _____ portion.
Lipophillic
hydrophilic
the lipophilic and hydrophilic portions of a LA are separated by a connecting:
hydrocarbon chain
LA’s are poorly soluble in
water
Because of the poor solubility in water, LA’s are marketed as water soluble:
Hydrochloride salts
hydrochloride salt solutions are acidic or alkalodic? pH?
Acidic
pH 6
hydrochloride salt solutions contribute to the LA’s what?
stability
what is it that contributes to the stability of LA’s?
the hydrochloride salt solutions
substituting a butyl group for the amine group on the benzene ring of procaine results in:
tetracaine
Tetracaine is water or lipid soluble?
Lipid soluble
Compared to procaine, tetracaine is more
lipid soluble
How many times more potent is tetracaine than procaine?
10 times more potent
Which LA has a longer duration; procaine or tetracaine?
tetracaine
the longer duration of tetracaine corresponds to a ___ fold decrease rate of _______.
4-5
fold decreased rate of
metabolism
compared to the commercially available racemic mixtures of bupivacaine and mepivacaine, what appears to be less toxic?
the S Enantiomers of bupivacaine and mepivacaine
what LA is known for cardio toxicity?
bupivacaine
the S enantiomers of Bupivacaine and mepivacaine produce less of this _____ _____ (two things) than the racemic mixtures or the R enantiomers of LA.
Neurotoxicity
Cardiotoxicity
What 2 LAs are available for clinical use as racemic mixtures (50:50) of the enantiomers:
Mepivacaine and bupivacaine
Mepivacaine, bupivacaine, ropivacaine, and levobupivacaine are all:
chiral drugs that may have S or R configurations
Name 4 LA that are chiral drugs that may have S or R configurations:
Mepivacaine,
bupivacaine,
ropivacaine,
levobupivacaine
Halogenation of procaine to _______
Chloroprocaine
Halogentation of procaine to chloroprocaine results in a ____ fold increase of what?
3-4 fold incease
in hyrolysis rate of chloroprocaine
hydrolysis of chloroprocaine is done by:
plasma cholinesterase
Etidocaine resembles:
Lidocaine
Etidocaine resembles lidocaine but has a 50 fold increase in:
lipid solubility
Etidocaine resembles lidocaine but has a 2-3 fold
increase in the duration of action
What LA is 35 times more lipid soluble than mepivacaine?
bupivacaine
Bupivacaine has a potency and DOA _____ times that of mepivacaine.
3-4 times
These drugs have been incorporated into liposomes to prolong the DOA and decrease toxicity:
Lidocaine, tetracaine, and bupivacaine
Lidocaine, tetracaine, and bupivacaine have been incorporated into liposomes to do what two things?
Prolong DOA
Decrease toxicity
The FDA has approved this for local infiltration of anesthesia for hemorrhoidectomy and bunionectomy:
bupivacaine extended release liposome injection
LAs bind to specific sites in:
voltage gated Na+ channels
Na+ channels are
the binding sites for LA
LA blocks what? (main moa)
Na+ current
LA blocks Na+ current reducing excitability of:
1) neuronal
2) cardiac
3) central nervous system tissue
LA prevents transmission of nerve impulses by inhibition passage of _______ through _______ in nerve membranes.
Sodium ions through ion-selective sodium channels
This is a specific receptor for LA molecules
The sodium channel itself
Describe how AP is not propagated d/t Na+ ion channels
- -failure of Na-channel permeability to increase slows rate of depolarization.
- Threshold potential is not reached thus,
- AP is not propagated
Pregnancy may do what to LA’s?
Increased sensitivity
*more rapid onset of conduction blockade
When might there be an increased sensitivity that would generate a more rapid onset of a LA blockade?
pregnancy
Name 3 esters :
table 10-1
Tetracaine
Procaine
Chloroprocaine
Name 2 rapid onset LA:
table 10-1
Chloroprocaine
Lidocaine
Chloroprocaine and Lidocaine both have:
a rapid onset
Procaine
Chloroprocaine
Tetracaine
Are all examples of:
esters
*in order of potency least to greatest
Which LA has the greatest protein binding?
Levobupivacaine (>97%)
Levobupivacaine has the greatest what?
protein binding
>97%
LAs are all weak:
bases
at physiologic pH what % of LA exists in a lipid soluble, non-ionized form?
< 50%
What type of environment would increase the ionized fraction of the LA if injected into it?
Acidic (as present with tissue infection)
*Acidosis
If LA is injected into an infected area, more of the drug becomes ________.
This is consistent with what kind of quality (of the block)?
Ionized (base in an acid)
–> poor quality blockade results; not as much being absorbed in ionized form
What 4 characteristics of LA effect the absorption of LA from its site of injection to the systemic circulation?
- site of injection
- dose
- use of epinephrine
- pharmacologic characteristics of the drug
The ultimate plasma concentration of LA is determined by what two factors?
- rate of tissue distribution
- rate of clearance of the drug
*p.287