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Locomotor Drugs Indications Flashcards

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Simple analgesics

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mild to moderate pain, pyrexia

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Opioid analgesics

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Severe visceral pain (MI, post op)

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NSAIDs

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pain related to tissue injury, pain related to inflammation, pyrexia

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Drugs for neuropathic pain

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Neuropathic pain, epilepsy

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Anti-migraine

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Migraines

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Nitrates

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Angina pectoris, heart failure

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Local anaesthetics (-caine)

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many, admin can be deep injection, subcutaneous or topical

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Local anaesthetics plus adrenaline

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LA cause vessel dilation = increased blood flow so quick rate of absorption and short effect. Give with adrenaline to counteract

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Corticosteroids

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inflammatory diseases eg asthma, COPD, RA, SLE, IBD. Allergic emergencies

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Methotrexate DMARD

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rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, malignancy

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Sulfasalazine

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RA, IBD, Crohn’s

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Cytokine inhibitor

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sever acute RA, treated with at least 2 DMARDS (inc methotrexate), active disease

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Glycosaminoglycan anticoagulant

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thromboembolism, DVT/PE, thromboprophylaxis in high risk hospital patients

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Bisphosphates

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post-menopausal osteoporosis, preventative for OP, Paget’s disease, malignant bone metastases

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Oestrogen/ HRT

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menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis treatment where other therapies are contraindicated, prophylaxis of post-menopausal OP

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Calcitonin hormone

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unlicensed but used as pain relief after vertebral fractures when other analgesic measures not worked

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PTH hormone

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Osteoporosis

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Oestrogen receptor modulators

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prevention and treatment of OP. Reduces cardiovascular LDL

19
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Calcium supplements

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osteoporosis prevention, hypocalcaemia, cardiac arrhythmias

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Vitamin D

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prevention of OP (postmenopausal), hypoparathyroidism, renal bone disease, rickets/ osteomalacia

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