Neonatal And Pedia Pharma Flashcards

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Phase 2 reactions

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Conjugation: Glucoronidation, sulfation,acetylation

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Phase 1. Reactions

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Oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis

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2
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Drugs that follow zero order kinetics

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Phenytoin
Salicylate
Alcohol

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Saturation kinetics

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Michaelis menten knetics
-in lower doses curve is linear bur somewhere along the line, elimination pathways become saturated and drug conc becomes disproportionate to dose administered

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Rlative efficacy and safety profile of a drug

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Therapeutic index

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Situations that reduce blood flow

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CV shock
vasoconstriction
Heart failure
Sick preterm infants

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Drugs in which extentof absorption is a determinant of pharmacologic response

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Cardiac glycoside
Amino glycoside
Anti-convulsant

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7
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Gastric acid secretion reaches adult levels by

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Lower limit: 3 mos

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GAstric emptying time in neonates

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Increased, so if drug is maximally absorbed ins tomach it leads to greater absorption

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Gastric eptying time reaches adult values by

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6-8 months

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Intestinal motility in neonates

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Slow and irregular, decreased-> drugs exposed for a longer time to the absorptive surface of the intestine

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Complete metabolic activity by flora pproaches adult values by

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4 years

Digoxin has increased BA for young children d/t dec bacterial flora

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12
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Administrred rectally to avoid first pass effect

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Diazepam

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13
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Body water composition of neonate , full term, preterm, adult

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Neonate: 70-75% of body wt
Full term-70%
Preterm-85%
Adult: 59-60% of body wt
Absorption of water soluble drugs: PT>FT>adult
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EXtracellular water of neonate and adult

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Neonate:40% of body wt
Adult:20% of body wt

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Total body fat

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Neonate 15% of total body weight

Preterm 1% of total body weight

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16
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Neonates protein binding

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Decreaed protein binding seen in diazepam, pheytoin, ampicillin, phenobarbital

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17
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Drug binding to plasma approaches adult values by

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10-12 mos

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18
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Drug that can cause kernicterus in jaundiced pxs

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Sulfonamide antibiotics-> drug displaces bilirubin, free bilirubin crosses BBB-> kernicterus

19
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Drug protein binding

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Older child/adult: 98%

Neonate: 90%

20
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Glucoronide formation reaches adult values by

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3 or 4 yrs old

21
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Metabolic rate of many drugs is greater than that of adults in this age grp

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1-3 years old(toddlers)

22
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Drugs affected by slow renal clearance

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PCN
Ampicillin
Gentamicin(aminoglycoside)
Digoxin

23
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In full term infants. GFR reaches adult values by

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6-12 mos

24
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Formula for Pedia dose young’s rule (based on age)

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Adult dose= (adult dose)x (age in yrs/age+12)

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Formula for pedia dose clark’s rule(based on weight)

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Adult dose x (wt in kgs/70)

OR

Adult dose x (wt in lbs/150)

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Formula for pedia dose using body surface area

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Dose= adult dose x percentage of adult dose

*percentage of adult dose(table)
Newborn= 0.12
3 mos=0.18
1 year= 0.28
5.5 yrs= 0.48
9 yrs= 0.60
12 yrs=0.78
14 yrs= 0.90
27
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Pitfall of using adult dosage as basis on finding out pedia dose

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Guidlines assume a linear relp between chn and adults

28
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Guideline for drug intake in breastfeeding mothers(mins/hrs before and after breastfeeding)

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30-60 mins after nursing

3-4 hrs before nursing

29
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Drugs with significant effects in nursing infant

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Sedatives and hypnotics(barbiturates, chloral hydrate, diazepam)
Opioids(heroin, methadone, morphine)

30
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Drugs used in lactation that causes drowsinesss on the nursing infant

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Chloral hydrate

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Drugs used in lactation that causes gray baby syndrome on the nursing infant

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Chloramphenicol

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Drugs used in lactation that causes sedatiom on the nursing infant

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Diazepam

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Drugs used in lactation that causes prolonged neonatal narcotic dependence on the nursing infant

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Heroin

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Drug used in lactation that causes thyroid suppression on the nursing infant

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Iodine(radioactive)

Propylthiouracil

35
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Drug used in lactation that can cause signs of opioid withdrawal on the nursing infant if mother stops taking or abruptly stops breastfeeding

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Methadone

36
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Drug used in lactation that causes permanent staining of developing teeth on the nursing infant

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Tetracycline

37
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Breastfeeding is contraindicated in

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Mothers undergoing cancer chemotheraphy or being treated with immunomodulatory agents( pxs with SLE)
Mothers with:
HIV and HTLV
Active TB infxn
Active herpetic lesions in herpes simplex infxn

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Drug used in lactation that causes nephrosclerosis on the nursing infant

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Furosemide

39
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Drug used in lactation that causes REYE’s syndrome on the nursing infant

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Aspirin

40
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Drug used in lactation that causes extrapyramidal reactions on the nursing infant

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Phenothiazine

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Drug used in lactation that causes devlptal delay, growth suppression on the nursing infant

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Adrenocorticosteroids

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Drug used in lactation that causes renal failure on the nursing infant

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Indomethacin

43
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Drug used in lactation that causes thick skull, coarse features on the nursing infant

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Phenytoin

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Drug used in lactation that causes hyperactivity, impaired intellectual devlpt on the nursing infant

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Phenobarbital