Neuro Pharm Flashcards
Linezolid
For: Serious Gram + infections, VR Enterococcus, MRSA
Toxicity: Serotonin Syndrome, when combined with SSRI, or SNRI
MOA: ….Weak MAOI
Clindamycin
For: Clostridium Difficile
Serotonin Syndrome
Neuromuscular excitation: Hyperreflexia, CLONUS, myoclonus, rigidity
Autonomic Stimulation: Hyperthermia, tachycardia, diaphoresis, vomiting/diarrhea
Altered mental status: Agitation, confusion
Often occurs w/ addition of MAOI or excess tryptophan (converted to 5-HT)
Treat w/ serotonin R antagonists - cyproheptadine or short acting anti-hypertensives
Vancomycin
Toxicity: Red Man Syndrome (flushing, erythema, pruritis)
What side effects continue after carbidopa is added to levodopa?
Anxiety and agitation (hot flashes, tacharrythmias, nausea/vomiting, postural hypertension would all decrease)
Clozapine
For: Schizophrenia (Better in treatment resistant patients)
MOA: Acts on D4 receptors
Toxicity: Agranulocytosis (monitor with CBC to look at WBC), seizures
Ziprasidone
Toxicity: Prolonged QT (monitor w/ ECG)
Carbamazepine
For: Seizures (complex partial), trigeminal neuralgia, and mania.
Toxicity: Mild rise in liver enzymes (monitor w/ LFT)
Lithium
For: manic and depressive episodes, maintenance
MOA: modify adenyl cyclase and PIP pathways
Toxicity: Hypothyroidism (monitor w/ TSH and T3/T4 assays), diabetes, tremor, and Ebstein’s anomaly (tricuspid doesn’t work)
Atropine
For: Bradycardia (many others)
MOA: Blocks Muscarinic Receptors (dec vagal influence)
Toxicity: Mydriasis in eye may cause acute close-angled glaucoma
Zolpidem
For: Insomnia
MOA: binds GABA-A, enhances GABA, non-benzodiazepine hypnotic
less dependence, not anticonvulsant, not muscle relaxant
Modafinil
For: Narcolepsy (1st line), daytime sleepiness
B-Blockers
Decrease aqueous humor synthesis (for glaucoma); no pupil changes
Cholinomimetics
Increase aqueous humor outflow (for glaucoma); Miosis - opens trabecular meshwork
Penicillins/Cephalosporins
Irreversibly bind penicillin-binding proteins aka transpeptidases
Resistance: Change in protein structure; B lactamases break down the rings
Valproic Acid
For: Absence (2nd line), myoclonic and Tonic Clonic seizures. also treats mania (mood stabilizer) and trigeminal neuralgia (2nd line).
Toxicity: hepatotoxicity and neural tube defects
Ethosuxamide
For: Absence (1st line)
MOA: reduces Ca++ currents in T type Ca++ channels in neurons, inhibiting propagation
Prophylaxis for Nisseria Meningitidis
Rifampin