NSAIDS / Opiods / Asthma / COPD Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Aspirin (ASA)

MOA & PK

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acetyl-salicylic acid –> met. to reactive acetyl group + salicylate

  • Effects due to salicylate moiety (binds to COXs)
  • 10x more potent on COX-1
  • covalently acetylate COXs –> inactivates irreversibly (due to acetyl effect on COX)
    • ​new COX synthesis req. to terminate action
  • ​**PK: **Oral, 325 mg, slows accumulation of free drug
    • ​rapidly hydrolyzed to salicylic acid + acetic acid
    • COVALENT acetylation may only occur near site of absorption (platelets, endothelial cells). Before acetyl group is hydrolyzed
    • ​​Low dose –> met by liver conjugation (1st order)
      • ​2-3 tabs –> analgesic & antipyretic
    • High dose –> excreted unmetabolized by kidneys
      • _​_4+ tabs –> anti-inflammatory dose
      • ​0 order (drug can build up, non-saturable)
    • High dose required for anti-inflammatory for COX-2 effect (toxic doses that take more time to eliminate)
    • Half-lives - 2 hr for low dose
      • 15-30 hr for high dose
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Aspirin Therapy

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  • Blocks PG synthesis and PG release
  • Analgesia
    • mild to moderate pain
    • PGs sensitize receptors for peptide mediators of pain (bradykinin, substance P)
    • Aspirin inhibition of PGs limits inflammation-related pain
  • Antipyresis
    • acts on hypothalamus to return thermoreg set-point to normal
  • Anti-inflammatory
    • ​double-dose
    • COX-2 effect, requires higher dose
    • for acute rheumatic fever, rheuatoid arthritis
  • _​_Unique use –> Reduce risk of MI and Stroke
    • ​reduce thrombus formation (after event or prophylactic)
    • effects on platelets = about 7 days
    • Shift balance to anti-thrombotic PGI (prosta**cyclin) **formation from endothelial cells (COX-2) -> sustained reduction in TXs
    • decreases clotting, increases bleeding time
  • ​Also beneficial in Colorectal Cancer, esp with FAP
    • ​COX-2 elevation
  • ​Closure in patent ductus arteriosus
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Aspirin Adverse Effects

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  • GI Effects:
    • ​PGs protect Gi mucose from acid damage, salicylates are acids
    • gastric irritation, bleeding, ulceration, ulcers
    • less irritation with enteric coated, use w/ PG analog or omeprazole
  • CV Effects
    • dilation of peripheral vessels with large doses
    • avoid in pts with blood-clotting disorders
  • ​Premature closure of Ductus Arteriosus (avoid in 3rd trimester)
    • ​patency mediated by PGs
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Aspirin Toxicity

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  • Low Therapeutic Dose - in balance
    • ​uncouple ox-phos in skeletal muscle –> Increase O2 consumption, CO2 production
    • Increase CO2 –> Increase respiration
  • Higher Dose - therapeutic or toxic
    • directly stim CNS resp center –> respiratory alkalosis
    • renal bicarb excretion compensates
  • Toxic Overdose
    • ​central vasomotor paralysis
    • decreased blood flow -> renal failure
      • ​leads to metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia
    • ​​respiratory paralysis –> resp acidosis. Plasma becomes acidic –> many organs fail
  • ​Mild Toxicity – Salicylism. Ringing in ears, dizziness, drowsiness, hyperventilatio –> reduce dose
  • Overdose Toxicity - children, large acute dose. GI duscurbances, CNS disturbances, skin eruptions, hyperpnea, then resp and metabolic acidosis
    • ​hospitalize and maintain vitals
    • prevent absorption with activated charcoal, whole bowel irrigation, volume repletion
    • Sodium Bicarb –> iorn trapping of salicylate in urine

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Ibuprofen / Naproxen

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  • Propionic Acid Derivatives
  • **Therapy: **analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory
  • **MOA: **similar to aspirin
    • ​but reversible and competitive only
    • better than aspirin for dysmenorrhea
    • useful in treatment for gout
  • **Adverse: **GI concerns, prolongs bleeding time initially
    • ​not as long-lasting as aspirin
    • Binds to albumin –> displaces warfarin, other drugs
    • Cross-sensitivity w/ aspirin (dont use w/ allergy)
    • Ibuprofen - chronic use increase risk of MI and stroke, block effects of low-dose aspirin
    • Naproxen - greater ulcer risk
  • ​**Toxicity - **similar to aspirin
    • ​nausea, vomiting, Gi bleeds.
    • ​​treat with activated charcoal, monitor respiration and vitals
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Indomethacin

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  • Acetic Acid Derivative
  • 10-20x more potent than aspirin
  • mainly used in severe inflammation (rehumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis), limited use for analgesia and antipyresis
    • ​also approved for PDA
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Celecoxib

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  • Selective COX-2 inhibitor
  • most inflammation effects due to COX-2
    • ​many adverse effects are COX-1
  • ​**Therapy: **osteoarthritis, theumatoid arthritis, FAP
    • ​equal to naproxen for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
    • pain relief, worse than naproxen after dental surgery
    • ​fewer problems for asthmatics than aspirin
  • Drug Interactions
    • ​metabolized by CYP-2C9, inhibts 2D6 in some pts
    • altered met of tricyclic and SSRI anti-depressants
  • ​**Adverse: **Edema is most common (dec kidney function)
    • ​GI problems
    • Cant use with Sulfa allergy
    • Not during pregnancy
    • increased risk of MI (tip balance to COX-1 –> increase TXs, platelet aggregation, risk of thrombosis, stroke)
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Acetaminophen

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  • Non-opioid analgesic -> not inflammatory
  • Inhibition of COXs and PG Synthesis
  • PK: well absorbed GI, metabolism in liver (CYP2E1)
  • **MOA: **analgesia and anti-pyresis (similar to aspirin)
    • no anti-inflammatory action
    • CNS effects - relaxation, drowsiness, euphoria
    • ​​safer alternative for pain and fever in children
  • ​Adverse: Differences from aspirin
    • ​No GI effects, No hematologic effects, No Reye’s syndrome, No CV effects, no acid-base effects
      • ​but no anti-inflammatory actions either
    • hepatic damage is major concern with chronic use
    • Alcohol increases liver damage risk
    • chronic abuse - nephrotoxicity
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Acetaminophen Toxicity

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  • GI Distress
    • ​nausea, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain
  • hepatotoxicity - major concern​ (occurs at 8 hours)
    • ​jaundice at 24-48 hrs, usually reversible
    • ​​formation of reactive electrophile –> modifies and inactivates liver proteins (unless adequately removed by glutathione (GSH)
    • ​CYP2E1 forms reactive electrophile
  • Treatment
    • ​remove drug –> activated charcoal, vomiting, gastric lavage in the first 4 hours
    • After 4 hrs –> N-acteyl-cysteine - reverse toxicity (reacts with AC toxic metabolite) and restores endogenous glutathione
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Opiate Receptors

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  • Mu - morphine-like. In CNS, periphery, spinal cord.
    • ​analgesia, anti-anxiety, resp depression
  • ​**Kappa - **petnazocine-like. CNS, spinal cord
    • ​Aanalgesia, miosis, sedation, dysphoria, hallucinations
  • Delta - Enkephalin-like. CNS, periphery
    • ​dependence, euphoria, analgesia

​​Morphine acts at mu, kappa, & delta. All full agonists act at mu receptors

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Morphine

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Prototype for opioid drugs

  • Natural constituents of opium
  • **PK: **readily absorbed. Analgesia in 5-15 min. Duration 4-5 hrs
    • _​_EtOH can break down slow-release matrix
    • ​​Metabolism: conjugation with glucoronic acid - major
      • ​most inactive metabolites (3-B - seizures)
      • ​Excreted in urine as conjugate
    • ​Additional caution with impaired liver and renal function
    • ​Tolerance – develops to some effects, not others​
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Morphine Actions

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  • Analgesia –> without LOC at therapeutic doses
    • ​peripheral and spinal levels to block pain transmission and block response to pain
    • ​​more effective in continuous dull pain
    • Raises pain threshold - useful for moderate pain
    • Much more selective than anesthetics, barbituates, alcohol. Tolerance can develop
  • ​**Respiratory Depression - ** even at low doses
    • ​primary cause of death in overdose
    • increase in chemoreceptor sensitivity to CO2 levels (hypoxic response still present) (same for given level of analgesia between opioids)
    • Tolerance develops
  • Nausea & Vomiting - chemoreceptor trigger zone
    • Rapid Tolerance develops
  • GI Effects - constipation (decrease in propulsive contractions in LI and SI). No tolerance
  • **Drowsiness - **Tolerance develops
  • Miosis - diagnostic sign. No tolerance
  • Histamine release –> itching, hypotension
  • Inhibits immune system. Increase ACTH, PRL, ADH. Decrease TSH, LH
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Morphine Therapy

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  • Moderate to severe pain
  • Primarily in acute pain
    • Acute pain - injury/disease. Treat normally
    • Chronic - terminal -> disease. Continuous. Treat aggressively
    • Chronic - neuropathic -> treat carefully
  • ​First start with drugs for moderate pain (codeine, hydrocodone, codeine + aspirin), then morphine for moderate to severe pain (morphine)
  • Used in sickle cell crisis pain
  • Dyspnea in lung cancer (relax pt -> improve breathing)
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Morphine Adverse

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  • Dependence
  • Increased biliary and urinary tracts (worsen biliary colic and UTI)
  • Allergy
  • Neonates and elderly more sensitive
  • Limitations / Contraindications
    • ​Decreased resp reserves (asthma, emphy, cor pulmonale)
    • Head injuries (obscure important signs)
    • Pregnancy
  • Drug Interactions
    • ​Any CNS Depressant (sedative-hypnotics, MAO-I)
    • Sustained release are compromised by ethanol
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Codeine

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  • Structurally similar to morphine
  • More reliable when given orally (better first-pass metabolism)
  • ​Primarily to treat mild to moderate pain (30-60 mg)
    • ​moderate (combo w/ asprin or acetaminophen)
  • ​Effective for cough suppression
  • More constipation
  • Less potential for addiction compared to morphine
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Methadone

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  • Range of effects same as morphine, different PK
  • **PK: **very effective orally
  • Met by CYP3A4 slowsly (half life 15 hours) & 22 hours chronically
    • ​Chronic use: 6-8 hrs analgesia
  • **Therapy: **analgesia, treatment of drug dependence
  • **Adverse: **serious CV effects. (QT prolongation, Torsades)
    • ​Parenteral methadone - euphoria and dependence​
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Fentanyl

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  • Compared to Morphine
  • Analgesia - Short onset time. 15-30 min peak effects. Shorter duration of action
  • Produces suphoria, drowsiness, sedation, dependence
  • Similar respiratory and hormonal effects but does not induce histamine release
  • CV: less effect than morphine. Maintains cardiac stability
  • More likely to produce muscle rigidity of chest and abdomen
  • used in anesthesia
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Hydrocodone / Oxycodone

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  • Hydrocodone
    • Schedule II
    • Most commonly prescribe drug in US
    • CYP3A4
  • Oxycodone
    • More potent than codeine. Effective orally​. Abuse of timed release formation
    • CYP2D6
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Loperamide HCl (Imodium)

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  • Potent anti-diarrheal agent.
  • Full opioid agonist that crosses mucosal membranes poorly
    • ​Limited to GI tract
    • Not a scheduled drug
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Dextromethorphan

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  • Antitussive
  • Full opioid agonist
  • Effective cough-suppressant
  • Abuse is increasing
  • No analgesia effects
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Pentazocine

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  • Partial Opioid Agonist
    • Kappa receptor agonist (not as efficacious as full agonist, antagonist effect when on-board with full agonists)
  • ​Analgesia, sedation, resp depression similar to morphine
    • ​resp depression and analgesia plateau
    • High doses –> produce dysphoria
  • ​May increase BP and Heart Rate
  • May precipitate withdrawal in opioid depednent pts due to antagonist action
    • ​Very reliable orally
  • ​Use: analgesia in moderate to severe pain (not in high dose because of dysphoria and hallucinations
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Buprenorphine

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  • Partial agonist at Mu receptors
  • Antagonist at kappa receptors
    • ​Ceiling for producing analgesia, resp depression, euphoria
  • ​Similar morphine effects on eyes, GI tract, high dose may prolong QTc
  • Uses: analgesia – only IV
    • ​Treatment of opioid dependence
    • Treatment of cocaine abuse
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Tramadol

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  • Very weak partial opioid agonist
    • Weak Mu Partial Agonist plus inhibits NE and 5HT transport
    • Can produce dependence, difficult withdrawal
  • ​Adverse: Seizures, serotonin syndrome
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Naloxone (Narcan)

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  • Opioid Antagonist
    • ​Blocks opiate receptors (more effective vs full agonists than partial agonists) at mu receptors (competitive antagonist)
  • ​Use: Little to no effect on its own
    • ​to counteract the effects of opioids (resp depression after surgery, overdose, drug abuse)
  • ​Short acting (1-4 hrs)
  • Will precipitate withdrawal when physical dependence is present
    • ​Cannot treat resp depression due to non-opioid effects
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Acute Opioid Overdose
* **Diagnosis** * ​Resp depression * Miosis * Coma * ​**Treatment** * ​Support respiration, intubate * Prevent further absorbance * Naloxone --\> to reverse resp depression (partial agonists are not very responsive)
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Albuterol
* **Short Acting Beta-2 Selective Agonist (SABA)** * Treating **acute bronchoconstriction and exercise-induced asthma** * **PK**: Inhalation - onset within _1-5 minutes, duration 2-6 hrs_ * ​Longer duration orally * ​**Adverse:** Tachycardia, palpitations. * ​CNS stimulatory * Receptor desensitation with chronic drug use * Inhalation reduces systemic effects
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Salmeterol
* **Long-acting beta-2 selective agonist (LABA)** * ​most widely used * ​High B-2 selectivity, long-lasting action * ​Exosite on B-2 receptor --\> _persistent & repeated activation of receptor_ * ​**Therapy: **Useful for _maintenance_ and patients with _nocturnal symptoms_ * **_​_****Inappropriate for acute bronchoconstriction** * ​**Always** used together with anti-inflammatory steroid * ​Fixed-combo dose in inhalers​
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Formoterol
* **Maintenance** and **Prevention** of exercise-induced bronchospasm * Long-action due to _lipophilicity_ * ​More _rapid onset_ than salmeterol * ​**Always together with ** anti-inflammatory steroid * ​LABAs also used in **COPD** * ​safe _alone for COPD_ * ​Oral therapy less effective --\> for children who cannot use inhaler or with severe asthma
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Fluticasone / Budesonide
* **Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)** * **MOA: **Do not relax airway smooth muscle --\> little effect on acute bronchoconstriction * ​**Inhibit inflammation** * Bind to agonist transcription factors - stimulate anti-inflammatory products * Modulate cytokine / chemokine production - inhibit basophils, eosinophils, other leukocytes * ​**Therapy: **moderate persistent asthma & severe asthma * ​Used prophylactically * Control symptoms, prevent irreversible airway changes * ​**PK: **Inhaled - enhanced therapeutic index. Longer durations action, higher affinities and selectivities for GC receptors * **Adverse: **Mostly free of toxicity - localized * ​Hoarseness and pharyngeal candidiasis due to inhalation - rinse mouth after delivery * Other GC effects (HPA, decreased bone density, cataracs) * ​Combo with LABA (salmeterol + fluticasone)
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Prednisone
* **Systemic Glucocorticoid** * ​used for _acute exacerbations_ of asthma unresponsive to inhaled dilators * Sometimes for chronic, severe asthma * ​Much greater concern for GC toxicity * ​increased BP, Glucose intolerance, osteoporosis, cataracts, and glaucoma, HPA suppression
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Long-term asthma control
* Mild intermittent --\> None * Mild persistent --\> low-dose inhaled steroid * Moderate persistent --\> low-dose inhaled steroid + LABA. Or medium steroid * Severe persistent --\> high dose inhaled steroid plus LABA or oral steroid Quick relief --\> always SABA
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Theophylline
* **Methylxanthine** - Bronchodilators for asthma * ​structural analog of caffeine * Orally, short duration of action​ * ​Not inhaled * ​​**Therapy: **weak bronchodilator (not useful for acute) * mainly _used as adjunct for long-term preventative therapy_ * Decrease freq and severity of symptoms (especially nocturnal) * **MOA: ****Phosphodiesterase inhbition** - cAMP elevation * ​PDE3 - bronchodilation * Antagonist at bronchoconstrictor adenosine receptors * Calcium release in muscle contraction * ​**Adverse: **Higher dose: nausea, nervousness, anxiety, headache * ​Toxic: vomiting, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, tachy, seizures * Many drugs and foods can increase concentrations
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Montelukast / Zileuton
* **Leukotriene Modifiers** * LT increase eosinophil migration, mucus production, airway wall edema, bronchoconstriction * **Use: **_Decrease LT levels_ * ​Alternatives to inhaled steroids in _mild-persistent asthma_ * Add-on therapy in moderate-persistent asthma * ​​Use in _aspirin-sensitive asthma_ (NSAIDS shift PG-LT balance to favor LTs) * Limited for acute attacks - no major dilation effect * ​**Adverse: **Mild ehadache, GI disturbance * ​Reversible liver toxicity with zileuton * risk of psychosis or depression with montelukast * ​​Comparisons * ​oral is convenient for children * **Montelukast** - only one LT receptor (_antagonist of CysLT1) - LTD4 receptor_ (LT bronchoconstriction, CYP450) * **Zileuton** blocks All LT actions. (_inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase enzyme_). **More anti-inflammatory** than montelukast
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Omalizumab
* **Recomb human monoclonal antibody against IgE** * ​Administered SC injection every 2-4 weeks * ​Use for _moderate to severe asthma_ whose asthma is due to reactivity to allergens and not controlled with steroids * **Adverse: **skin irritation / recation at injection site * ​Occaisonal anaphylactic reactions upon injection
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Cromolyn Sodium
* **Mast Cell Stabilizer** * ​​**MOA: **prevent release of mast cell mediator * **Use: **decrease airway hyperresponsiveness --\> prevent asthmatic attacks in _mild to moderate asthma_ * ​Not useful in acute attacks (limited use overall) * ​**PK: **Inhaled powder or aerosol, short duration of action * **Adverse: **bronchospasm, reflex wheezing, throat irritation, cough, dry mouth * ​joint swelling and pain, headache, rash
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Indacaterol
* **Inhaled LABA **for **COPD use only** * ​NOT indended for asthma or acute COPD exacerbations * ​Once-daily maintenance for airflow obstruction in chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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Ipratropium / Tiotropium
* **Muscarinic Antagonist (Tiotropium - LAMA)** * ​**​MOA: **derivatives of atropine * ​non-selective blockade of _M1-M5 receptors_ (**M3** **blockade** - main target for bronchodilation * ​Block only part of bronchoconstriction that is _mediated by acetylchoine release_ * ​Prevent constriction, not actively dilate * ​​dilation occurs more slowly and less intense. Also reduce mucus hypersecretion * ​**Clinical Use: **_Only for COPD_ and emphysema * **PK: **Inhalation. Ipratropium - short acting * ​Tiotropium - long (24 hr) * ​**Adverse: **Some dry mouth and pharyngeal irritation * ​increase ocular pressure in glaucoma patients * Anti-chol effects: constipation, tachycardia, blurred vision, urinary retention
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Roflumilast
* **PDE4-selective inhbitor** * ​_Orally_ effective * ​Specifically for _reducing exacerbations in adults with severe COPD assoc. with chronic bronchitis & history of exacerbations_ * ​Reduces inflammation but NOT bronchoconstriction * ​NOT a bronchodilator and should NOT be used for bronchospasm * **Adverse: **Diarrhea & nausea * ​Insomnia, anxiety, depression * weight loss * should not be used in liver impairment
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Dephenhydramine (Benadryl)
* **First Generation H1-Receptor Antagonist** * ​​Oral & topical preparation for allergic symptoms * **Use: **Allergic rhinitis, derm pain and itching, Sleep Aid, motion sickness (anti-muscarinic effect) * **Adverse: **due to _anti-muscarinic effects_ * **​​​**_Sedation_ is prominent * ​topical allergic responses (dermatitis) * may reduced lactation / enters breast milk * Avoid in _narrow angle glaucoma_
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Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Treimetron)
* **First Generation H1-antagonist** * Oral preparation * **Use: **Allergic rhinitis, derm pain and itching, OTC cold remedy * **Adverse: **Sedation (less than diphenhydramine) * ​less effects at muscarinic receptors than diphenhydramine, but similar side effects (glaucoma, reduced lactation)
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Promethazine
* **First Generation H1-antagonist** * Oral preparation * **Use: **in similar fashion to diphenhydramine / chlorpheniramine * **​**_Antiemetic agent (for nausea and vomiting)_ * ​**Adverse: **similar to antihistamines * ​also _photosensitivity_
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Meclizine
* **First generation H1-antagonist** * Used for **vertigo**, preventing motion sickness * _Less sedating _ than other 1st generation antihistamines
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Doxylamine | ( + pyridoxine = **Diclegis**)
* First generation anti-histamine * Approved for **Morning Sickness in Pregnancy**
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Fexofenadine (Allegra)
* **Second Generation H1-Antagonist** * Oral prep. _Do not take with fruit juice_ (reduced absorption via OATPs) * **Use: **Allergic rhinitis * Derm pain and itching (better if before onset of symptoms) * ​**Adverse: **generally **not** sedating * ​nausea, vomiting, dysmenorhea, drowsiness, enters breast milk
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Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
* **Second Generation H1-antagonist** * Oral prep. Long duration of action * **Use: **allergic rhinitis, derm pain and itching * **Adverse: **relatively _sedating_ for a 2nd-gen * ​Weak anti-musc. effects (dry mouth) * ​Metabolized by CYP3A4