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Opioid Analgesics Flashcards

1
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What are the two categories or pain meds?

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  1. Opioid analgesics
  2. Non-opioid analgesics
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What are examples of Non-opioid Analgesics?

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-acetaminophen
-aspirin
-ibuprofen

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When are Opioid Analgesics usually taken?

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After surgery and/or trauma, or those with chronic MSK pain and pain with advanced cancer

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What are Opioid Analgesics?

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A group of drugs that relieve moderate to severe pain by binding to specific neuron receptors located in the CNS and modifying synaptic activity

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What is the original opioid analgesic prototype?

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Morphine

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What are Endogenous Opioids?

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Opioids our body makes and releases to control pain and inflammation under certain conditions

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Examples of Endogenous Opioids

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-endorphins
-enkephalins
-dynorphins

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What are the primary classes of opioid receptors?

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  1. Mu
  2. Kappa
  3. Delta
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Which opioid receptor is the most important for mediating the analgesic effects of many opioids?

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Mu Receptors- located in the brain and spinal cord

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Which opioid receptor has more significant side effects when stimulated?

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Mu Receptors- respiratory depression and constipation, opioid abuse and addiction

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What are Mixed agonists-antagonist opioids?

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Drugs that stimulate kappa receptors while avoiding or blocking mu receptors in order to reduce side effects of respiratory distress or abuse

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What are the different categories of Opioids?

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-Strong agonists
-Mild to moderate agonists
- Mixed agonist-antagonists
-Antagonists

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When are Strong Agonists used?

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To treat severe pain and they primarily interact with Mu receptors

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Examples of Strong Agonists

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-Morphine
-Fentanyl
-Demerol
-Methadose

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When are Mild to Moderate Agonists used?

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Effective in treating moderate pain- do not have as high of an affinity or efficacy as strong agonists do

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Examples of Mild to Moderate Agonists

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-Codeine
-Hydrocodone
-Oxycodone

17
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Why are Mixed Agonist-Antagonists beneficial?

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They cause analgesia while producing less side effects, have a reduced risk of fatal overdose, and have fewer addictive qualities

18
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Why are patients given Antagonist opioids?

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These do NOT produce analgesia, but they block all opioid receptors and/or remove agonists from their receptors to treat overdoses and addiction

19
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What is Naloxone?

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Is an antagonist that can be given in emergency situations when a patient is in respiratory distress from an opioid overdose- will reverse respiratory depression within 1-2 mins

20
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Pharmacokinetics of Opioids

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-distributed in all body tissues
-main effect occurs after they reach the CNS
-metabolic inactivation takes place in the liver with a small amount occurring in the lungs, kidneys, and CNS
-excreted in the urine

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Spinal Effects of Opioids

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Acts at the SC to inhibit painful impulses from being sent from the periphery to the brain (afferent pathway)

22
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Brain Effects of Opioids

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Opioids bind to receptors in the brain and activate descending pain pathways (efferent pathways)

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Peripheral Effects of Opioids

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Opioids bind to the receptors find in the periphery by decreasing the excitability of sensory neurons while also inhibiting neurons from initiating transmission of painful stimuli toward the spinal cord

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Which type of pain are opioids best at treating?

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Moderate to severe pain that is constant in duration- not as effective on sharp, intermittent pain

25
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Which type of opioid should be used first?

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The oral administration of mild to moderate agonists- then the stronger agonists orally, then parenterally

26
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Which drugs are used first for chronic pain?

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Non-opioid drugs

27
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Which drug route administration would be more effective in chronic, severe pain?

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Parenteral routes- epidural or intrathecal space may be optimal

28
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Oral Opioids are most effective when?

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when given at regular intervals- patient should not wait until they feel pain because they need to keep their plasma levels at a therapeutic range

29
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What are other uses of Opioids?

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-used as an adjunct to general anesthesia
-cough suppressor (codeine)
-decrease GI motility to control severe diarrhea

30
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Side Effects of Opioids

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-sedative properties: mental slowing and drowsiness
-euphoria
-respiratory depression: slowing of breathing rate
-GI distress: nausea and vomiting, constipation

31
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What is the most serious side effect of Opioids?

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respiratory depression

32
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What is addiction?

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When an individual repeatedly ingests the drug for mood-altering and pleasure- to get “high”

33
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What is tolerance?

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The need to progressively increase the dosage of the drug to achieve an therapeutic effect when the drug is used for prolonged periods

34
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What does Physical Dependence look like?

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An onset of withdrawal symptoms when the drug is abruptly removed
-body aches
-diarrhea
-fever
-goosebumps
-irritability
-shivering
-sweating
-tachycardia
-N & V
-weakness/fatigue

35
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Duration of withdrawal symptoms

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Can be evident 6-10 hours after the last dose of the drug and will last for 5 days

36
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What is Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia?

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When some patients fail to respond to opioids or they report increases pain when given the drugs- may be due to genetic factors

37
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What is used to treat opioid addiction?

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Methadone- it is substituted for the opioid that patient is addicted to and then is slowly withdrawn- it has milder withdrawal symptoms than other opioids

37
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What is used to treat opioid addiction?

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Methadone- it is substituted for the opioid that patient is addicted to and then is slowly withdrawn- it has milder withdrawal symptoms than other opioids

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