Opthalmic pharm: drugs/moa/indications Flashcards
(30 cards)
Class: wetting agent for eyes/antirejection drug
Cyclosporine/Restasis
MOA of cyclosporine/Restaisis
T-cell inhibiton to diminish inflammtion
Indications for cyclosporine/restasis
Chronic dry eyes
side effects of cyclosporin/restasis
Local iritioan
Class ocular astringent/redness reliver
Tetrahydrozolin/visine
Tetrahydrozonlin/Vizine mos
vasoconstriction
Indications tetrahydrozolin/visine
reduce eye redness
what eye drug has side effect of rebound vasodilation and eye redness
tetrahydrozloinin/visine
class; ocular antihistamine
azelastine/optivar
MOA azzzzelastine/optivar
blocks HI receptor sites: antihistamine
indication for azelastine/optivar
allergic conjunctiviis: allergies
class, ocular NSAID
ketorolac/acular
moa for ketorolac/acular
cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor
indication for ketorolac/acular
ocular discomfort from swelling
occular antibiotic
- Bacitracin-polymyxinB/polysporin opthalmic
MOA of occular antibiotic: bacitracin. poly
inhibit bacterial protein synthesis
indication for bacitracin polymixin b/polysporin opthalmic
- Bacterial conjunctivitis
- blepharitis
- prophylatic use after corneal abrasion
eye antiviral, specific for HSV
Vidarabine/Ara -A
indication for Vidarabine/Ara -A
HSV keratoconjunctivitis
moa of Vidarabine/Ara - A
Inhibit viral NA synthesis
occular beta blocker
Timolol/Timoptic
indication of occular beta blocker: timolol/timoptic
glaucoma
MOA of timolol/timoptic
Blocks epinephrine in potic ara, to reduce production of aqueous humor
side effects of timolol/timoptic
systemic absorption can worsen asthma, low blood pressur or fatigue, Impotence
