Ott Pharmacotherapy of Schizo Flashcards
Key features that define psychotic disorders
-Delusions
-Hallucinations
-Disorganized thinking and speech
-Disorganized or abnormal motor behavior
-Negative symptoms
What are delusions?
Fixed false beliefs that are not amenable to change even with conflicting evidence
What are hallucinations?
Perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus (usually auditory, but can also be visual, tactile, or olfactory)
What is disorganized thinking and speech?
Switching from one topic to another, unrelated answers to questions
When is the typical onset of schizophrenia for men?
Late teens, early 20s
When is the typical onset of schizophrenia for women?
Late 20s to early 30s
Which substances are linked to schizophrenia?
-Cigarette smoking
-Marijuana
-Cocaine
-Amphetamine
How does smoking cigarettes cause schizophrenia?
The induction of 1A2, not due to nicotine, but because of hydrocarbons produced and inhaled, which decreases the serum concentration of 1A2 substrate antipsychotics (olanzapine, asenapine, clozapine, loxapine)
How does marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamine use affect schizophrenia?
Can hasten the onset of schizophrenia, exacerbate symptoms, and reduce time to relapse
What must be considered in antipsychotic drug therapy?
-Dose per day
-Side effects
-Previous drug therapy
-Cost of drug therapy
-Concomitant drug therapy
-Need for monitoring
Which route of antipsychotic drug therapy is considered first-line?
Oral antipsychotic drug therapy is generally considered first-line, unless the patient presents with reasons to consider IM depot drug therapy first
What are the typical antipsychotics?
-Haloperidol
-Fluphenazine
-Loxapine
-Chlorpromazine
-Perphenazine
-Thioridazine
Typical antipsychotic clinical pearls
-Older agents - primarily D2 receptor antagonists
-Efficacy for positive symptoms is similar to atypical antipsychotics
-Haloperidol is most commonly used - routine and PRN
-More EPS with higher potency typicals
-Are very effective for treating the positive symptoms, but are likely to worsen negative and cognitive symptoms
What are the atypical antipsychotics?
-Aripiprazole
-Asenapine
-Brexpiprazole
-Cariprazine
-Clozapine
-Iloperidone
-Lumateperone
-Lurasidone
-Olanzipine
-Paliperidone
-Quetiapine
-Risperidone
-Ziprasidone
Which atypical antipsychotics are partial agonists?
-Aripiprazole
-Brexpiprazole
-Cariprazine
Partial agonist mechanism of action/CP
Stabilize dopamine transmission - not too much, not too little
Aripiprazole effects
-2D6 and 3A4 substrate
-Moderate akathisia
-Low weight gain
Brexpiprazole effects
-2D6 and 3A4 substrate
-Moderate akathisia
-Low-moderate weight gain
Cariprazine side effects
-3A4 substrate
-Moderate akathisia
-Low-moderate weight gain
Partial agonist clinical pearls
-Associated with more akathisia than other antipsychotics
-Approved for adjunct treatment in depression so all have boxed warning for suicidal thoughts/behavior
What are the “pines”
-Asenapine
-Clozapine
-Olanzapine
-Quetiapine
Asenapine clinical pearls
-Sublingual and patch formulations
-1A2 substrate
-QTc prolongation
Clozapine clinical pearls
-1A2 substrate
-QTc prolongation
Clozapine boxed warnings
-Neutropenia
-Orthostasis
-Bradycardia
-Syncope
-Seizures
-Myocarditis
-Cardiomyopathy
Clozapine side effects
-Sedation
-Weight gain
-Constipation
-Hypersalivation
-Dry mouth
-GI hypomotility with obstruction risk
Olanzapine clinical pearls
-1A2 substrate
-Significant weight gain and sedation
-High risk of metabolic syndrome
-DRESS warning
Quetiapine clinical pearls
-3A4 substrate
-QTc prolongation
-Weight gain and sedation
-Boxed warning for suicidal ideation
Pines clinical pearls
-Less D2 antagonism, more 5HT2A antagonist - significantly less EPS
-Higher weight gain than other agents