P3 PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
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Rheumatoid arthritis DOC
methotrexate
why would you use glucocorticoids
- reduce pain
- reduce swelling
- ## slow structural damage progression
what would you use to relieve pain & suppress the inflammation
NSAIDS
what would you use to prevent or control joint destruction
DMADRS
NSAIDS that have less Gi safety profile
Non-selective NSAIDS
NSAIDS that are associated with CV thrombotic events
Selective NSAID
Selective NSAIDS contraindications
coronary artery disease
by-pass graft surgery
types of DMARDS
- conventional
- Biological
- targeted synthetic
Examples of selective NSAIDS
- ibuprofen
- diclofenac
- naproxen
- indomethacin
Examples of non- selective NSAIDS
celecoxib , etoricoxib
, valdecoxib
non- selective NSAIDS are co-prescribed with
PPI / H2 blockers
give at least 4 ADR OF NSAIDS
- headache
- asthma
- rashes
- renal failure
- bleeding
- abdominal pain
- dysplasia of GIT
- GIT ulcer
- fluid retention
- HTN
- edmea
- CHF
subtypes of bDMARDs
- TNf -alpha blocker
- Non -TNF-alpha blocker
MTX anti-inflammatory effects are mediated by
Accumulation of adenosine
MTX ADR can be reduced by
leucovorin