Pancreatic Drugs Flashcards
Viokase: class
Pancreatinc enzymes
Viokase: class
Pancreatinc enzymes
Viokase: MOA
Supplemental lipase, amylase, protease
Viokase: indication:
Chronic pancreatitis
Viokase: contraindication
Acute or exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis
What does dairy do to Viokase?
Decreases efficacy
Demerol: class
Analgesic
Demerol: MOA
Binds to mu receptors in CNS and inhibits ascending pain pathways
Demerol: indications
Short term peri-op and acute pacreatitis
Demerol: side effects
CNS depression, HOTN, seizures from toxic metabolite
Demerol: Contraindication
Renal disease, elderly, recent MAOI use
How long should you limit the use of Demerol to?
Octreotide: class
Somatostatin analogue
Octreotide: MOA
Inhibits bowel secretions
Dose related effect on motility
Splanchnic arteriole contraction
Octreotide: indication
Diarrhea secondary to bowel dysmotility, carcinois,
VIP-oma, vagotomy, dumping syndrome, short bowel syndrome, HIV diarrhea, GI bleed
Octreotide: Side efects
Steatorrhea, Gallstones (>50% in long term use)
Octreotide: contraindication
Bowel obstruction
Octreotide: Dx-Dx
insulin, PO hypoglycemics, BBs, CCBs
Ranitidine: class
H2RB
Ranitidine: MOA
Competitively inhibits H2Rs in gastric parietal cell reducing basal and stimulated acid production
Ranitidine: indications
PUD, GERD
Ranitidine: side effect
Possible B12 deficiency in long term use
Omeprazole: class
PPI
Omeprazole: MOA
Reduces basal and stimulated parietal cell proton pump acid secretion
Omeprazole: indications
PUD, GERD, NASID ulcer Px, stres ulcer Px in critically ill
Omeprazole: side effects
Possible gastric atrophy and/or B12 deficiency in long term use
Omeprazole: Dx-Dx
May decrease Fe/Zn/Ca++ absorption
Pantoprazole: class
PPI
What drug does Pantoprazole have little effect on, compared to Omeprazole?
Clopidogrel
What time is gastric acid at it’s highest?
1900h
When should you take H2RBs and PPIs?
1800h
Primaxin: class
Abx
Primaxin: MOA
Lyses bacterial cells
Primaxin: indication
Intra abd infection, liver abscess
Primaxin: contraindication
Sensitivity to IM Lidocaine
Cipro: class
FQ Abx
Cipro: MOA
Inhibits DNA gyrase
Cipro: indication
Mild diverticulitis
Traveler’s diarrhea
Cipro: contraindications
Age
Metronidazole: class
Abx
Metronidazole: MOA
Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis
Metronidazole: indication
Diverticulitis, C. diff
Metronidazole pregnancy category
B
Vancomycin: class
Abx
Vancomycin: MOA
Inhibits glycopeptide polymeration, inhibiting bact cell wall synthesis
Vancomycin: indication
Staph enetrocolitis, C. diff
Vancomycin: side effects
PO: bitter taste
IV: nephro/neuro/ototoxicity, Red Man Syndrome