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1
Q

MOA of levodopa

A

converted in the CNS to dopamine

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2
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What converts levodopa to dopamine?

A

AA decarboxylase

AADC

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3
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What is the DOC for primary PD?

A

Levodopa

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4
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What agents decreased enzymatic metabolism of levodopa?

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AADC inhibitors

COMT inhibitors

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5
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How many times per day is levodopa given? why?

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3-5

short 1/2 life

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6
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Levodopa has the fastest onset to treat_____________

A

bradykinesias

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7
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What is a con of treating with levodopa?

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Duration of action becomes shorter, and risk of dyskinesias increased w/increasing dosage

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8
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Levodopa may activate _________________

A

malignant melanoma

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9
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What medications should you give with levodopa?

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entacapone
tolcapone
carbidopa

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10
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MOA of entacapone

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Inhibits COMT which INCREASES levodopa uptake

-enhances bioavailability

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MOA of carbidopa

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Inhibits AADC so levodopa is not broken down before it can pass the BBB

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12
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MOA of tolcapone

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Inhibits COMT which INCREASES levodopa uptake

-enhances bioavailability

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13
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Carbidopa is only given with _____________

A

levodopa

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14
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You can ____________ levodopa dosage when combined with carbidopa

A

decrease

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15
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Carbidopa + levodopa

A

sinemet

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16
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What is AACD?

A

responsible for converting levodopa to dopamine in periphery and CNS
-which is why we want to inhibit it-prevents the breakdown

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17
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AE of tolcapone

A

diarrhea, liver issues

LFTs q2wks x 1 year

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18
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AE of entacapone

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Confusion, dizziness, sedation, hallucinations

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19
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What is something unique about tolcapone?

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Crosses the BBB so it also inhibits CNS metabolism of dopamine by COMT (in addition to its action on levodopa)

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20
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MOA of carbidopa

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inhibits AADC

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21
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The following are what type of drug:
bromocriptine
pramiprexole
ropinirole
apomorphine
A

Dopamine receptor agonists

-Directly stimulates postsynaptic DOPAMINE receptors

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22
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Apomorphine is contraindicated in pt w/___________________

A

orthostatic hypotension

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23
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What is something unique about apomorphine?

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Need an antiemetic to avoid severe nausea and vomiting

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24
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Apomorphine can be given with _____________ to reduce the risk of nausea and vomiting

A

trimethobenzamide

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25
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What is a uncommon but unique AE of dopamine receptor agonists?

A

gambling

-especially ropinirole

26
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In what situation would dopamine receptor agonists may be used as first line?

A

to treat early onset PD to delay the use of levodopa

-avoid dyskinesias

27
Q

Bromocriptine is a dopamine ____________

28
Q

What kind of drug is pramirexole?

A

dopamine receptor agonist

29
Q

Which of the dopamine receptor agonists are given in subQ form?

A

apomorphine

30
Q

Dopamine receptor agonists are also used in the treatment of __________

A

RLS

-i have no idea what this is but it was in his slides

31
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In what situation is apomorphine useful?

32
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Dopamine is ____________

A

inhibitory

33
Q

Acetlycholine is _________

A

excitatory

34
Q

What regulates voluntary movement?

A

substantia nigra in basal ganglia of midbrain

35
Q

What two drugs are inhibitors of dopamine metabolism?

A

selegiline

rasagiline

36
Q

Where is selegiline active?

A

CNS-not periphery

37
Q

MOA of rasagiline

A

inhibits breakdown of dopamine

38
Q

Selegiline and rasagiline are ___________ inhibitors

39
Q

MAO-A vs MAO-B

A

MAO-A: tyramine, NE, epi, serotonin

MAO-B: dopamine

40
Q

What is the difference between selegiline/rasagiline and COMT inhibitors?

A

COMT acts in periphery

selegiline/rasagiline act in CNS

41
Q

Selegiline may last for _____________

42
Q

Is rasagiline selective for MAO-B?

43
Q

Which is more potent, selegiline or rasagiline?

A

rasagiline is x5 more potent

44
Q

What kind of drug inhibits the metabolism of dopamine?

A

selegiline/rasagiline

-inhibitors of dopamine metabolism

45
Q

In advanced disease you can give selegiline/rasagiline with _____________ to enhance effect

46
Q

What kind of drug is amantadine?

A

dopamine reuptake inhibitor

47
Q

MOA of amantadine

A

stimulates presynaptic release of dopamine

inhibits presynaptic reuptake of dopamine

48
Q

What is a unique con about amantadine?

A

starts working in a few weeks and stops after a few months

-given in 1-2 week periods during exacerbations

49
Q

Amantadine vs. levodopa

A

not as effective but fewer AE

50
Q

Amantadine is ___________ effective than anticholinergics

51
Q

What kind of drug is benztropine?

A

anticholinergic

52
Q

What kind of drug is trihexyphenidyl?

A

anticholinergic

53
Q

What kind of drug is diphenhydramine?

A

anticholinergic

54
Q

MOA of benztropine

A

reduces the relative excess of ACh vs dopamine

55
Q

What are could you give to treat tremors, salivation and spasticity associated with PD?

A

anticholinergics

  • benztropine
  • trihexyphenidyl
  • diphenhydramine
56
Q

What drug essentially “replaces” dopamine?

57
Q

What drugs stimulate dopamine receptors?

A

bromocriptine
ropinirole
pramiprexole
rotigotine

58
Q

What drugs inhibit the breakdown of CNS dopamine?

A

selegiline

rasagiline

59
Q

What drug increases the levels of CNS dopamine?

60
Q

What kind of drugs may exacerbate PD?

A 
antipsychotics
antiemetics
-promethasize, metoclopramide, prochlorperizine 
DA depleting Rx
-reserpine, methyldopa
61
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What agents decreased the metabolism of levodopa?

A

AADC inhibitors

COMT inhibitors

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