Parkinsons and antipsychotics Flashcards
what is the goal of parkinsons treatment?
increase DA and decrease ACh
levadopa mechanism and use
central aspect of the treatment. prodrug converted to dopamine by aminoacid decarboxylase. usually administered with carbidopa.
SE of levadopa
dyskinesias, on-off effects, psychosis, hypotension, vomit
tolcapone and entacapone
inhibit COMT and enhance levodopa uptake.
SE of tolcapone and entacapone
hepatotoxic
selegiline mechanism and use
MAOb selective inhibitor initial treatment and adjunctive to levodopa.
what is a positive about selegiline
there is no tyramine interaction
SE of selegiline
dyskinesias, psychosis, insomnia
why does selegiline cause insomnia
because it is metabolized into an amphetamine
bromocriptine mechanism and use
dopamine receptor agonist used to treat hyperprolactinemia and acromegaly.
SE of bromocriptine
dyskinesia and psychosis
benztropine/trihexyphebnidyl/diphenhydramine mechanism
decrease the ACh function, they are antimuscarinic.
what are benztropine/trihexyphebnidyl/diphenhydramine good at? and bad at?
they decrease tremor and rigidity. but have little effect on bradykinesia.
SE benztropine/trihexyphebnidyl/diphenhydramine
atropine like
amantidine mechanism and use
antiviral that blocks muscarinic receptors and increases dopamine release.
SE of amantidine
atropine like and livedo reticularis (know this most of all)
what are the side effects of antipsychotic drug
dyskinesias or extrapyramidal symptoms. acute EPS, TD, dysphoria, endocrine dysfunction (temp regulation issues can cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome), prolactinemia and eating behaviors (weight gain)
what are acute EPS
pseudoparkinsonism, dystonia, akathisia (turns into TD)
how do we manage EPS
with antimuscarinics such as benztropine or diphenhydramine
chronic EPS does what
is tardive dyskinesia. often irreversible. due to the upregulation of the receptors from the blockade
what do we use to the neuroleptic malignant syndrome
dantrolene and bromocriptine
chorpromazine
typical antipsychotic, m block and alpha block.
SE of chorpromazine
EPS, sedation, corneal deposits
thioridizine
typical AS, strongest m block and alpha block. this gives it the unique ability to treat its own EPS symptoms giving it less EPS.