Pharm 12.1 Flashcards
Alzheimer’s disease
impairment of cognitive abilities that is gradual in on set but relentless in progression
alzheimer’s is the most common form of
dementing illness - gradually progressive dementia affecting cognition, behaviour, and functional status
the prevalence of alzheimer’s increases with
each decade of life
Alzheimers etilogy
?
Alzhemers cures
non
alzheimers is assiciated with deposition of
beta amyloid in the brain tissue, abnormal phosphorylation of the intracellular tau proteins causing abnormalites of microtubule assembly and collapse fo the cytoskeleton
which cells in the brain are affected with alzheimers
pyramidal cells of cortes and subcortex
one hypothesis for AD
reduced cholinergic transmission
benefit of pharmacological intervention in AD
short term benefit - do not target neurodegenerative process
treatement of AD
Anti cholinesterase inhibitors, NMDA glutamate-receptor antagonist
AChE inhibitors
tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine
NMDA glutamate-receptor antagonist
Memantine
AChE inhibitors are used to
selectivley inhibit AChE in CNS and elevate Ach levels in CNS
Tacrine dose limiting side effects like
HEPATOTOXICITY
Donepezil half life
long
Donepezil dose
once dailiy
Rivastigmine and Galantamine dose
2x daily
donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine sideffects
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist are used bc
excitotoxic activation of NMDA receptors contributes to alzheimers
Memantine reduces
excitotoxicity by binding to NMDA receptors by non-competitive blcokade, slowing progression of disease
what kind of AD is memantine used
moderate to sever AD bc it reduces the rate of clinical deterioration
what is the less toxic AD treatment
memantine
memantine provides
neuroprotective effects and adverse drug effects are mild like head ache and dizziness
Glaucoma is a major cause of
blindness
glaucoma increases
intraocular tension
Without treatment of increased IOT there is
damage to the retina and optic nerve
intraocular tension is determined by
the balance btw fluid input and drainage out of the globe
aqueous humor is produced by_..and drained at__
by the ciliary epithelium, filtration angle at the anterior chanmber