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Pharm objectives 4 Flashcards

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What is the biggest risk associated with benzodiazepines?

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High dependency can develop during and after treatment.

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What is a major side effect of first-Generation antipsychotic medications?

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Sedation, Parkinsonism, Akathisia ,Tardive dyskinesia

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Tardive dyskinesia?

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Twitching of the mouth, tongue, lips and occasionally the limbs.

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Sudden high fever, blood pressure, tachycardia and
cardiac rhythm changes and Life threatening

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How do we treat these side effects of first-Generation antipsychotic medications?

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Treat with anticholinergic agents such as benztropine

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Common medications used to prevent seizures?

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Antiepileptics medication

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What medication is used to stop seizures?

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Benzodiazepines such as Diazepam, Lorazepam, Chlordiazepoxide, Clorazepate,
Oxazepam, Clonazepam

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Uses for lorazepam?

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Stop seizure, Muscle relaxer, anxiety, panic disorder

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What are the side effects of lithium toxicity?

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GI distress, fine/coarse tremors, mental status changes, sedation, coma and/or death

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lithium toxicity levels?

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Above 1.5 lithium

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What is the major difference between a SNRI and an SSRI?

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SSRIs they only impact the amount of serotonin in your body.
SNRIs, they impact both serotonin and norepinephrine

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SSRI medications

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Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Citalopram, Escitalopram, Paroxetine

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.Why are non-barbiturates preferred by healthcare providers?

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Dependency is less likely, does not result in sedation or potential CNS depressants, less side effects.

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What is serotonin syndrome?

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Can begin 2 -72hr, having too much serotonin

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Name the medications that can cause serotonin syndrome?

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SSRI, SNRI

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What medication causes an elevated level of tyramine?

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MAOIs

17
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What is an important education topic for patients who take these MOIs?

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MAOI’s increase the amount of tyramine in the body, which can in turn cause elevated blood pressure. Educate on Tyramine-rich foods.

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Tyramine-rich foods?

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Aged cheese, pepperoni, salami, avocados, figs, bananas, smoked fish, protein, soups, soy sauce, some beers, red wine

19
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What common mood stabilizer requires blood testing for therapeutic levels?

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Lithium

20
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What name 2 disorders that are treated with lamotrigine?

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Bipolar manic and depressive episodes

21
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What medication would you administer to a patient with glaucoma?

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Beta Adrenergic Blocker, Alpha adrenergic agonists, Prostaglandin analogs, Cholinergic agonist, Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

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What’s the primary goal of therapy for glaucoma?

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Reduce the pressure which in turn, preserves eyesight.

23
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Parkinson’s disease is related to a decrease in ___________ in the CNS

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dopamine

24
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Medications that produce a DRY side effects

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Tricyclic antidepressants, Antipsychotics 1-2nd generation.

25
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What specific side effects are DRY

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Cant see (Blurred vision)
Cant pee (Urinary retention)
Cant spit (Dry mouth)
Cant shit (Constipation)
Tachycardia

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Medication that produces MOIST side effects

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Cholinesterase Inhibitors:
Donepezil & Neostigmine

27
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What specific side effects are MOIST

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Increased salivation, diarrhea, nausea, sweating ,Urinary incontinence

28
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Alzheimer’s disease?

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Alzheimer disease—type of
dementia with amyloid plaques and tangled nerve bundles which
slow or block transmission within the brain

29
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Medication that is used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

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Donepezil & Neostigmine

30
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Parkinson disease?

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Degenerative disorder
caused by an imbalance of dopamine and
acetylcholine in the CNS

31
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Parkinsonism symptoms

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fine tremors, slowing of
voluntary movements, muscular
weakness

32
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Anti-parkinsons Drugs

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levodopa/carbidopa,
Ropinirole, Selegiline

33
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3 muscle relaxants

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Diazepam
Baclofen
Cyclobenzaprine

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