Pharmacology Flashcards
Parasympathetic
Rest/digest
Bronchoconstriction/miosis
SLUD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation)
What does the pre and post-ganglion of the parasympathetic nervous system release?
ACH
What receptors are found on parasympathetic?
M1, M2, M3
M3 is mostly likely to be found
What breaks down ACH?
acetylcholinesterase
What is released at the pre and post ganglionic of the sympathetic nervous system?
Pre - ACH
Post - Epi and norepi (same as adrenaline) Think adrenergic
What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system?`
- flight/fight
- bronchodilation/mydriasis -
peripheral vasoconstrict - dry
What is the purpose of MAOI?
increase epi and norepinephrine
What is an example of MAOI (Monoaminoxidase inhibitor)?
Phenylephrine
What does tropicamide do?
Stops ACH - sympathetic goes uninhibited
What does tropicamide do?
Stops ACH - sympathetic goes uninhibited
What are the receptors of the sympathetic system?
a1,a2,b1,b2
How does phenylephrine work?
a1 agonist
Pilocarpine
cholinergic agonist - increase salivation in sjogrens
What 3 drugs increase outflow?
Pilocarpine
Prostaglandins
Alpha 2 agonist
What is the only drug that increases corneoscleral outflow?
pilocarpine by binding to the ciliary muscle - the anchor is the scleral spur > pulls to the ciliary muscle > and opens the TM
What are the side effects for pilocarpine?
myopic shift, brow ache, HAs, RD - turning on the accommodation system like crazy
Cholinergic Agonist
- Direct
- Pilocarpine
- Indirect ( increase ACH)
- Neostigmine (tx MG)
- Pyridostigmine (tx MG)
- Edrophonium (Ed diagnoses)
- Echothiophate (irreversible SE)
- Donepezil
What is pilocarpine used for?
Angle closure attack, ADies .125%
What happens in ADies tonic pupil?
EW (preganglion para - starts in midbrain) –> CG (post para) –> SM
Ciliary ganglion lesion - iris is starved which is why we give .125% pilo
2 major ocular sx of MG
- ptosis
2. diplopia at the end of the day
Drug that exacerbate ocular effects of MG worse
B-blockers
Cholinergic Antagonist MOA?
stops ach
Longest to the shortest duration of cycloplegic/mydriatic effect?
ASH CT
Atropine > scopolamine > homatropine > cyclopentolate > tropicamide
Which cholinergic agonist penetrates the BBB best?
scopolamine (THINK CNS) - hallucination, amnesia, confusion
Also used for motion sickness
Atropine should be avoided in which patients?
Down syndrome
Which cholinergic antagonist is the safest drug?
Tropicamide - 25 min
What is it called when you put atropine in the good eye?
penalization
Homatropine
- keeps iris mobile
- paralyze sphincter and ciliary muscle to reduce pain
- stabilize BAB
Tight junctions in which 3 spots?
- NPCE
- Iris stroma (minor circle)
- schlemms canal
List the drugs in cholinergic antagonist
STOP ACH
ANTI, ANTI, ANTI (antidepressants, antipsychotics, antihistamines)
Which receptors can cause glaucoma a1, a2, b1, b2
Examples of B2 agonist - can cause glaucoma
a1 and b2
List drugs for adrenergic agonist
a1 - phenyl
a2 - apraclonidine, brimonidine
Nonspecific - naphazoline, tetrahydrozoline (visine)
2 MOA for a2
increase uveoscleral outflow
decrease aqueous production
What is the MOA for tetrahydrozoline (visine)
ocular decongestant/vasoconstrictor - acts on a1 (dilates pupil)
Phenylephrine acts on which receptors?
- a1, cant do a fixed dilated pupil
- crappy dilation
- pupil widening acts on Mueller muscle (2-3 mm)
- phenyl 10% breaks posterior synechiae (USE EXTREME CAUTION increase BP)
When is 10% phenyl contraindicated?
- Phenelzine
- TCA
- Graves Dz
B/c it can increase sympathetic activity
TCA has 3 MOA
- increase NE and epi
- increase anticholinergic activity
- Increase serotonin
Apraclonidine
- weak alpha 1 - no dilation
- used in Horner’s syndrome - which dilates pupil
- think ACUTE - acts within an hour and awesome reduction in IOP - great in acute situations
- NOT good long term b/c of tachyphylaxis side effect **
Brimonidine
works on a2
- alphagan (0.2%)
- alphagan P (0.1%) - purite preservative
- causes follicular conjunctivitis inferior palpebral conj
- cause miosis**
A2 acts as what?
sympathetic off switch - when bind to a2 receptor = shut down sympathetic affects
Epiphenephrine vs norepinephrine
Epi - think epi pen, opens lungs, acts on all 4 receptors
NE - does NOT act on B2
B2 - lungs
B1 - heart
Adrenergic antagonist
Alpha blockers & B- blockers
Timolol Carteolol Metipranolol Betaxolol Levobunolol
MOA: Knocks out B1 & B2 receptors
Which b-blocker only blocks B1
betaxolol (spare the lungs)
Which beta-blocker is the least efficatious?
betaxolol
What other drugs contain timolol?
Consopt & combigan
Carteolol
has ISA activity, sympathomimetic activity
Which drugs have neuroprotective properties
Brimonidine & Betaxolol
Which drug causes impotence?
B-blockers
Side effects of B-blocker
bradycardia and bronchoconstriction
Average IOP reduction of timolol
25%
Which type of drugs are “unstable”
b-blockers
Which drug has a cross over effect?
timolol
Name CAI drugs
Topical
- brinzolamide
- dorzolamide
Orals
- acetazolamide
- drozolamide
Side effects of oral CAI
acetazolamide & methazolamide
- tingling of hands and feet metabolic acidosis ** (also occur in diabetics) - metallic taste - myopic shift - aplastic anemia **
Which eye drop causes aplastic anemia
chloramphenicol
Drugs that causes myopic shifts
- topamax (bilateral angle closure)
- Acetazolamide
- cataracts
- pilocarpine
3 major prostaglandins
- Travatan (more effective in AA)
- Zalatan
- Lumigan
MOA for prostaglandins
Acts on the ciliary muscle & phospholipase C (incr eyelash growth)
Permanent side effects - iris heterochromia **
Which layer does CME happen in?
OPL
Type 1 involves which antibody?
IgE = Allergy
- hayfever, anaphylaxis, allergic conjunctivitis
Emedastine
H1 receptor blocker
Antihistamine & mast cell stabilizer combos
BEZPOP
B: Bepotastine (bepreve) E: Epinastine (Elestat) Z: Ketotifen (Zaditor) P: Olopatadine (Patanol) O: azelastine (Optivar) P: Olopatadine (Pataday)
Mast cell stabilizers
Cromolyn sodium
Alocril
Alomide
Almast
Which cells have histamine?
Basophils & mast cell
Which region does the antibody bind?
Fab portion (have heavy & light chains) > ca2+ enters cell > histamine releases
Mast cell stabilizers MOA
stabilize calcium gated voltage channels
ACTH is released and acts on ___
adrenal gland (to release steroids)
ACTH is released from what?
anterior pituitary
ocular side effects of steroids
- PSC cataracts
- secondary infections (herpes simplex) b/c immune response is decreased
- glaucoma (corneoscleral meshwork damaged)
list 6 top steroids
Strong steroids
- Pred acetate
- Rimexolone
- Diflurprednate
- Dexamethasone
Weak steroids
- Fluorometholone
- Loteprednol
How would you dose pred acetate vs durezol in a pt with uveitis?
Pred acetate - dose q1hr
Diflurprednate (Durezol) - dose q2hrs (very strong steroid)
Which steroid is the safest & why?
Loteprednol = ester base
the rest is ketone base
MOA of steroids
knocks out phospholipase A2
- hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can also inhibit phospholipase A2 & increase heme & RBC
MOA of NSAIDs
Block COX 1 and COX 2
Rosebengal staining simplex vs zoster
Simplex - stain borders
Zoster - stain entire thing
Muro 128
Hyperosmotic
- ions needs to be higher than the tear s