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Pharmacology For The DC Part 2 Flashcards

1
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Analgesics can be classified as

A

Opioid

Non-opiod

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2
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An opiate (derived from the unripe seed of the opium poppy plant

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Narcotics

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3
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Analgesia

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Reduce pain

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4
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Cause drowsiness

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Sedation

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5
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Feelings of well-being or feelings of restlessness

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Euphoria and Dysphoria

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6
Q

Reduce cough reflex
Increase mental cloudiness
High incidence of constipation
Nausea

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Effects of narcotics

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7
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Narcotic effects

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Analgesia
Sedation
Euphoria and Dysphoria

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8
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An analgesic that is an opioid

No set dose

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Narcotic analgesics

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9
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Dose varies with

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Amount of pain
Pt’s age
Pt’s weight

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10
Q

The standard against which all other narcotics are measured

A

Morphine

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11
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Taken orally, IV, IM, suppository

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Morphine

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12
Q

Morphine aka

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Contin
Kadian
Avinza

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13
Q

Used for severe and chronic pain, pre-op sedation

A

Morphine

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14
Q

Drug of choice for MI pain

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Morphine

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15
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If administered IV, 3-6 times more potent

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Morphine

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16
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Slows intestinal peristalsis

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Morphine

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17
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Causes blood vessels to dilate (especially in the head and neck)

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Morphine

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18
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Suppresses cough center

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Morphine

19
Q

Morphine side effects

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Cough suppression
Hypotenstion
Nausea
Vomiting
Overdose will stop breathing - death
20
Q

Synthetic opiate
More potent than morphine
Intranasally for migraine headache

A

Butorphanol (stadol)

21
Q

Used during labor and pre-surgery

A

Butorphaol (stadol)

22
Q

Primarily used as an antitussive or anti diarrheal

A

Codeine

23
Q

Patches are used for chornic pain managment

A

Fentanyl

24
Q

Patches

A

Duragesic

25
Q

Buccal fentanyl

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Used for cancer pain

26
Q

Lozenges (actiq) also available fentanyl taken through

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Bucally

27
Q

Top selling drug in US in 2010

A

Hydrocodone (vicodin, lortab)

28
Q

Derived from 2 naturally occurring opiates

A

Hydrocodone

29
Q

Hydrocodone

A

Vicodin

Lortab

30
Q

Most abused perscription

A

Hydrocodone/vicodin/lortab

31
Q

Physically and psychologically addictive

A

Hydrocodone

32
Q

When vicodin is taken over a lengthy period of time, you can build up a toleraence which means you have to take increasingly larger amounts to achieve

A

The same effect

33
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Early symptoms of vicodin withdrawal

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Agitation
Anxiety
Muscle aches
Increased tearing
Insomnia
Runny nose
Sweating 
Yawning
34
Q

Becoming more popular in treating chronic pain

Preferred over morphine because of it’s speed of onset

Patients experience less nausea and vomiting

A

Hydromorphone (dilaudid)

35
Q

Meperdine (demerol)

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Used short term only

Controls mild to moderate pain

36
Q

Mental and physical addiction to __ can develop if it is used for long periods of time. Extended use can create a tolerance

A

Demerol

37
Q

Individuals who have an addiction to demerol frequently:

A

Request demerol specifically when at the doctor
Purchase from non-nmedical sources
Forge prescriptions
Create contacts with multiple medical doctors and dentists
Frequent the ER in hops of receiving a prescription of demerol

38
Q

Relieves mild to severe pain
Causes CNS depression which impedes mental abilities but causes euphoria
Schedule II drug

A

Oxycodone (OxyContin)

39
Q

The more you take the better you feel

A

Oxycontin

40
Q

Oxycodone abuse

A

Dangerously addicitve

Addicts chew, snort or inject

41
Q

Non-opiod analgesics

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Many available OTC

Pharm tech must be informed of these drugs

42
Q

Given for mild to moderate pain, fever and inflammation

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NSAIDs

43
Q

Actions are analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic

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NSAIDs

44
Q

No cure has been found for

A

Rhematic diseases

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