Pharmacology-Psychiatry Flashcards
CNS stimulants – names
methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine
CNS stimulants – mechanism
increase catecholamines (NE + D) at the synaptic cleft
CNS stimulants – use
ADHD, narcolepsy, appetite control
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) – names
haloperidol + (trifluoper-, fluphen-, thiorid-, chlorprom-)-AZINE
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) – mechanism
all typical antipsychotics block D2 receptors thus increasing [cAMP]
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) – stored or excreted
highly lipid soluble thus stored in body fat and slow to be removed
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) - high potency
Trifluoperazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol
Side effects of high potency Antipsychotics (neuroleptics)
neurologic side effects (Extrapyrimidal symptoms)
Explain Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
- 4h - acute dystonia (musc spasm, stifness, oculogyric crisis)
- 4d - akathisia (restlessness)
- 4wk- bradykinesia (parkinsonism)
- 4mo- tardive dyskinesia
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) - low potency
Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine
Side effects of low potency antipsychotics (neuroleptics)
non-neurologic:
- anticholinergic - dry mouth, constipation
- antihistamine - sedation
- alpha1 blockade effects - hypotension
Antipsychotics (neuroleptics) - other side effects
endocrine effects: dopamine receptor antagonism leads to hyperprolactinemia leads to galactorrhea
Chlorpromazine – side effects
corneal deposits
Thioridazine – side effects
NAME?
Haloperidol – side effects
NMS (neuroleptic malignant syndrome), tardive dyskinesia
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
rigidity, myoglobinurea, autohomic instability, hyperpyrexia
think FEVER: Fever, Encephalopathy, Vitals unstable, Elevated enzymes, Rigid muscles
What is the treatment of NMS
- dantrolene
- D2 agonists (eg. bromocriptine)
What is tardive dyskinesia
oral facial movements as a result of long-term antipsychotic use. irreversible
Atypical Antipsychotics – names
Olanzapine, Clozapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Aripiprazole, Ziprasidone
Atypical Antipsychotics – mechanism
effects 5HT2 (not 3), D, alpha and H1 receptors
Atypical Antipsychotics – use
- Schizophrenia – positive and negative symptoms
- Also: Bipolar, OCD, anxiety, depression, mania, tourettes
Atypical Antipsychotics – toxicity
fewer extrapyrimidal and anticholinergic side effects than traditional ones
Olanzapine/clozapine – side effects
significant weight gain
Clozapine – side effects
agranulocytois (requires weekly Wbc count) and seizures
Ziprasidone – side effects
prolong QT interval
Lithium – mechanism
possibly due to inhibition of phosphoinositol cascade
Lithium – use
Bipolar: blocks relapse and acute manic events
SIADH
Lithium – toxicity
Tremor, sedation, edema, heart block, hypothyroidism, polyuria (ADH antag, causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus), teratogenesis
“LMNOP: Lithium: Movement, Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, hypOthyroidism, Pregnancy probs”
What effects does lithium have on fetus
fetal cardiact defects (ebstein anomaly, malformations of great vessels)
what is the therapeutic window of lithium
very narrow