PPT Flashcards
What are examples of classes of drugs used as antiemetics?
Antihistamines
Antimuscarinics
Cannabinoids
Dopamine antagonists
Glucocorticoids
5HT3 antagonists
Neurokinin-1 antagonists
What are examples of antihistamines used as antiemetics?
Cinnarizine
Cyclizine
Promethazine hydrochloride
Promethazine theoclate
What are examples of antimuscarinics used as antiemetics?
Hyoscine
What are examples of cannabinoids used as antiemetics?
Nabilone
What are examples of dopamine antagonists used as antiemetics?
Phenothiazines - prochlorphenazine, perphenazine, trifluorphenazine, chlorpromazine
Droperidol and haloperidol
Metoclopramide
Domperidone
What are examples of glucocorticoids used as antiemetics?
Dexamethasone
What are examples of 5-HT3 antagonists used as antiemetics?
Granisteron
Ondansetron
Palonosetron
What are examples of neurokinin-1 antagonists used as antiemetics?
Aprepitant
Fosaprepitant
Where do 5-HT3 receptor antagonists antiemetics act?
Central serotonin receptors in the vomiting centre as well as peripheral serotonin receptors in vagus nerve (GIT)
What are the main uses of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists as antiemetics?
Vomiting caused by acute gastroenteritis
Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Cytotoxic drug-induced vomiting
Where do phenothiazines act as antiemetics?
D2 receptors in the CTZ
Where do droperidol and haloperidol act as antiemetics?
D2 receptors in CTZ
Where does metoclopramide act as antiemetics?
D2 antagonist at CTZ and gastric smooth muscle stimulating gastric emptying
Where does domperidone act as antiemetics?
D2 receptors in CTZ
What are the indications for phenothiazines as antiemetics?
Cytotoxic drug-induced N+V
Postoperative N+V
Radiation sickness
What are the indications for haloperidol as antiemetics?
Cytotoxic drug-induced N+V
Postoperative N+V
Radiation sickness
What are the indications for metoclopramide as antiemetics?
Postoperative NV
Cytotoxic drug-induced NV
What are the indications for domperidone as antiemetics?
Cytotoxic drug-induced NV
which antiemetics are best for motion sickness?
Hyoscine hydrobromide
Antihistamine drugs
Which group of antiemetics are typically used in the management of NV in to recieving cytotoxics?
5HT3 receptor antagonists
What are the neurogenic 1-receptor antagonists usually given for?
prevent nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
What are the indications for nabilone?
It can be considered as an add-on treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting unresponsive to optimised conventional antiemetics.
Which antiemetic is typically given for morning sickness?
chlorpromazine hydrochloride
cyclizine
doxylamine with pyridoxine
metoclopramide hydrochloride
prochlorperazine
promethazine hydrochloride/promethazine teoclate
ondansetron
Which antiemetics are best for managing Ménière’s disease?
Antihistamines
Phenothiazines