Pre-med Drugs Flashcards
Acepromazine MOA
Phenothiazine sedative
Dopamine antagonist
Acepromazine Use
Tranquilizing/sedative
Antiemetic
Antispasmodic
Hypothermic
Acepromazine disadvantages
No analgesia
Can cause Hypotension
Avoid in animals prone to seizures (CNS stim and aggression)
Atropine MOA
Antimuscarinic
Inhibits ACh or other cholinergic stimulants at parasympathetic sites
Atropine Use
Preanesthetic to prevent or reduce resp secretions
Treat sinus bradycardia, SA arrest, incomplete AV block
Atropine Disadvantages
Contraindicated in certain conditions: narrow angle glaucoma, tachycardia, ileus, UO
Adverse effects: Dry secretions, initial bradycardia then tachycardia, slowed gut and urinary tract, mydriasis
Buprenorphine (Buprenex) MOA
Partial mu opiate agonist
Buprenorphine Use
Injectable analgesic, good in cats. Can admin transmucosally
Well tolerated
Mild to moderate pain
Buprenorphine Disadvantages
Can decrease BP and HR
Resp depression possible
Butorphanol (Torb) MOA
Partial opiate agonist/antagonist
Will antagonize full agonists (morphine, meperidine, oxymorphone)
Butorphanol Uses
Analgesic, premed, antitussive, or antiemetic
Minimal analgesia, good for non-painful procedures
Reversal for full mu agonists
Butorphanol Disadvantages
Contraindications: Liver dz, hypothyroidism, renal insufficiency, Addison’s, Head trauma, increased CSF pressure (most opioids)
Reduce Dose in MDR1 mutation dogs
Adverse effects: sedation, ataxia, anorexia, diarrhea (rare)
Detomidine MOA
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonist
Detomidine Uses
Sedative analgesic used primarily in horses
More potent than xylazine
Detomidine Disadvantages
Contraindications: heart block, cerebrovascular and resp Disease, CKD
Initial BP increase, then bradycardia/heart block
Piloerection
Dexmedetomidine MOA
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonist