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Psych Drugs Flashcards

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Antidepressant indications

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depression, anxiety, neuropathic pain, eating disorders

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SSRIs (5)

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citalopram/escitalopram, fluoxetine, sertraline, duloxetine, paroxetine

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SSRI AEs

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BOW SIGHSS - bleeding, orthostatic hypotension, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, GI upset, hyponatremia, sleep serotonin syndrome, sweating (+/- initial anxiety/agitation)

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Citalopram - key info

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SSSRI, key SE - QT prolongation

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Fluoxetine - key info

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SSRI, use for adolescents

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Paroxetine - key info

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SSRI, key SE - sexual dysfunction

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Sertraline - key info

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SSRI, commonly used (usu well-tolerated), key SE - GI symptoms

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Duloxetine - key info

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SSRI, best for back pain

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SNRIs

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Venlafaxine, SEs - same as SSRI + hypertension (not ortho hypotension), more effective than SSRI but more toxic (more SEs)

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Mirtazapine

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SE - +++weight gain, sedation

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1st line antidepressants

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SSRIs, SNRIs, mirtazapine

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MAOIs

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Moclobemide, doesn’t cause sexual dysfunction, SE - cheese reaction

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TCAs

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Amitriptyline, nortryptiline

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TCA - AEs

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anti-HAM, major C: anti-Histamine (sedation), anti-Adrenergic (orthostatic hypotension, tachycardia, arrhythmias), anti-Muscarinic (anti-SLUDGE), Convulsions, Coma, Cardiotoxicity (OD = lethal)

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2nd line antidepressants

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TCAs, MAOIs

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Mood stablisers

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Ind: bipolar, lithium & anti-epileptics (sodium valproate, carbamazepine)

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Lithium - AEs

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6 Ts - thirst, thyroid, tremor (fine), tone (weakness), thinking, toxicity (GAIT - GI upset, Ataxia, Impair consciousness, Tremor (coarse)) + nephrotoxicity

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Lithium - monitoring

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baseline + 6mnthly: lithium lvls (baseline + 8h after dose), PTH, UEC, eGFR, TFT

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Sodium valproate - AEs

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Hepatotoxicity, thrombocytopenia, hair loss, teratogenic

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Carbamazepine - AEs

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Agranulocytosis, aplastic anaemia, teratogenic, ataxia

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Typical/ first generation antipsychotics

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Chlorpromazine, haloperidol, flupenthixol, zuclopenthixol

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Typical antipsychotics - AEs

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More EPSE, less metabolic: SEA HOW - sedation, EPSE (parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonia, tardive dyskinesia), anticholinergics, hyperprolactinaemia, orthostatic hypotension, weight gain/metabolic

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Atypical/ second generation antipsychotics

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Risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole, amisulpride, clozapine (less EPSE, more metabolic SEs + better for negative symptoms)

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Olanzapine - key info

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2nd gen antipsychotic, key SE - weight gain (worst)

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Quetiapine - key info

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2nd gen antipsychotic, key SEs - ++sedation, best in Parkinson’s disease

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Aripiprazole - key info

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2nd gen antipsychotic, least sedating

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Depot antipsychotics

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haloperidol, zuclopenthixol, olanzapine

Yr 4C (6 decks)

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