Psych First Aid Pharm Flashcards
Treatment for ADHD?
Methylphenidate
Treatment for Alcohol withdrawal?
Benzodiazepines
Treatment for Anxiety?
SSRI, SNRI, Buspirone
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?
“Mood stabilizers” (Lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), Atypicals
Treatment for Bulimia?
SSRI (Fluoxetine)
Treatment for Depression?
SSRI, SNRI, TCA,Bupropion, Mirtazapine (especially with insomnia)
Treatment for OCD?
SSRI, Clomipramine
Treatment for Panic Disorder?
SSRI, venlafaxane, benzodiazepines
Treatment for PTSD?
SSRI
Treatment for Schizophrenia?
Antipsychotics
Treatment for Social Phobias?
SSRI, B-blockers (propanolol for social speaking, don’t forget, if they have asthma/COPD, give them a cardioselective = A-M)
Treatment for Tourette syndrome?
Antipsychotics (haloperidol, risperidone) (DIT said Fluphenazine, Pinozide, and Tetrabenazine
What are the CNS Stimulants?
Methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, phentermine
MOA CNS stimulants?
Increase catecholamines at the synaptic cleft, especially NE and Dopa
Clinical use CNS stimulants?
ADHD, narcolepsy, appetite control
What are the antipsychotics (neuroleptics)?
Haloperidol, Trifluoperazine, fluphenazine, thioridazine, chlorpromazine (Group of Haloperidol + azines)
What is the mechanism of all the typical antipsychotics (Haloperidol + Azines)?
Block Dopamine D2 Receptors (Increases cAMP)
What are the high potency antipsychotics and side effects?
Try to Fly High = High potency (Trifluoperazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol)
Neurologic, EPS symptoms
What are the low potency antipsychotics and side effects?
Cheating Thieves are Low = Low potency (Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine)
Non-neurologic side effects like anticholinergic, antihistamine, and alpha1 blockade
What are the antipsychotics used for? (4 uses listed)
Psychosis
Acute Mania
Tourette Syndrome
Schizophrenia (primarily positive symptoms)
(Spells PATS if you’re interested in that… PATS down Dopamine? work with me here)
What are the general toxicities of Antipsychotics?
They are highly lipid soluble so stored in body fat, and are slowly removed from body
EPS from high potency
Non-neurologic side effects (antichol, antirust, anti alpha 1 from low potency
Endocrine side effects (remember dopamine antagonism = hyperprolactinemia and all that good shit)
What are the side effects of Chorpromazine, Thioridazine, and Haloperidol?
Chlorpromazine - Corneal Deposits (C’s)
Thioridazine - reTinal deposits
Haloperidol - NMS (dantrolene), Tardive dyskinesia
What is the evolution of EPS side effects? (4 hours, days, weeks, months)
4 hours - acute dystonia = muscle spasm, stiffness, oculogyric crisis
4 days - akathisia = restlessness
4 weeks - bradykinesia = parkinsonism
4 mo - tardive diskinesia
What is NMS?
Rigidity, myoglobinuria, autonomic instability, hyperpyrexia
What is the FEVER mnemonic for NMS?
Fever Encephalopathy Vitals unstable Enzymes increased Rigidity of muscle (leads to myoglobinuria)
What is the treatment for NMS?
Dantrolene, D2 agonists (bromocriptine)
What is tardive diskinesia?
Stereotypic oral-facial movements as a result of long term-psychotic use (maybe irreversible)
What are the atypical antipsychotics?
Olanzapine, Clozapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Aripiprazole, Ziprasidone
(FA Mnemonic: It is Atypical for Old CLOZets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z)
What is the MOA of atypical antipsychotics?
Not 100% known, but varied effects on 5-HT2, dopamine, alpha and H1 receptors
What are the atypical antipsychotics used for?
Schizo - both the positive and negative symptoms
Bipolar, OCD, anxiety, depression, mania, Tourette
DIT = Olanzapine - OCD and Anxiety
What are the toxicities of atypical antipsychotics?
Fewer EPS and anticholinergic than traditionals.
What can Olanzapine/Clozapine cause? What additional for Clozapine?
Olanzapine/Clozapine - Weight gain!
Clozapine - Agranulocytosis and seizures