Repro_Pharm Flashcards
Leuprolide- MOA?
GnRH analog w/ agonist properties when used in pulsatile fashion
- antagonist properties when used in continuous fashion (downregulates GnRH receptor in pituitary –> dec’d FSH/LH)
“LEUprolide can be used in LIEU of GnRH”
Leuprolide- Clinical uses?
- Infertility (pulsatile)
- Prostate cancer (continuous w/ Flutamide)
- Uterine fibroids (continuous)
- Precocious puberty (continuous)
Leuprolide- Toxicity?
- Anti-androgen
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Testosterone- MOA?
Agonist @ androgen receptors
Testosterone- Clinical uses?
- Treats hypogonadism & promotes development of secondary sex characteristics
- Stimulation of anabolism to promote recovery after burn or injury
Testosterone- Toxicity?
- Causes masculinization in females
- Reduces intratesticular testosterone in males by inhibiting release of LH (via negative feedback), leading to gonadal atrophy
- Premature closure of epiphyseal plates
- Inc’d LDL, dec’d HDL
Methyltestosterone- MOA?
Agonist @ androgen receptors
Methyltestosterone- Clinical uses?
- Treats hypogonadism & promotes development of secondary sex characteristics
- Stimulation of anabolism to promote recovery after burn or injury
Methyltestosterone- Toxicity?
- Causes masculinization in females
- Reduces intratesticular testosterone in males by inhibiting release of LH (via negative feedback), leading to gonadal atrophy
- Premature closure of epiphyseal plates
- Inc’d LDL, dec’d HDL
5-alpha-reductase: function?
Converts Testosterone –> DHT (more potent)
Finasteride- MOA?
5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (dec’d conversion of Testosterone to DHT)
Finasteride- Clinical uses?
- BPH
- Promotes hair growth – used to treat male-pattern baldness
(to prevent male-pattern baldness, give a drug that will encourage female breast growth)
Flutamide- MOA?
A non-steroidal competitive inhibitor of androgens @ the Testosterone receptor
Flutamide- Clinical uses?
Prostate Carcinoma
Ketoconazole- MOA?
Inhibits steroid synthesis (inhibitrs 17,20-desmolase)
Ketoconazole- Clinical uses?
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (to prevent hirsutism)
Ketoconazole- Side effects?
Gynecomastia & amenorrhea
Spironolactone- MOA?
Inhibits steroid binding
Spironolactone- Clinical uses?
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (to prevent hirsutism)
Spironolactone- Side effects?
Gynecomastia & amenorrhea
Ethinyl Estradiol- MOA?
(Estrogen)
Binds estrogen receptors
Ethinyl Estradiol- Clinical uses?
Women:
- Hypogonadism or ovarian failure
- Menstrual abnormalities
- HRT in postmenopausal women
Men:
- Androgen-dependent prostate cancer
Ethinyl Estradiol- Toxicity?
- Inc’d risk of endometrial cancer
- Bleeding in postmenopausal women
- Inc’d risk of thrombi
Ethinyl Estradiol- Contraindications?
- ER-positive breast cancer
- History of DVTs
DES- MOA?
(Estrogen)
Binds estrogen receptors