Respiratory: Antiintussives-mucolytics Flashcards
What are antitussives?
drugs that block the cough reflex
what do centerally acting antitussives do?
reduce coughing by suppressin the cough center
what do locally acting intussives do?
reduce coughing by preventing irritation of the repiratoy tract and stimulation of teh receptors that cause coughing
Opioid analgesics are what type of antitussive?
central
what are four types of opioid analgesic antitussives?
butorphanol
dextromethorphan
hydrocodone
codeine
what are two characteristics of butorphanol
controlled C-IV drug
causes little sedation at antitussive
what are two characteristics of dextromethorphan?
common ingrediant of human cough, flu, and cold preparents\
not as effective as perscription medications
what are three side effects of hydrocodone?
sedation
constipation
masks signs of pain
what is a C-III substance that is used most often in dogs?
hydrocodone
what is a side effect of codine?
sedation
what schedual is codine?
C-V
what are mucolytics?
drugs that reduce the viscosity of the mucus in theresp. tract so it can be removed more easily
when can viscosity increase?
during infection or inflammation
what can increase viscosity (think cellular level)?
its due to the interaction between the DNA found in cellular debris and the mucus
what do mucolytics do to prevent the interaction between the DNA in cellular debris and mucus?
they break up the DNA molecules
