Sedatives / Tranquilizers Flashcards
Drugs acting on the CNS
Sedative & Tranquilizers - Alpha 2 agonists & antagonists - Opioids - Injectable anesthetics - Inhalant anesthetics
Tranquilizer aka..
Neuroleptic, anxiolytic
Tranquilizer effects
Induces state of behavioral change, anxiety relieved, patient is relaxed & aware of surroundings
Sedative
CNS depression & drowsiness, decreased awareness of surroundings
Hypnotic
Induces sleep
Narcotic
Induces stupor bordering general anesthesia
Local/Regional anesthesia
Loss of sensation to a circumscribed body area
General anesthesia
Drug-induced unconsciousness with controlled, reversible CNS depression & analgesia. Patient cannot be aroused. Sensory, motor and autonomic reflexes reduced
Dissociative anesthesia
Dissociate thalamacortic & limbic systems. Catatonic state with open eyes & swallowing reflexes remain functional. Skeletal muscles maintain tone
4 parts of pain pathway
Transduction - Transmission - Modulation - Perception
Transduction
Nociceptive Input (turn physical stimulus into electrical signal for nerves) - PGs, Substance P, K+, Bradykinin, increase peripheral sensitization (when light touch feels painful)
Transmission
Afferent nerve: A-delta fibers (sharp pain) & C fibers (dull pain)
Modulation
To spinal cord via Dorsal Horn - Enhanced/Diminished depending on neurotransmitters & drugs - “Spinal cord windup” at this level (sensitization of nerves)
Perception
In cerebral cortex - Experience/Be aware of the pain - Somatic=bones/muscles/joints
Excitatory neurotransmitters
Glutamate (NMDA receptor) & ACH (acetylcholine)
Inhibitory neurotransmitters
GABA - Glycine (spinal cord)
Neurotransmitters metabolized by MAO
MAO=Monoamine Oxidase - Dopamine, NE, 5-HT (serotonin), Histamine
Goals of sedative use
What is signalment of patient? What is temperament of patient? What is the goal of drug use? Medical conditions/other drugs to consider?
Phenothiazines -Drug list
Acepromazine - *Proclorperazine - *Chlorpromazine - *Trimeprazine w/prenisolone - Promethazine - Ethylisobutrazine - Triflupromazine
Phenothiazine uses
Sedative - Premed - Antiemetic - Antihistamine - Antipsychotic (human)
Phenothiazine mechanism
Block dopamine receptors in CNS!! (also- block H1/ A1/ ACH-muscarinic receptors)
Phenothiazine effects overview
Sedation - Some muscle relaxation - No analgesia - Hypotension & minimal effects on respiration
Phenothiazine Effects on CNS
Emotional quieting - Sedation - Decreased spontaneous motor activity
Which Phenothiazines have less of a sedative effect?
Prochlorperazine / Chlorpromazine
What can large doses of Phenothiazine cause
Extrapyramidal signs (rigidity, tremors, akinesia)
Other CNS mediated effects of Phenothiazine
Hypothermia (hypothalamus) - Antiemetic (CRTZ) - Hyperprolactinemia (hypothalamus)
Phenothiazine effects on ANS
Blocks Alpha-1 receptors - Weak anti-cholinergic (block M receptors)
Phenothiazine blocking Alpha 1
Vasodilation –> hypotension - “Epinephrine reversal” (Block A1, epinephrine still promoting vasodilation. It’s vasoconstrictive effects are blocked)
Phenothiazine anticholinergic efect
Not usually clinically significant - Decreased tear production in cats & rabbits
Phenothiazine CV effects
Hypotension - Bradycardia - Anti-arrhythmic
Which dog breed is more susceptible to Phenothiazine
Boxers sensitive to CV effects
Phenothiazine Respiratory effects
Minimal @ therapeutic doses (may decrease rate, not oxygenation) - Depression possible @high doses or used with opioids (&other respiratory depressants)
Phenothiazine effects at skeletal muscle
Moderate muscle relaxation
Phenothiazine other effects
Reduced hematocrit (splenic sequestration) - H1 antagonist/ Antihistamine - Reduced platelet function - ADH inhibition causing mild diuresis? - Hyperglycemia? - Hyperprolactinemia?
Phenothiazine reduced platelet function
In vitro hanges in platelet aggregation - Not demonstrated with acepromazine in healthy dogs in vivo
Phenothiazine Administration
IV, IM, SQ, PO
Phenothiazine PO
Oral bioavailability low (~20%)
Phenothiazine bound in plasma?
Highly protein bound, unclear clinical significance when % varies
Phenothiazine distribution
High Vd - well distributed, crosses BBB into CNS