Week 7 Flashcards

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three main useful effects of opioids:

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– Analgesia
– Antitussive (cough suppressant)
– Treatment of diarrhea (decreased GI motility)

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Opioid Side-effects

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Respiratory depression– source of overdose death
• Sedation
• Confusion
• dysphoria
• euphoria– psychological addiction
• miosis (pinpoint pupils)– diagnostic indicator
• constipation
• urinary retention
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morphine (morphine sulfate salt)

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Effective for serious pain
– Post-surgical, terminal cancer, post-MI
• Schedule II, high potential for addiction
• Available orally, IV, IM, rectal suppository
– MS-Contin (sustained-release pill) has 12h half-life
• Initial exposure may cause nausea,
hallucinations, dysphoria

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heroin

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More lipophilic than morphine
– Enters brain more quickly than morphine when
smoked or given IV
– More intense “rush”
• Schedule I in U.S.
– Legal narcotic in UK, other countries
• Withdrawal symptoms include:
– diarrhea, intestinal cramping, nausea, vomiting
– profuse cold sweating with hair standing on end
(hence the term “going cold turkey”)
– Withdrawal symptoms treated with methadone,
clonidine

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hydromorphone

Dilaudid

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Higher potency than morphine
• Possibly less side effects than morphine
– Nausea, vomiting, sedation
• Available orally, SC, IM, or IV
• Heroin, hydromorphone, others are
chemically related to morphine
– Codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone too
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codeine

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Metabolized into morphine by CYP 2D6
– 7% of Americans lack the CYP 2D6 enzyme
– Also inhibited by some SSRI’s: Prozac, Paxil
• Good antitussive effect
– without conversion to morphine
– Present in low dosages in some cough syrups
• Moderate opioid
– Often effective for dental pain
– Plateau in efficacy ~60mg / dose
• Usually combined with acetaminophen (Tylenol II, III, IV)
– synergistic effect
• Schedule II on its own,
III-V (depending on dosage) in combination products

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hydrocodone

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Usually combined with acetaminophen
– Vicodin, Norco
– 142M prescriptions in 2012 in U.S.
• CYP 2D6 converts it to hydromorphone
– Same drawbacks as with codeine
• Antitussive properties also useful
• Oct 2014: hydrocodone combo products
(including Vicodin) reclassified as Schedule II
– No refills on prescriptions, no phone prescriptions
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oxycodone

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Lower frequency of nausea & vomiting than
morphine
– Constipation may still be a problem
• Oxycodone + acetaminophen = percocet
• Extended release form: Oxycontin (bid)
– Reformulated into an abuse-resistant polymer in 2010
– previously, grinding Oxycontin pills up would allow rapid release

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fentanyl

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Short-acting (1-2hrs) when given IV
– Used for serious childbirth pain
– Other breakthrough pain too
• 3-day transdermal patch (Duragesic)
– Helpful at home for patients who can’t swallow
or who experience chronic vomiting
• [buccal lozenges Abstral, Actiq
for breakthrough cancer pain]
• Schedule II
• Synthetic opioid
– Chemical structure unlike morphine, but same receptors
– 80-100x higher potency than morphine
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methadone

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Used to suppress withdrawal symptoms of opioid
addiction, eg from heroin
– Still produces euphoria and psychological dependence
– Oral admin avoids dirty needle problems
• Also used as an analgesic [to replace oxycodone?]
• Action is relatively slow, can lead to repeated
dosing for greater effect, which in turn can lead
to respiratory depression and death

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naloxone (Narcan)

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Opioid pure antagonist used to lessen adverse
effects of narcotic overdose
– Especially respiratory depression
• Available IV, SC, IM

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dextromethorphan

Robitussin

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Cough suppressant,
no analgesic effect
– Chemically related to morphine
– I think of it as “an orphan” in terms of how its action relates to
other opioids
• Available OTC
– Syrup, tablet, gel capsules
• “robo-tripping” can produce hallucinations at
large doses
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loperamide (Imodium)

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OTC anti-diarrheal medication
• Opioid, but not absorbed,
only affects GI tract
• Lessens GI motility

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Local anesthetics

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Block sodium channels, block all nerve
conduction in nerves where they are dissolved
– Must dissolve through membrane, block channel
from the inside
• Amine chemistry: water-soluble when charged
(with H+
, lower pH), lipid-soluble when neutral
– pKa matters

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15
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Benzocaine:

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strictly topical (OTC creams etc)
– pKa = 3.5 –neutral at blood pH (7.4)
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Lidocaine, articaine:

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injected
– Dentistry, stitches, minor surgeries
– pKa = 7.7 –mix of neutral + charged forms
– Often mixed with epinephrine to cause local
vasoconstriction, keep anesthetic from spreading
• Epinephrine may cause tachycardia when injected

17
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Local anesthetic drugs

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All have “-caine” endings to their generic names

18
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cocaine

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• Schedule II, has vasoconstrictor properties as well as
local anesthesia
– Works well for oral/nasal surgeries but almost never used
due to abuse potential
– Insufficient blood supply can cause tissue necrosis with
chronic use
• Also has CNS stimulant effect, via dopamine receptors
• Free base form (“crack” cocaine) rapidly absorbed
(especially via smoking), but has shorter effect
• Side-effects include tachycardia, hypertension, visual
hallucinations, paranoid psychosis

19
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A known side-effect of acetylsalisylic acid in susceptible individuals is

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GI bleeding at low dosages through long-term use

20
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lidocaine is often mixed with epinephrine in order to cause

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vasoconstriction

21
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lidocaine has a pKa of 7.7, so it is

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an injectable local anesthetic that is an equal mix of polar and non-polar forms

22
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Oxycodone is an opioid drug that

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has lower frequency of nausea than morphine, and is available in an extended-release pill

23
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Tylenol 3 is a combination drug that contains acetaminophen and

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codeine

24
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Hydrocodone is an opioid drug that

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has a significant antitussive effect

25
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Codeine is an opioid drug that

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has a significant antitussive effect

26
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Vicodin (or Norco) is a combination drug that contains acetaminophen and

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hydrocodone

27
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Which of the following is NOT a potential side-effect of most opioid drugs

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Heart arrhythmia

28
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Acetylsalicylic acid is

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An OTC drug that is often prescribed at low doses to reduce risk of MI

29
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Ketorolac is

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A powerful NSAID that is available by prescription only.

30
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Prostaglandins

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• Local (paracrine) mediators of inflammation
– Short half-life
• Synthesized by cyclooxygenase enzyme
– From arachidonic acid (a fatty acid)
– Makes thromboxane also (platelet aggregation)
• Prostaglandins cause:
– increased sensitivity of pain receptors
– increased body temp (fever)
– secretion of cytoprotective mucus in stomach
– uterine wall contractions
– renal vasodilation

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cyclooxygenases

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Enzyme that controls prostaglandin
production
• COX has two isozymes
– COX1: mainly affects stomach mucus production
– COX2: pain sensitivity, fever, inflammation
• Most NSAIDs work by inhibiting
cyclooxygenases

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Uses of NSAIDs

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Baby aspirin to reduce risk of MIs, strokes
• osteoarthritis – degeneration of the joints
• rheumatoid arthritis
– progressive chronic inflammatory disease of the joints
– affects > 40 million Americans
– due to an autoimmune attack on the joints.
• aches and pains
• menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea)
– aspirin is not particularly effective for dysmenorrhea

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NSAID side-effects

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stomach ulceration
• increased risk of hemorrhage
• renal failure at high dosages in predisposed patients:
– those with decreased circulation volume due to CHF, liver
cirrhosis, renal disease, use of diuretics, elderly
• May induce asthma attack in ~ 20% of asthma pts
• May reduce efficacy of ACE inhibitor drugs.

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Common OTC NSAIDs

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acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, Aspirin)
– Analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory
– Also inhibits thromboxane production
• Lowers MI, ischemic stroke risk
– Gastric bleeding with prolonged use is an issue
• ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) q 4 hours
– Better than aspirin for primary dysmenorrhea
– Less risk of gastric bleeding
• naproxen (Aleve) q 8 hours
– Similar to ibuprofen, but longer half-life

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Ketorolac

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Most efficacious NSAID
• Prescription only
• Used post-surgery
• IM, IV, opthalmic & oral forms
– 6h half-life
• Short-term use only (<5 days)
– due to risk of stomach ulcers
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COX2 inhibitors

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• In principle, specific inhibition of
COX2 should cause pain-relief
without risk of COX1-related
stomach ulcers, bleeding
– for long-term arthritis use
• celecoxib (Celebrex) is a COX2 inh
– does not inhibit platelet aggregation; studies show
some increase in mortality due to strokes, MIs
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Acetaminophen (APAP, Tylenol)

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Not actually anti-inflammatory
– Analgesic & antipyretic
– Works via CNS effects
• May be COX2 inhibitor, but only active in CNS,
not at sites of inflammation
• Does not cause stomach ulcers
– Unlike OTC NSAIDs
• OTC, but very high doses can cause liver failure
– Safe at normal doses
Combination with butalbital (barbiturate) for migraines

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Migraine drugs

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Migraines difficult to treat
– cause of migraines is not well-understood
• Triptan family of drugs
– Serotonin agonists?
– Work best if taken immediately at migraine onset
• SC injection may be best
• nasal spray, oral pill also available
– sumatriptan (Imitrex) and others
• Generic names all end in “–triptan”