chptr 13 pharm 343 Flashcards
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Amphetamines
a class of stimulant drugs that includes amphetamine sulfate and all of its drug derivatives.
Analeptics
CNS stimulus that have generalized effects in the brain and spine, which produce an increase in responsiveness to external stimuli and stimulate respiration.
ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
a syndrome characterized by difficulty in maintaining concentration on a given task or behavior. affecting children, adolescents, and adults.
Cataplexy
a condition characterized by abrupt attacked on muscular weakness and hypotonia triggered by an emotional stimulus such as joy, laughter, anger, fear, or surprise. often associated with narcolepsy.
CNS stimulants
drugs that stimulate specific area of brain and spine.
ergot alkaloids
drugs that narrow or constrict blood vessels in brain and provide relief pain for certain migraine headaches.
Migraine
a common type of recurring painful headache characterized by a pulsatile or throbbing quality, incapacitating pain, and photophobia.
Narcolepsy
a syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep.
serotonin receptor agonists
a class of CNS stimulants used to treat migraine headaches; they work by stimulating 5-hydroxtryptamine 1 receptor in brain and are sometimes referred to as selective serotonin receptor agonists.
sympathomimetic drugs
CNS stimulants such as noradrenergic drugs whose actions resemble or mimic those of the sympathetic NS
*Amphetamines
treats ADHD and narcolepsy-prototypical CNS stimulants
*caffeine
CNS stimulant in OTC drugs and combination prescriptions.
*methylphenidate—ritalin
ADHD and narcolepsy
*phentermine—Ionamin
sympathomimetic anorexiant cause cardiovascular and pulmonary effects.
ADHD and narcolepsy drugs
CNS stimulants for them. Stimulate areas of brain with mental alertness. Used to treat obesity. Contra-marked anxiety, agitation, Tourette’s syndrome, and tic disorders. AE-tend to speed up body systems.
*sumatriptan—-Imitrex
original prototype
Anorexiants
Suppresses appetite. CNS stimulant to promote weight loss in obesity. Works in small and large intestine where inhibits absorption of caloric intake. Contra- cardo disease, hypertension, hyperthyroid, glaucoma. AE-may rise BP, palpitations, dysrhythmias.
Antimigraine
Stimulate serotonin receptors in brain. Contra- vasoconstriction so cardio disease, hypertension, cerebral, glaucoma, and heart disease. AE- vasoconstriction effects.
Resp depression syndrome analeptics
Treat neonatal and postop resp depression. Stimulating CNS control resp. Indications- newborns caffeine is associated with less tachycardia, CNS stim, and feeding intolerance. Contra-peptic ulcer and cardio conditions. AE- stimulate Vagal, vasomoter, and resp centers as well as increasing blood flow to muscles.
