Drugs Flashcards

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Fluoxetine MOA

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Block 5HT reuptake transporter

  • downregulate 5HT1a inhibitor autoreceptor in weeks
  • ↓ B-adrenergic and 5HT2 receptors
  • Changes in transcription factors CREB/BDNF
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Adverse effects of Fluxoetine

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  • Nausea (5HT gut)
  • Sexual dysfucntion
  • Anxiety (initial)
  • Drug interactions (CYP)
  • 5HT syndrome (poor CYP metabolizers + other drugs that increases 5HT)
  • Suicide ideation - teenagers/children (fluxoetine approved for peds)
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Adverse effects of Paroxetine

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Weight gain

Most potent CYP inhibitor

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Citalopram adaverse

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↑QT

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Venlafaxine/Desvenlafexine/
Duloxietine
MOA

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Block SERT and NET

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Venlafaxine/Desvenlafaxine/
Duloxetine
Side effect

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  • Anxiety (↑ initally)
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • CV: Arrhtymias, HTN
  • Serotonin syndrome
  • Seizure
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Amitryptaline/clomiparmine MOA

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  • Block NET > SERT
    • Dlayed anti-depression asssoc with downreg of B-adrenergic
    • Antagonist of cholinergic muscarinic/hstamine receptors
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Amitriptyline/Clomipramine adverse effects

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  • Antimuscarinic: Dry mouth, blurry vision, constipation, urinary retention
  • Antihistamine: Wt gain, sedation, drowsiness
  • Cardiac: arrhythmias
  • Convulsions
  • Coma/stupor
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Bupropion MOA

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  • Block DAT and NET
  • nicotinic cholinergic antagonist (↓ craving
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Bupropion Adverse

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Seizure
HTN
Weight loss
Major 2D6 inhibitor (increase SSRI dose)

Advantage: no sexual dysfunction, no sedation

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Mirtazapine MOA

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  • Presynaptic a2 antagonist → ↑NE, 5HT
  • 5HT2a and 6HT1a antagonist
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Mirtazapine Side effect

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  • Antihistamine: Sedative, weight gain, vestibular (dizziness/vertigo)
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Trazodone MOA

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  • 5HT2 and 5HT1a autoreceptor antagonist
  • Block SERT (weak)
  • Blocks a1 (side effect)
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Trazadone Adverse

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  • Antihistamine: sedative, weight gain
  • A1 antagonist effect: orthostatic hypotension, priapism, nasal congestion
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Phenelzine/selegiline MOA

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  • Phenelzine: inhibit MOA-A
  • Selegiline: inhibit MOA-B
  • inhbit enzyme metabolizing NE and 5HT
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Phenelzine/selegiline Adverse

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  • HTN crisis with other sympathomimetics (tyramine)
  • Serotonin syndrome
  • CNS agitation
  • Stroke/seizure
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Lithium MOA

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Uncompetitive inhibitor of inositol monophosphate (regenerate inositol)

  • slow neurotransmitter receptors coupled to PLC 2nd msger system
  • ↓ PKC
  • Inhibit glycogen syntase kinase (GSK3)
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Lithium adverse

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  • Weight gain
  • Polydipsia/polyuria (nephrogenic DI - interfere with ADH)
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Tremor
    Neurotox - Delirum, memory loss, encephalopathy
  • CV: Hx of afrrhythmia/CV disease)
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19
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Lithium contraindication

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Renal failure (completely renal excreted)

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20
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Valproate MOA

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  • Blocks neuronal votage-gated Na+ channel
  • Enhance GABA activity
  • inhibit GSK3 and ↓ PKC
  • Alter Ca2+ current NMDA receptor function
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21
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Valproate adverse

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  • Hepatotox
  • Pancreatitis
  • Hair loss
  • Weight gain
  • Teratogen (OCP)
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Lamotrigine MOA

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  • Anticonvulsant block neuronal Na+ channel
  • Weak VGCC
  • ↓glutamate release
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Lamotrigene Adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • Diplopia
  • SJ/TEN
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24
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Carbamazepine
Oxcarbazepine
MOA

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  • Potent VGSC blocker
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25
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Carbamazepine
Oxcarbazepine
Adverse

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Hepatotoxicity
SJ/ten
Aplastic anemia/agranulocytosis (monthly blood work)
Suicide idealation (especially w/ biopolar
CYP3A4 autoinducer

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26
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Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
Risperidone
Olanzapine
MOA

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Atypical antipsychotics block D2
High affinity for 5HT2

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Morphine MOA

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Activates MOR → Gi → ↓cAMP → inhibit VGCC and ↑K+ efflux
- Presynpatic and post-synpatic inhibition of excitatory glutamergic neurotransmission

Activates KOR/DOR

  • Hydrophilic: Slow onset/long duration
  • Class: phenanthrene
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Morphine adverse

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  • Miosis
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Respiratory depression
  • Pain suppression
  • Histamine release (itch)
  • Increased ICP
  • Nausea
  • Euphoria
  • Sedation/Slowed GI
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29
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Hydromorphone MOA

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  • higher potency than morphine
  • more lipid soluble: faster onset
  • Class: phenanthrene
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30
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Hydromorphone use

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Less histamine release → better for asthmatics

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31
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Fentanyl MOA

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  • More potent than morphine
  • Class: Phenylpiperddine
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32
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Metabolism of remifentanil

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Metabolized by plasma esterase (not liver)

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Meperidine MOA

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  • Block serotonin reuptake
  • Rapid onset/short duration
  • less efficacious than morphine
34
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Meperidine Adverse

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  • Complex CYP metabolism: Pro-convulsant
  • Less antitussive and constipation

Interactions with:

  • Selegiline → seizure
  • MOAI, TCA, SSRI
35
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Methadone MOA

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  • Pure Mu agonist (effiacy = morphine, different tolerance profile)
  • very long acting, bioavailability → Less severe withdraw/less abuse
36
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Codeine MOA

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  • Parital Mu agonist
  • Slow onset, less addictive
  • Metabolized to morphine in brain (2D6) - differential effiacy
37
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Codeine adverse

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  • Nausea
  • Histamine: pruritus
38
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Oxycodone MOA

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  • Stronger partial agonist than codeine (activates all mu subtypes)
39
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Oxycodone adverse

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  • Less nausea/less histamine
  • Aspirin/ibuprofen prep’s not recommended with asthmatics
40
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Tramadol MOA

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  • Partial mu opioid agonist/mixed properties
  • Blocks NET/SERT
41
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Tramadol adverse

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  • opioid related
  • ↑ seizure
  • serotonin syndrome with antidepressants
42
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Buprenorphine MOA

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  • Partial mu agonist/kappa antagonist (greater mu affinity than morphine)
  • Lipophilic → rapid onset, long duration: less withdraw
43
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Buprenorphine Adverse

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  • Sedation
  • Respiratory depression (not reversed)
44
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Nalbuphine MOA

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  • Kappa agonist/mu antagonist
  • Less histamine: less pruritus, nausea, hypotension
  • ceiling effect on respiratory depression
45
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Nalbuphine Adverse

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  • Dysphoric effect (kappa)
  • precipitate withdrawl in mu opioid addicts
46
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Pentazocine MOA

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  • Kappa agonist, weak mu agonist
  • Less efficacy, less addictive, less nausea than morphine
47
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Pentazocine Adverse

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  • Dysphoric
  • hallucination (schizo, dementia)
  • Seizure risks
48
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Benzodiazepam MOA

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  • Allosterically facilitate Cl- influx when endogenous GABA activates GABA-a
    • ↑Frequency of Cl- channel opening
49
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Phenytoin MOA

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  • Bind to inactivated state of VGNC → prevent reopening
50
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Phenytoin adverse

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  • Gingaval hyperplasia
  • Teratogen (fetal hydantoin syndrome)
  • Hepatotoxicity
  • CV: Hypotension/Arrhythmia (OD)
  • Purple glove syndrome (IV)
51
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Fosphenytoin MOA

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  • Same as phenytoin: Bind to inactivated VGSC
  • Rapid onset (converted to phenytoin in body)
52
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Fosphenytoin Adverse

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  • CV: Hypotension/arrythmias
53
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Levetiracetam MOA

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  • Alter synaptic release of GABA
  • ↓Glutamate release?
  • Rapid onset/versatile/well tolerated
54
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Levetiracetam Adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • Ataxia
  • Anxiety
55
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Ethosuximide MOA

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  • Inhibit VGCC (T-type)
56
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Ethosuximide use

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  • Absence sizsure
57
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Ethosuximide contraindication

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  • harmful if used with other VGSC
58
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Ethosuximide Adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • Vomit initially
59
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Gabapentin MOA

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  • VGCC (N-type) blocked by binding to Ca2+a2sigma subunit
60
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Gabapentin use

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Partial seizures

Adjunct

61
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Gabapentin adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • Ataxia
62
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Tiagabine MOA

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  • Inhibit GAT-1 neuronal GABA uptake site → • ↑synaptic GABA
63
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Tiagabin adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • depression
  • psychosis (rare)
64
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Topiramate MOA

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  • Enhance GABA at GABA-a (not BDZ site)
  • AMPA antagonist
65
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Topiramate Adverse

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  • Dizziness
  • Paresthesia, ocnfusion
  • Vision problems/glaucoma (FDA Warning)
66
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Vigabatrin MOA

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  • Inhibit GABA transaminase to increase GABA
67
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Vigabatrin adverse

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  • Somnolence, headache
  • Teragoten
  • psychiatric (depression, psychosis)
68
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Benzodiazepine Adverse

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  • Respiratory depression
  • Anterograde amnesia
  • Sedation
  • Delirium (elderly - use half dose)
  • Behavioral disinhibtion (violence)
  • Dependence/Withdrawal
  • Tolerance develops/cross tolerance
69
Q

Midazolam
Tiazolam
Duration

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Short duration

70
Q

Lorazepam
Oxazepam
Alprazolam
Temazepam
Duration

A

Intermediate duration

71
Q

BZD for pregancy? for Alcoholic withdrawal?

A

Preg: Lorazepam
Alcoholic: Orazepam

72
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Chlordiazepoxide
Diazepam
Clonazepam
Duration and metabolite

A

Long duration (few withdrawals)

All metabolize to oxazepam

73
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Buspirone MOA

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  • 5HT1a autoreceptor partial agonist (downregulation chronic use)
74
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Buspirone Adverse

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  • Serotonin syndrome
  • CV: MI/arrhthymias
  • GI
  • nonaddictive
  • No tolerance/withdraw
  • No rebound anxiety
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Phenobarbital MOA

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  • Activate GABA-a → ↑duration Cl- influx
  • Lipid soluble
  • Long acting
  • CYP3A4 inducer
76
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Phenobarbitoal Adverse

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  • Highly sedative
  • Respiratory depression (Narrow TI - no antidote)
77
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Zolpidem MOA
Zalepion MOA

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  • Zolpidem: Bind GABA-a at BZ1 site
  • Zalepion: Bind GABA-a at Omega1 site
78
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Zolpidem
Zalepion
Adverse

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  • Tolerance/rebound insomnia
  • Additive sedative
  • Dizziness, disinhibition, disoreitnation
  • Parasomnia/amnesia
79
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Eszopiclone MOA

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  • Bind GABA-a different than BZD site
  • Short onset, long duration
80
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Eszopiclone Adverse

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  • Dizziness, disinhibition, disorientation
  • Nocturnal enuresis
  • Sexual disorder
  • Amnesia
  • CV: Prolonged ST and arrythmias
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Propofol MOA

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  • Activates GABA-a/others
  • Rapid onset, short duration
82
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Propofol Adverse

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  • Hypotension
  • Apnea