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High efficiency Agonists

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Morphine
Hydromorphone
Oxymorphone
Methadone
Fentanyl
Meperidine
Heroin
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Low-medium agonists

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Codeine, oxycodone

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Mixed agonist / antagonists and others

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Buprenorphine, Tramadol

Pentazocine

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Non - analgesic opiods

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Dextromethorphan

Loperamide

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Mu opiod receptors

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Major receptor for drugs - analgesia, respiratory depression, euphoria, addiction

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Kappa opiod receptors

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Analgesia, sedation, dysphoria

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DM receptor

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Antitussive effects

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Opiod analgesia

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Increased threshold and tolerance, pain over perception. Better results for slow and nociceptive, rather than neuropathic pain.

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Mechanism of opiod constipation

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Mu opiod receptors on enteric nerves - decrease in propulsion, peristalsis, and secretion.

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Common adverse effects

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Constipation, nausea, vomiting, sedation, miosis, pruitis.

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Triad of overdose

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Coma

Respiratory Depression

Pinpoint pupils

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If you have a high tolerance, should you get more opioids to get the same anesthetic effect?

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NO! Therapeutic index is unchanged.

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Contraindications

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Head Injury
pregnancy
Impaired pulmonary, hepatic, renal function
Hypothyroid
Substance abuse history
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Drug Interactions

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MAOI’s - life threatening serotonin syndrome

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Hydromorphone (“That drug that starts with ‘D’”)

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More potent than morphine. Less histamine release - less pruitis, less hypotension/ bronchoconstriction. Better in renal disease because its metabolite is renally excreted.

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Oxymorphone

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More potent than morphine. Less histamine release - less pruitis, less hypotension/ bronchoconstriction. Better in renal disease because its metabolite is renally excreted.

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Fentanyl

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More lipophilic than morphine - 75-100x more potent. Admin via lollipop, lozenge, tablet, nasal spray. Short acting. Used in IV anasthesia

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Methadone

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Used to treat heroin addiction. Well absorbed PO. Long T 1/2.

LONG QT - Arrythmias

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Meperidine (Demerol)

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Less potent, short t 1/2. Metabolism is demethylation via CYP3A4 to toxic NORMEPERIDINE. This can lead to fatal neurotoxicity. Avoid in renal impairment / MAOI use.

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Heroin

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No therapeutic use, but has led to some good music.

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Low-Medium efficiency opiod antagonists problems.

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Combined with asprin or acetominophen - risk of liver toxicity. Often abused

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Codeine

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Prodrug - converted to morphine via demethylation via CYP2D6. metabolism is polymorphic - different effects on different patients. Also a good antitussive.

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Oxycodone (percocet)

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Highest efficiency - metabolized to oxymorphone by CYP2D6. Slow release version - oxycontin - crush it up to disable slow release and have a good time

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Hydrocodone

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Metabolized to hydromorphone via CYP2D6. Good antitussive. Less pruritis than codeine. Very popular

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Mixed agonist-antagonist mechanism (general)

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Agonists at kappa receptors - analgesic, dysphoria, hallucinations.

Antagonist at mu receptors - less respiratory depression, less euphoria

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Pentazocine

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mixed agonist-antagonist - not recommended parentral due to necrosis and sepsis.

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Buprenorphine

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mixed agonist-antagonist - sublingual due to 1st pass. Used to treat opiod dependence by antagonizing mu receptors.

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Tramadol

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Mixed opiod and NE reuptake inhibitor.

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Tramadol risks

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Seizures, avoid with MAOI’s - serotonin syndrome

30
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Antitussive opiod

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Dextromethorphan - active at DM receptor only.

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Antidiarrheals

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Loperamide

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Loperamide

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Immodium - reduces diarrhea by antagonizing gastric plexus. little BBB penetration.

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Opiod Antagonist

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Naxolone - Narcan - Competitive antagonist at ALL opiod receptors - used in overdose.