Pharm Flashcards
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What abx causes methemoglobinemia?
Prilocaine
What drugs can be used to tx HTN? Give examples
Diuretics such as high ceiling or loop acting: Furosemide
Beta blockers: Propanolol
Cardio selective beta blockers: Metoprolol atenolol
Alpha-1 blockers: prazosin
Centrally acting adrenergic: Methyldopa, clonidine
Neuronal blockers: Guanethidine (for severe HTN)
ACE inhibitors: Lisinopril captopril
Drugs to treat angina?
Nitroglycerin
Ca2+ channel blockers: verapamil propanolol
What treats ventricular arrhythmias?
Lidocaine
What treats supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and a-fib?
Quinidine
digitalis
Verapamil
What treats a-fib?
Verapamil, digitalis, quinidine
What treats congestive heart failure?
Glycosides such as digitalis and digoxin
ACE inhibitors such as captopril
How does nitroglycerin work?
Increase O2 supply to heart by a direct vasodilatory action on smooth muscle to the coronary arteries
How do Ca2+ channel blockers work?
Decrease O2 demand by reducing afterload by reducing peripheral resistance via vasodilation
For antihypertensive drugs, most have the ultimate effect of__?
Reducing peripheral resistance via vasodilation
How do diuretics work?
Decrease renal absorption of sodium=fluid loss and reduction of blood volume. This decreases the work the heart has to pump.
Examples of diuretics
Thiazides: Chlorothiazide
High-ceiling or loop acting: furosemide
Potassium sparing: spironolactone
Aspirin mechanism of action
Analgesic effect: Inhibits synthesis of prostaglandins
Antipyretic effect: Inhibits prostaglandin synth in hypothalamic temp regulation center
Bleeding time: Inhibits synthesis of thromboxane A2 preventing platelet synthesis
Therapeutic effects of aspirin?
Pain relief, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiheumatic
Adverse/toxic effects of aspirin?
GI bleeding
tinnitus,nausea, vomiting, metabolic acidosis and more
How is acetaminophen different from aspirin?
Acetaminophen lacks anti-inflammatory activity, is hepatotoxic, and does not cause GI upset
Acetaminophen causes ___ toxicity, especially when combined with ___ in __grams/day
liver toxicity
alcohol
4grams/day
What drug should be avoided in a feverish child? What can it cause?
Aspirin
Reye’s syndrome
What is the drug of choice for a feverish child?
acetaminophen
What are the effects of morphine?
respiratory depression, euphoria, sedation, dysphoria, analgesia, and constipation and urinary retention
Signs of morphine overdose?
Miosis (pupil constriction/pin point pupils), coma, respiratory depression. Miosis is the most distinct.
Opioid overdose antidote?
Naloxone (narcan)
Examples of cholinergic drugs that are sometimes used to control salivary secretions?
Atropine
Scopolamine
Atropine and Scopolamine are what type of receptor blockers?
Competitive muscarinic receptor blockers