Drugs with important actions on smooth muscles Flashcards

1
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Serotonin causes ____________

A

Bronchospasm

Carcinoid is associated with diarrhea and hyertension

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2
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Physiologic antagonist of histamine

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Epinephrine

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3
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Diphenhydramine is a potent sedative with ____ and ____ Blocking action

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H1 and M3

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4
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Blockade of H2 receptors causes ___________ in cAMP several tissues

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Decreases

H2 receptors are Gs-protein coupled receptors, like B adrenoceptors

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5
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Mechanism of fendluramine

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5-HT2 agononist action

Banned because it causes pulmonary hypotension and cardiac valve malfunction

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6
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Alosetron is indicated in ________

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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7
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Cetirizine is indicated for _________

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Hay fever

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8
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_________ effective dopamine agonist in the CNS with the advantage of ral caviry

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Bromocriptine

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9
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______ an agonist at 5HT 1D/1B receptors indicated for prevention and treatment for migraines

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Sumatriptan

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10
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__________ is a powerful vasodilator necessary to reverse ergot-induced vasopasm

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Nitroprusside

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11
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Diphenhydramine

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Competitive pharmacologic block of peripheral and CNS H1 receptors plus alpha and M receptor block. Anti motion sickness effect

Used for Hay fever, angioedema, motion sickness

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12
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Promethazine

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H1 blocker with less anti-motion sickness action and more sedative and autonmic effects

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13
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Cyclizine, meclizine

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H1 blockers with more anti-motion sickness action and less sedative and autonomic effect

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14
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Cetirizine

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H1 blockers, second generation

competitive pharmacologic block of peripheral H1 receptors, nO autonomic or anti-motion sickeness effect

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15
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Cimetidine/famotidine/ranitidine

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H2 blocker

Competitive pharmacologic block. No H1 autonomic or anti-motion sickness effects

used in GERD, stress ulcers

Cimetidine: has drug interactions

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16
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suamtriptan

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H-HT 1D/1B agonist. causes vasoconstriction. modualtes neurotransmitter release

used in migraine and cluster headache

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17
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Ketanserin

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5 Ht2 antagonist

competive antagonis and alpha1 blcoker

used in hypertension and carcinoid tumor

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18
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Ondansetron

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5-HT3 antagonist

pharmacologic antagonits. blocks chemoreceptor trigger zone and enteric nervous system 5-HT3 receptors

AE: QT prolongation, possible arrhythmias

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19
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Tegaserod

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5-HT4 partial agonist

Used in constipation-dominant, irirtibale bowel syndrome (restricted use)

AE: diarrhea, ischemic colitis

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20
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Ergotamine

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Partial agonist at 5 HT and alpha adrenoceptors, especially in blood vessels

Used in migraine and cluster headache

AE: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe constripation

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21
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Ergonovine

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partial agonist at 5HT and alpha adrenoceptors, especially in uterus

Used in postpartum bleeding

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22
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_____and _____ both caused marked increase in capillary permeability, often associated with edema, but hsitamine is not a peptide

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Histamine and bradykinin

23
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_____ is potent arterial vasodialtor and venoconstrictor

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Susbtance P

24
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_____is an atrial and brain peptide found in increased amount in heart failure

A

BNP

25
Q

________an endothelin antagonist, is used in pulmonary hypertension

A

macitenan

26
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_____can be used topically to deplete substance P stores from sensory nerves

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Capsaicin

27
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_____octapeptide, increases when blood volume decreases because the compensatory response causes an increase in renin secretion

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AT II

28
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______ increases because the enzyme inhibited by captopril, angitensin converting enzyme

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bradykinin

29
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Aliskerin

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Renin inhibitor. Reduces angiotensin I and II and aldosterone secretion

used in hypertension

AE: angioedema. renal impairment

30
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Ecallantide

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Kinin anatagonist

Kallikrein inhibitor. reduces bradykinin levels

Used in hereditary angioedema

AE: hypersensitivity reactions

31
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Icatibant

A

B2 bradykininreceptor blocker

used in hereditary angioedema

AE: hepatic toxicity, hypersensitivity reactions

32
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Nesitiride

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BNP receptor agonist

33
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Sacubitril

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Neprilysin inhibitor

34
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Bosentan and macitentan

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ETA and ETB receptor antagonist

used in pulmonary hypertension

AE: hepatic impairment

35
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Aprepitant

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Tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonist

used in antiemetic for chemotherapy induced vomiting

36
Q

Capsaicin

A

Releases substance P from nerve endings

37
Q

misoprostol is a _____ analog

A

PGE1

38
Q

Aspirin blocks ____________

A

cyclooxygenase

39
Q

Prostacyclin causes _________________ and may be used in pulmonary hypertension

A

vasodilation

40
Q

_______ complains severe dysmenorrhea, a uterine stimulant

A

Prostaglandin PGF 2a

41
Q

Leukotriene C ans D series are major eicosanoid components of ___________

A

SRS-A

42
Q

Blocks the synthesis of leukotrienes.

A

Zileuton

43
Q

LTB4

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Chemotactic factor in inflammation

44
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LTC4 and LTD4

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Bronchonstrictors importantn in anaphylaxus, asthma

45
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Montelukas/Zafrilukast

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Block CysLT1 receptor. reduce bronchonstriction in asthma

used in asthma prophylaxis

46
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An NO-containing molecule that releases nitric oxide in the blood is

A

Citrulline

47
Q

The inducible isoform of nitric oxidase synthase (iNOS, isoform 2 ) is found primarily in

A

MArcophages

48
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The primary endogenous substrate for the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is

A

Arginine

49
Q

Endogenous inhibitor/inactivator of nitric oxide

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Hemoglobin

50
Q

The inducible form of NOS is associated with

A

inflammation

51
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Nitric oxide oxide gas

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Activates guanylyl cyclase, icnreases cGMP synthesis causes smooth muscle relaxation

used in Pulmonary hypertension

AE: excessive hypotension, methemoglobinemia, conversion to nitrogen dioxide (pulmoanry irritant)

52
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Nitric Oxide synthase activators

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Acetylcholine, histamine

Increased IP3 will icnrease increased intraceelular calcium that activates NOS, resulting in conversion of arginine to citrulline plus NO

53
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