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Pharm Seizure/antiemetic
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Health Care
Graduate
05/18/2009

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Prochlorperazine, triflupromazine, chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine are phenothiazine antipsychotics, ctonrol vomiting by blocking D2 receptors in chemoreceptor trigger zone of brainstem
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Prochlorperazine (Compazine)
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D2 dop antagonist & H1 antagonist used to conrol motion sickness & N/V, esp following surgery reduces anesthesia-related nausea
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Promethazine (Phenergan)
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D2 antagonist for reducing chemo-induced nausea & GI stim to improve gastric emptying
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Metoclopramide (Reglan)
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anticholinergic as transdermal prep to prevent motion sickness
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Scopolamine (Transderm Scop)
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Diphenhydramine, dimenhydrinate, meclizine antihistamines c anticholinergic effects reduce motion sickness & emesis
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Anticholinergics/antihistamines
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Blocks serotonin (5-HT3) receptors, but not dop receptors- control chemo-induced nausea
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Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril), Dolastetron (Anzemet)
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Tx tonic clonic & partial seizures
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Carbamazepine, phenytoin, primidone, valproic acid
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Tx absence seizures
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Ethosuximide, valproic acid, clonazepam
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Tx status epilepticus
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Diazepam, Lorazepam
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oxazolidimedione anticonvulsant- resistant epilepsy
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Trimethadione
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Block voltage-gated Na channels in neuronal membranes & prolong nueronal refractory period; nystagmus, diplopia, ataxia; S/E bld dyscrasias (trig neuralgia), skin rash
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Carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin)
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Structural analog of phenobarbital, converted to phenobarbital; drowsiness early esp inc dose
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Primidone (Mysoline)
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Blocks Na channels, prolong nuer refractory (high dose); inhibits T-type Ca channels, in thalamus, enhance, K, inhibit GAT-1, S/E hepatotoxicity tx L-carnitine; blocks NMDA rec-med excitation, inc GABA via GAD, dec GAT-1
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Valproic acid (Depakine)
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Allosterically mod GABA action, inc freq of Cl influx & hyperpolarizes neurons
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Clonazepam (Klonopen), Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepam (Ativan)
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use-dep block of NMDA receptor c selectivity for NR1-2B subtype
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Feibamate, gabapentin (neurontin)
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Blocks Na channels , Ca channels for absence attacks, focal epilepsy, dec synaptic release of glutamate
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Lamotrigine (Lamictal)
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Blocks Na channels, antagonist of Glu receptors
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Phenobarbital (Luminal sodium)
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Inhibits GAT-1, inc GABA in neurons & glia, inc extracell GABA in forebrain & hippocampus
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Tagabine (Gabitril)
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Antagonist of Glu receptors, block Na channels and potentiate GABA; substituted monosaccharide; acute myopia, glaucoma, kidney stones, teratogenic, hypospadias
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Topiramate (Topamax)
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AA analog of GABA for partial seizures
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Gabapentin
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GABA analog, also analgesic
Definition
Pregabalin (Lyrica)
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Binds selectively to synaptic vesicular protein SV2A
Definition
Levetiracetam (Keppra)
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