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Pharm -3- Parkinson Disease Drugs

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T/F women suffer from Parkinson's disease more than men   F  
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T/F most pts develop Parkinson's at age 40   F most develop after age 50  
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What is a resting tremor   palsy like movement of hands and head that disappear with purposeful movement  
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What is bradykinesia associated with Parkinson's disease   pt has difficulty initiating movement and controlling fine movements (cog wheeling, festinating, shuffling gait)  
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What are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease   resting tremors, akinesia or rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability  
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What is the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease   loss of dopaminergic substantia nigra neurons  
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T/F in Parkinson's disease you have an excess of Ach in the corpus striatum   T dopamine is an inhibitory signal without you get excess Ach in the corpus striatum because the cells are not inhibited properly  
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What are the common health problems in Parkinson's patients   anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, dementia, autonomic dysfunction (urinary frequency/urgency, sexual dysfunction)  
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Is parkinsonism the same thing as Parkinson's disease   No it is just symptoms like Parkinson's disease without actual loss of substantia nigra  
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What are some common causes of parkinsonism   viral infections, head trauma, stroke, drugs that are dopamine antagonists  
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What are the 4 methods to try and restore function in Parkinson's disease   1. neurotransmitter replacement, 2 Dopamine receptor agonist, 3 Decrease dopamine metabolism (COMT and MAO), 4 Cholinergic muscarinic antagonists  
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What are the commonly used drugs to replace dopamine   Levodopa (L-Dopa) and Carbidopa/Levodopa (Sinemet)  
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What place in Parkinson's therapy does bromocriptine play   dopamine receptor agonist  
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Name the 4 dopamine receptor agonists   bromocriptine, cabergoline, ropinirole, Pramipexole  
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What type of drug is tolcapone   COMT inhibitor decreases dopamine metabolism  
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What type of drug is Entacapone   COMT inhibitor decreases dopamine metabolism  
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What type of drug is Selegiline   MAOB inhibitor  
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What type of drug is Rasagiline   MAOB inhibitor  
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What type of drug is Trihexyphenydyl   Cholinergic muscarinic Antagonist  
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What type of drug is benzatropine   Cholinergic muscarinic Antagonist  
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What type of drug is Diphenhydramine   Cholinergic muscarinic Antagonist  
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T/F exogenous dopamine can cross the BBB   F that is why L-Dopa is administered which is a dopamine precursor  
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What is the most effective tx for motor symptoms of Parkinson's dis   Levodopa  
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Why is Levodopa combined with carbidopa   carbidopa inhibits peripheral amino acid decarboxylase making sure Levodopa doesn't get converted to dopamine before it crosses the BBB it also reduces the s/e of nausea and vomiting because it reduces dopamine in the serum  
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What adjunct can be given with levodopa to prevent the s/e of nausea and vomiting from too much dopamine in the serum   Carbidopa  
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How long does the therapeutic benefits of L-DOPA typically last   2-5 years this is because initially the nigrostriatal neurons that remain can buffer the dopamine picking up the L-Dopa and storing and converting in with time the degeneration continues pt can't respond to L-dopa  
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What are the most common s/e of L-Dopa   N/V, Hypotension from vasodilation, cardiac arrhythmias from increase in release of nor Epi and CNS effects of dyskinesia, day time sleepiness  
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There are some behavioral s/e of taking L-Dopa what are they   hallucinations and confusion from excess dopamine in messolimbic pathway this is more common in elderly  
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What drugs can be given to address the s/e of hallucination and confusion that L-Dopa may cause   Atypical Antipsychos like clozapine and quetiapine  
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What s/e can L-Dopa have on the eye   Mydriasis and precipitatation of acute glaucoma (probably from increased nor Epi in sympathetic terminals  
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Why do you need to stop nonspecific MAOIs before giving L-Dopa   combining L-Dopa with MAOIs like phenelzine and tranylcypromine can cause life threatening hypertensive crisis and hyperpyrexia  
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What advantage does Dopamine agonists have over Dopamine replacement   does not depend on enzymatic conversion for activity (IE doesn't depend on nigrostriatal neurons to be functioning) Last longer than L-DOPA (8-12 hr half life)  
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What is the disadvantage with Dopamine Receptor agonists   Increased rate of hallucinations and hypotension as compared to L-DOPA  
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What are the first generation dopamine receptor agonists   Bromocriptine (Parlodel)  
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What is the 2nd gen dopamine receptor agonist   Cabergoline (selective for D2 receptor)  
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What is the non ergot selective D2 receptor agonist meds   Ropirinole(Requip), Pramipexole Mirapex), and Apomorphine  
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Why do you want to start bromocriptine at low doses to start tx   can cause profound hypotension  
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What s/e does bromocriptine have   Hypotension, Nausea and Fatigue (usually transient)  
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What advantage do the non ergot D2 receptor agonist have over ergot derived   Initiate more quickly reach therapeutic doses in a week or less but cause hallucinations and somnolence  
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What do you need to be aware of when dosing Pramipexole in pts since it is excreted unchanged   if they have kidney disease you need to adjust the dose  
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Why are the dopamine receptor agonist taking over as first line tx for Parkinson disease over L-DOPA   they show less incidence of on/off effects and less degeneration of dopaminergic neurons  
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What is the MOA of COMT inhibitors   block peripheral conversion of L-Dopa to methyl dopa increasing L-Dopa that reaches CNS,  
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Which of the COMTS Tolcapone (Tasmar) or Entacapone (COMTAN) also inhibits COMT in the CNS as well as periphery   Tolcapone (Tasmar)  
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What are the s/e of Tolcapone (Tasmar)   Nausea, Orthostatic hypotension, confusion and hallucinations. Hepatotoxicity in 2% of pts monitor this  
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Which drug Tolcapone (Tasmar) or Entacapone (Comtan) both COMT inhibitors has a longer duration of action   Tolcapone the half-life of entacapone is only 2hrs  
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Does Entacapone (Comtan) require hepatic monitoring   No it is not hepatotoxic like Tolcapone  
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Why would you give MAO-B inhibitor Selegiline (Eldepryl) over the non selective MAO inhibitors if they both fulfill the same role in inhibiting peripheral metabolism of Levodopa   does not cause hypertensive crisis like the nonselective MAOIs  
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Your pt is no longer responding to Levodopa and is in advanced Parkinson disease would it be beneficial to add selegiline to their tx why or why not   No- it increases the adverse motor and cognitive effects of L-DOPA therapy in later or advanced Parkinson disease. It should be used in early tx of disease where it is actually neuroprotective  
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Why would you use Muscarinic Antagonists in Parkinson Disease tx   useful as an adjunct to treat parkinsonian activity  
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What are the s/e of using the Muscarinic Antagonists   Sedation and Mental Confusion, Blurred vision (cycloplegia) use caution in pts with narrow angle glaucoma, Constipation and urinary retention  
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What was Amantadine (Symmetrel) originally made for   prophylaxis and tx of influenza as an antiviral  
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What is the MOA of amantadine (Symmetrel) in Parkinson disease   blocks NMDA glutamate receptors to block excitotoxicity (remember dopamine is typically and inhibitory signal this would mimic that) It also alters dopamine release in the striatum and has anticholinergic properties  
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T/F Amantadine is very effective in tx all stages of Parkinson disease   F- effects are modest used as initial therapy for mild PD  
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What are the s/e of Amantadine   Dizziness, Lethargy, Sleep Disturbances, Anticholinergic Effects, N/V (Mild and reversible)  
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