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| Intermediate acting benzodiazepines |
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| Lorazepam, Temazepam (more often for sleep), Oxazepam (not seen a lot but fairly safe) |
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| Preferred long acting benzodiazepine, often used for anxiety because it's more predictable and does not accumulate |
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| thought to be deficient in dementia patients |
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| anti-cholinergic medications decrease acetylcholine resulting in |
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| anti-cholinergic med effect on heart rate |
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| anti-cholinergic med effect on brain |
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| decreased acetylcholine --> increased confusion |
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| anti-cholinergic med effect on digestive system |
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| constipation, slows digestive tract down |
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| anti-cholinergic med effect on mouth/eyes |
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| mydriasis (pupil dilation), dry mouth/eyes |
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| anti-cholinergic med effect on urinary bladder |
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| Anticholinergics that don't cross blood brain barrier |
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| Trospium (Sanctura) and Glycopyrroiate (Robinul) |
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| used for incontinence and over active bladder |
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| used for decreasing saliva, often in parkinsons when people struggle to swallow causing drooling |
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| TCA dosed during day (more stimulating) |
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| TCAs that are less anticholinergic than other TCAs, can be used for migraines, sleep, IBS, sometimes neuropathic pain |
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| Nortriptyline, Desipramine |
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| used in some situations for allergy issues; don't cross BBB as easily as 1st generation |
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Definition
| 2nd generation antihistamines |
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Term
| 2nd generation antihistamines |
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Definition
| Laratadine/desloratadine, fexofenadine, cetirizine/levocetirizine |
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| very potent, but may be used for bee sting/anaphalaxis prevention |
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Definition
| Benadryl (diphenhydramine) |
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| causes nausea and can cause hallucinations |
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| can be used as anti-nausea or anti-psychotic drug |
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| Dopamine-blockers: anti-nausea |
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| Compazine (prochlorprazine), Reglan (metoclopramide) |
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