Pharmacology

Pharmacology

Drugs
Drugs Used
Used to
to Treat
Treat Disorders
Disorders of
of
Skin,
Skin, Diet
Diet &
& Poisonings/Overdoses
Poisonings/Overdoses
Topics
Topics
•• Skin
Skin
•• Diet
Diet Supplements
Supplements
–– Vitamins
Vitamins and
and Minerals
Minerals
–– Fluids
Fluids and
and Electrolytes
Electrolytes
•• Poisonings
Poisonings &
& Overdose
Overdose
Note
Note to
to Neil
Neil
•• After
After reviewing
reviewing the the text
text on
on these
these sections,
sections, II
can’t
can’t find
find any
any reason
reason to to actually
actually cover
cover them
them
in
in class.
class.
•• I’d
I’d recommend
recommend that that we
we just
just tell
tell the
the students
students
to
to be
be sure
sure to
to read
read and
and review
review it.it.
Approach
Approach to
to Treating
Treating
Poisoning/Overdoses
Poisoning/Overdoses
•• Eliminate
Eliminate the
the substance
substance
–– Enhance
Enhance GIGI motility
motility
–– Alkalinize
Alkalinize urine
urine
–– Filter
Filter w/
w/ dialysis
dialysis
–– Promote
Promote emesis
emesis (rare)
(rare)
Antidote
Antidote Mechanism
Mechanism
•• Receptor
Receptor antagonism
antagonism
•• Enzyme
Enzyme inhibition
inhibition
•• Chelation
Chelation
•• Examples:
Examples:
–– acetylcysteine
acetylcysteine (Mucomyst
(Mucomyst®®)) for
for APAP
APAP
–– AChE
AChE inhibitors
inhibitors (2-PAM
(2-PAM®®,, Protopam
Protopam®®))
Next
Next Class
Class
•• Review
Reviewofof pharmacology
pharmacology with
with Dr.
Dr. Roberts.
Roberts.
•• Focus
Focus on
on mechanism
mechanism ofof drugs
drugs affecting:
affecting:
–– CNS/ANS
CNS/ANS
–– Psychotherapeutics
Psychotherapeutics
–– Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular
•• Come
Cometoto class
class with
with questions
questions for
for Dr.
Dr. Roberts
Roberts
•• Review
Reviewyour
your notes,
notes, he’ll
he’ll have
have questions
questions for
for y’all!
y’all!
•• Merry
Merry Christmas!
Christmas!