7. ⢠The drug is well absorbed but does not enter blood brain barrier.
⢠Hence it is given intrathecally.
⢠It is 50% protein bound and is eliminated unchanged
⢠The dose of drug, therefore, in renal failure is reduced
⢠S/E
⢠Most common side ď hepatic fibrosis.
⢠pulmonary fibrosis and
⢠leukoencephalopathy when it is given intra-thecally.
⢠It should not be given with potassium sparing diuretics as they
interfere with renal elimination
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8. ⢠Uses of Methotrexate
⢠DMARD that is used clinically for RA,
⢠Ankylosing spondylitis
⢠psoriatic arthropathy and
⢠pustular psoriasis.
⢠ectopic pregnancy.
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9. Leflunomide
⢠orotate dihydrogenase inhibitor (antipyrimidine)
⢠Rheumatoid arthritis.
⢠The drug is a DMARD and is used in late phase.
⢠It forms an active metabolite and has a good oral
absorption. Peak levels are reached in 6-12 hours.
⢠The drug has been shown to reduce radiological
progression of RA and produce symptomatic
improvement.
⢠S/E
⢠hepatotoxicity
⢠bone marrow depression leading to leucopenia or
thrombocytopeniA.
⢠Steven Johanson syndrome
⢠Interstitial lung disease.
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12. Hydroxychloroquine
⢠Suppress T lymphocytes
⢠Decreased IL1 from
monocyte
⢠Anti-chemotactic
⢠Concentrates in eye
⢠Slowly acting
⢠Safest DMARD in
pregnancy
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13. d-penicillamine
⢠It is a copper chelator and is used for Wilsonâs disease and is also a
DMARD.
⢠It is a metabolite of penicillin but does not have antibiotic like activity.
The drug reduces activity of T lymphocytes, macrophages and IL-1.
⢠It also reduces the activity of RA factor as well.
⢠Side effects
⢠pemphigus like eruption and proteinuria.
⢠Myopathy can occur and can persist even after the withdrawal of the drug
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14. Gold salts ď
⢠1. Aurothiomalate
⢠2. Aurothioglucose
⢠3. Auranofin
⢠1. Anti-macrophages
⢠2. Well absorbed after IM injection
⢠3. Long acting
⢠4. High efficacy
⢠5. High toxicity
⢠S/E
⢠1. Rashes-MC
⢠2. Nitritoid reactions (sweating, headache etc)
⢠3. Neuropathy
⢠4. Nephrotic syndrome
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21. Uses of TNFÎą
⢠1. Rheumatoid arthritis
⢠2. JRA
⢠3. Psoriasis
⢠4. Psoriatic arthropathy
⢠5. Ankylosing spondylitis
⢠1. No value in Crohn disease
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22. S/E of TNF Îą inhibitors
⢠Activate latent TB & hepatitis B
⢠Infusion related side effects
⢠Anti-nuclear antibody (SLE can occur)
⢠Lymphomas
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23. Abatacept
⢠Abatacept (which contains the
endogenous ligand CTLA-4)
binds to CD80 and 86, thereby
inhibiting the binding to CD28
and preventing the activation
of T cells.
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24. Abatacept
⢠1. Given as IV infusion
⢠2. Long acting (half life=10 days)
⢠3. Use â Refractory rheumatoid arthritis
⢠Side effects
⢠1. Infections
⢠2. Lymphomas
⢠3. Not combined with other TNF alpha blockers
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27. ⢠Anakinra
⢠interleukin 1 antagonist.
⢠Tocilizumab
⢠It is a interleukin 6 antagonist
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28. Corticosteroids
⢠It down regulate T cells and are potent anti-inflammatory drugs.
⢠Corticosteroids can inhibit hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis and
thus can reduce release of GnRH leading to azoospermiA
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33. ⢠Oxaprozin
⢠1. NSAIDs with mild uricosuric acid
⢠2. Given in acute gout
⢠3. Not used in uric acid stones (because it is uricosuric)
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34. Colchicine
⢠1. Oldest anti-gout drug
⢠2. Most effective
⢠3. Most toxicď used only in Recurrent/refractory gout
⢠4. Plant derived alkaloid (cochicine)
⢠5. Anti-chemotactic
⢠inhibit release of chemokines
⢠Inhibit Granulocyte migration
⢠6. Prevent microtubule polymerization
⢠7. Causes metaphase arrest ď antimitotic
Suppresses gouty inflammation
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35. ⢠Side effects
⢠1. Diarrhea ď mc & dose limiting S/E of colchicine
⢠2. Neuropathy
⢠3. Myopathy
⢠4. Alopecia
⢠5. Bone marrow depression
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36. Drugs used in c/c gout
Drugs decreasing uric
acid synthesis
⢠Allopurinol
⢠Febuxostat
Uricosuric drugs
⢠Probenecid
⢠Sulfinpyrazone
⢠Benzbromarone
Increasing
metabolism of uric
acid
⢠Rasburicase
⢠Pegloticase
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38. Allopurinol
⢠Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
⢠Also decrease metabolism of 6 MP & azathioprine
⢠Eliminated by bile ď used in renal failure
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39. Uses
⢠Organ preservation
⢠Kala azar
⢠Chronic gout
⢠Leish-Nehan syndrome
⢠Gout with renal failure
⢠Gout with /tophi/
⢠Urate nephropathy
⢠Tumor induced hyperuricemia
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40. ⢠C/I of allopurinol
⢠Reduce dose of azathioprine
⢠Inhibits metabolism of:
⢠âCyclophosphamide
⢠âOral anticoagulants
⢠âProbenacid
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41. ⢠Febuxostat
⢠1. Non-purine xanthine oxidase inhibitor
⢠2. Well absorbed; high first pass
⢠3. Safer than allopurinol
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43. Probencid/sulfinpyrazone
⢠Uricosuric
⢠also used along with penicillin ď to decrease reanl excretion of
probenecid
⢠Use
⢠1. Tophi
⢠2. Frequent gout attacks
⢠3. Gout refractory to allopurinol/febuxostat
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47. ⢠Urate oxidase enzyme, absent in humans and some higher primates,
converts uric acid to allantoin which is exreted by kidney
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48. ⢠Pegloticase
⢠recombinant mammalian uricase that is covalently attached to methoxy
polyethylene glycol (mPEG)
⢠Rasburicase
⢠converts purine into allantois which is a water soluble compound and goes
out of the body by urine.
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49. ⢠Rapid lowering of urate level by any means precipitate acute attack of
gout
⢠Seen with
⢠ALLOPURINOL
⢠PRBENACID
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