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SNRIs
SNRIs
20
Pharmacology
Professional
08/22/2012

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Term
Brand name for Venlafaxine
Definition
Effexor, Effexor XR
Term
Brand name for Duloxetine?
Definition
Cymbalta
Term
Brand name for Desvenlafaxine ER?
Definition
Pristiq
Term
Brand name for Milnacipran?
Definition
Savelta
Term
What is Venlafaxine approved for?
Definition

Depression

GAD

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Term
What is Duloxetine approved for?
Definition

Depression

Peripheral Neuropathy (Pain)

Fibromyalgia

GAD

Term
What is Desvenlafaxine ER approved for?
Definition
Depression
Term
What is Milnacipran approved for?
Definition
Only for Fibromyaligia
Term
If the patient has both depression and pain, which SNRI is best?
Definition

Duloxetine

 

Term
Whcih SNRI has different generics?
Definition

Venlafazine; check orange book - Effexor ER caps and venlafaxine ER tabs are both brands and each has a different generic equivalent.

Term
Side effects of Venlafaxine?
Definition

GI effects (use XR if venlafaxine IR causes GI issues, it may help)

 

increase diastolic BP

 

Insomnia

 

Term

Duloxetine contraindication?

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Definition
Narrow - angle glaucoma
Term
Desvenlafaxine side effects?
Definition

Same as effexor

 

Ghost shell in feces

Term
Side effects common to all SNRIs?
Definition

(20 - 50%) include decreased libido, ejaculation difficulties, anorgasmia

 

Increased sweating

 

Restless leg

 

Possibility of mood changes - requires MedGuide and monitoring

 

Increased bleeding risk if taken concurrently with warfarin.

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Term
Describe MAOIs and hypertensive crisis?
Definition
2 week washout if going to or from MAO inhibitor.
Term
SNRIs do what to bleeding?
Definition
SNRIs and anticoagulants increased bleeding risk.
Term
Which SNRI may cause nausea and stomach upset?
Definition
Venlafaxine (can change to ER from IR)
Term
Can venlafaxine affect sweating?
Definition
Yes. Same goes for Desvenlafaxine.
Term
Which medication will result in a shell in feces?
Definition
Desvenlafaxine
Term
Should extended - release medications be crushed?
Definition
No.
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