Naturally Occurring and Nasty: Cocaine, propranolol

Book chapter

Lauren Partyka and Li Meng

A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions, pp.193-197

Springer New York

09/15/2015

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7495-1_38

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This case discusses the pharmacodynamic interaction between cocaine and propranolol, resulting in hypertension and exaggerated cocaine toxicity.

Alpha-receptor

Benzoic acid

Benzoylmethylecgonine

Beta-receptor

Cocaine

Coronary artery disease

Coronary artery vasospasm

Crack

Crack lung

Dopamine

Ecgonine

Free base

Hypertensive crisis

Local anesthetic

Norepinephrine

Pharmacodynamics

Pulmonary hypertension

Reuptake blocker

Serotonin

Sympathomimetic

Toxicity

Title: Subtitle: Naturally Occurring and Nasty: Cocaine, propranolol
Creators: Lauren Partyka - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Li Meng - University of Pittsburgh
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions, pp.193-197
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7495-1_38
Publisher: Springer New York; New York, NY
Language: English
Date published: 09/15/2015
Academic Unit: Anesthesia
Record Identifier: 9984296142202771

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