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Chapter 18 Drugs to Know Flashcards

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ethyl alcohol (liquor)

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the most widely used anxiolytic, the “social lubricant” for the world; antianxiety drug

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opioid

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historical use (opium dens), the tincture of opium called laudanum; antianxiety drug

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Veronal (barbital)

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phenobarbital for seizures; barbiturates - historical use, named after the most “beautiful/peacful city in the world”; antianxiety drug

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Miltown (meprobamate)

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carbamate drug; the first blockbuster psychotic drug in U.S. history, it was the best selling anxiolytic for a time

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anxiolytics

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antianxiety drugs

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Quaalude (methaqualone)

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the “ludes”, brief fling in the 1960s - 70s; “luding out” came to an end when it became a schedule I drug in 1984; antianxiety drug

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diazepam (Valium)

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the prototype - but not made int he hockey puck size; benzodiazepine - still a widely used group of drugs; antianxiety drug

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Xanax (alprazolam)

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more commonly prescribed nowadays; benzodiazepine - still a widely used group of drugs; antianxiety drug; sedative hypnotic - used to treat social phobias, OCD, addictive compulsions, & PTSD

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Versed (midazolam)

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usually administered I.V.; benzodiazepine - still a widely used group of drugs; antianxiety drug

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antihistamine

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some first generation antiH1 drugs have good anxiolytic properties; antianxiety drug

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hydroxyzine

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Vistaril, Atarax - antianxiety drug (anxiolytic)

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herbal antianxiety remedies

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valerian root, kava kava, camomile tea, St. Johns Wort. AND medical marijuana (pot)

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Dilantin (phenytoin)

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hydantoin drug; antiseizure drug

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antiseizure drugs

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used for treating Epilepsy and other types of seizure disorders

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Tegretol (carbamazepine)

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sodium channel stabilizer drug; antiseizure drug

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phenobarbital

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barbituate; used as a back up oral drug to Dilantil and Tegretol; antiseizure drug

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Pentothal (thiopental)

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barbituate; an I.V. drug that will stop an acute seizure; antiseizure drug

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Versed (midazolam)

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benzodiazepine; better than Valium in this situation because it can be given I.M. as well as I.V., plus down an endotracheal tube if need be; used for emergency I.V. control of seizures; antiseizure drug

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amitriptyline (Elavil)

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TCA; prototype of this group of older drugs; not used much for depression, but still used for pain management; antidepressants for “regular depression” (unipolar)

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TCAs

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for our purposes, includes the tricyclic and tetracyclic drugs

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MAOI antidepressants

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used in many different conditions - depression, pain, anxiety, psychosis; antidepressant for “regular (unipolar) depression”

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Prozac (fluoxetine)

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the first SSRI antidepressant; for regular (unipolar) depression & bipolar (manic) depression

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Paxil (paroxetine)

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SSRI antidepressant for regular (unipolar) depression & bipolar (manic) depression

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Zoloft (sertraline)

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SSRI antidepressant for regular (unipolar) depression & bipolar (manic) depression

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Cymbalta (duloxetine)
SNRI antidepressant; still heavily advertised on TV; used for regular (unipolar) depression
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Lithobid
lithium; long acting formulation; one of the first drugs with efficacy for this disease and is still used quite commonly today; used to treat bipolar depression (manic)
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manic depression
bipolar depression
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Abilify (aripiprazole)
atypical antipsychotic for bipolar depression
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Risperdal (risperidone)
atypical antipsychotic for bipolar depression; used with fairly good success in treating bipolar disease.
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Prozac, Paxil, & Zoloft (SSRI's)
antidepressants, the most widely used drugs for treating these maladies - drugs to treat social phobias, OCD, addictive compulsions, & PTSD
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Cymbalta (SNRI's)
antidepressants, the most widely used drugs for treating these maladies - drugs to treat social phobias, OCD, addictive compulsions & PTSD
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Inderal
beta-blocker used to treat social phobias, OCD, addictive compulsions, & PTSD
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Haldol (haloperidol)
typical antipsychotic used in 1970-1990s
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chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
the prototype in this group, first used in 1950s; typical antipsychotic
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risperidone (Risperdal)
one of the newer drugs; the most commonly used antipsychotic in the US today; atypical antipsychotic
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atypical antipsychotic
"atypical" because they do not cause some of the same extrapyramidal side effects as the Thorazine-like drugs
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secobarbital (Seconal)
insomnia; not used much anymore as sleep aids; barbituate - historical use
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triazolam (Halcion)
has a very short T1/2, but it's not used much anymore because the nonbenzodiazepines and new melatonin receptor agonist drugs are currently in favor; insomnia; benzodiazepine - usually the short acting ones
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Ambien (zolpidem)
insomnia; nonbenzodiazepine
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Lunesta (eszopiclone)
insomnia; nonbenzodiazepine
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Rozerem (ramelteon)
insomnia; melatonin rc agonists; the "latest-greatest" drug for insomnia which they claim is non habit forming
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OTC insomnia drug
these are mostly combinations of first generation antihistamines (which cross the blood brain barrier and cause sedation), sometimes mixed with other drugs like melatonin, or alcohol
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NyQuil
OTC drug which causes sedation
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melatonin
herbal remedy - the body's own natural hormone to treat insomnia
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Herbal remedies for insomnia
Valerian root, Chamomile tea, lemon balm, & many others
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Ritalin (methylphenidate)
schedule II drug that have high abuse potential; speed up the mind in most people but slow down the brain in people with ADHD; stimulant
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mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall)
schedule II drug that has high abuse potential - speeds up brains up most people but slows down the brain in people with ADHD; stimulant

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