Drugs

Question 1

name anti-inflammatory drugs

Answer 1

steroids and non-steroids (NSAIDs)

Question 2

name non-steroidals (NSAIDs)

Answer 2

(also analgesic + anti-pyretic)
- Aspirin
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
- COX1 and COX2
- Turn arachidonic acid into PGH2
- COX1: naproxen, ibuprofen / COX2: Celecoxib, rofecoxib
- Ketorolac

Question 3

name pro-inflammatories

Answer 3

• Algogens
  
  • Bradykinin
  • NGF
  • TNF-a

Question 4

what is acetaminophen?

Answer 4

• (tylenol)
  - Analgesic + fever reducer (anti-pyretic)
  - NOT anti-inflammatory

Question 5

what do pregabalin and gabatentin do?

Answer 5

• (anticonvulsants)
  - Blocks calcium channels (alpha-delta)
  - ALSO: cone snail venom

Question 6

what is ketamine?

Answer 6

blocks NMDA receptor

Question 7

what are opiates?

Answer 7

• Agonists (strong: morphine / moderate: codeine / weak: tramadol)
• Mixed agonist/antagonist
• Antagonists (naloxone)

Question 8

what is rimonabant?

Answer 8

CB1 antagonist

Question 9

what is dexamethasone?

Answer 9

steroid