DRUGS

Question 1

B2AR Selective Agonist

Answer 1

Albuterol - Bronchodilation

Question 2

B-Blockers

Answer 2

Metoprolol, Atenolol, Propranolol - Treats hypertension/heart failure

Question 3

Imidazole compounds

Answer 3

Moxonidine, Rilmenidine - Lowers BP

Question 4

Benzo for anxiety

Answer 4

Alprazolam (Xanax)

Question 5

Benzo for Skeletal muscle spasms and alcohol withdrawal

Answer 5

Diazepam

Question 6

Benzo for sleep disorders

Answer 6

Lorazepam

Question 7

Benzo antagonist

Answer 7

Flumazenil - DO NOT USE WITH OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS

Question 8

Z-Drug

Answer 8

Zolpidem - Less day after psychomotor depression/amnesia

More selective for GABAaA1

Question 9

Centrally Actin Muscle Relaxants

Answer 9

Diazepam, Baclofen

Question 10

Baclofen uses

Answer 10

Trigeminal neuralgia, MS, Spinal Cord Injury

Question 11

What drug is used to stop status epilepticus?

Answer 11

Diazepam and lorazepam

Question 12

What are the AEDs that act on Na channels (only)?

Answer 12

Phenytoin (saturates P450) and Carbamazepine (induces P450)

Question 13

What AED is used to stop absence seizures?

Answer 13

Ethosuximide

Question 14

What AED acts on the Ca channels (only)?

Answer 14

Ethosuximide

Question 15

What AED acts on both the Ca and Na channels? How else does it work?

Answer 15

Valproic acid - Inhibits GABA metabolism (inhibits P450s)

Question 16

What are the “newer” anticonvulsant drugs?

Answer 16

Lamotrigine (Na channel inactivator) and Gabapentin (increases GABA)

Question 17

What drugs may be prescribed for Autism?

Answer 17

Risperidone, Methylphenidate, SSRIs

Question 18

Dopamine replacement drug?

Answer 18

Levodopa

Question 19

Dopamine enhancing drug

Answer 19

Carbidopa

Question 20

Dopamine Receptor Agonist

Answer 20

Pramipexole

Question 21

What are 2 other pharmacological approaches to Parkinson’s?

Answer 21

Benztropine and Amantadine

Question 22

Why should someone with Parkinson’s not be prescribed an anti-nausea med?

Answer 22

Some prescription anti-nauseas are DA receptor antagonists

Question 23

First Generation anti-psychotic

Answer 23

Haloperidol

Question 24

Second Generation Anti-Psychotics

Answer 24

Risperidone, Olanzapine, Aripiprazole

Question 25

Tricyclics antidepressants

Answer 25

Amitriptyline, Imipramine

Question 26

What is the goal of antidepressants?

Answer 26

Increase serotonin transmission

Question 27

SSRI

Answer 27

Fluoxetine (Prozac)

Question 28

Atypical antidepressant

Answer 28

Bupropion (Wellbutrin)

Question 29

Mood stabilizer for Bipolar:

Answer 29

Lithium

Question 30

Thrombolytic agent

Answer 30

TpA - treat ischemic stroke

Question 31

What do you use for an embolic stroke?

Answer 31

Anti-coagulant (heparin) - DO NOT USE FOR THROMBOTIC