Drugs-for Tx Flashcards
(37 cards)
BZD
For sleep DO
Temazepam and Lorazepam
BZD
For panic disorder
Alprazolam
BZD
Anesthesia
Midazolam
BZD
For status epilepticus
Diazepam
BZD
For alc withdrawal
Diazepam
A derivative of amphetamines that is Used to tx narcolepsy; alleviate behavioral problems and reduce hyperkinesis in children w/ ADHD
Methylphenidate
Used also as local anesthetic in eye, ear, nose, and throat surgery, given to severely depresses pts
Cocaine
DOC for PCP overdose, huntington’s dse, tourette’s syndrome
Haloperidol
There is a study that this drug has the potential to be a drug for post traumatic stress disorder
Ecstacy
SSRI
DOC for OCD
Fluoxetine, fluvoxamine
Use as prophylaxis in treating manic-depressive pts; used in the tx of manic episodes
Lithium
DOC
Tx for lithium OD
Inc fluid excretion and inc intake of sodium
Useful in narcolepsy, hyperkinetic syndrome of children, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder)
Methamphetamine
A mixed sympathomimetics
That is clinically used to treat narcolepsy
Ephedrine
A mixed sympathomimetics
That is used to treat hypotension
Mephentermine and metaraminol
A mixed sympathomimetics that is used as decongesant in oral OTC drugs
Phenylpropanolamine
Used in miosis in cataract surgery
Ach
Used in glaucoma, miosis for surgery
Carbachol
Used for dx of bronchial airway hyperreactivity
Methacholine
Used to induce evacuation of non-obstructed bladder
Betanechol
For glaucoma, xerostomia
Pilocarpine
OrganoPO4 for glaucoma
Echothiopate
Myasthenia gravis and glaucoma
Cholinesterase inh
Muscarinic antagonist
For eye
Atropine
Homotropine
Tropicamide