Drugs in health and disease

Question 1

Describe the lock and key mechanism of drug action

Answer 1

Drug and receptor form a drug receptor complex

This leads to a response

Question 2

What are the doses in the BNF?

Answer 2

Licensed

Question 3

What are unlicensed doses?

Answer 3

Any higher than the ones in the BNF

Question 4

What do side effects of the drug relate to?

Answer 4

The drugs mechanism of action

Question 5

How do you prescribe for the elderly?

Answer 5

Risk benefit

Prescribe lower doses

Question 6

Blockade of dopamine D2 receptors leads to what symptoms?

Answer 6

Extrapyramidal

Question 7

Blockade of cholinergic receptors leads to what symptoms?

Answer 7

Antuimuscarinic

Question 8

Blockade of alpha adrenergic receptors leads to what symptoms?

Answer 8

Nasal congestion

ED

Question 9

Blockade of histaminergic receptors leads to what main symptom?

Answer 9

Drowsiness

Question 10

Blockage of serotonergic receptors leads to what main symptom?

Answer 10

Hypotension

Interference with temperature regulation