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Neuro/Psych Pharm
First Aid: Neurology/Psychology Pharmacology
Question | Answer |
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Dopamine agonist used to treat Parkinsons. | Bromocriptine |
Antibiotic believed to increase dopamine release. | Amantidine |
Selective MAO-B inhibitor used to treat Parkinson's disease. | Selegiline |
COMT inhibitors used to treat Parkinson's. | Entacapone, tolcapone |
5-HT1D agonist used to treat acute migraines and cluster headaches contraindicated in patients with CAD Prinzmetal's angina. | Sumatriptan; may cause coronary vasospasm |
This drug increases sodium channel inactivation and is the first line for both grand mal seizures and prophylaxis of status epilepticus. | Phenytoin (Carbamazepine has same mechanism and is first line for grand mal, but not status, is first line however for trigeminal neuralgia) |
Anti-epileptic that increases GABA release, also used to treat peripheral neuropathy. | Gabapentin |
First line anti-epileptic for grand mal seizures that has both increased inactivation of sodium channels and increased GABA concentration. | Valproic acid |
Used to treat absence seizures, this drug blocks thalamic T-type calcium channels. | Ethosuximide |
1st line anti-epileptic for pregnant women and children. | Phenobarbitol; increased GABA action |
Anti-epileptic that can cause a SLE-like syndrome. | Phenytoin |
Sedative for anxiety and seizures that is contraindicated in porphyria. | Barbiturates |
PCP analog anasthetic that can cause hallucinations. | Ketamine |
Local anesthetic that blocks sodium channels. | Cocaine, procaine |
Used in the treatment of malignant hyperthermia secondary to inhalation anesthetics and succinylcholine. | Dantrolene |
This drug is used for anorexia and bulimia. | SSRIs (fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine) |
Drugs used to treat anxiety. | Barbiturates, benzodiazepines, buspirone, and MAO inhibitors |
Drug used to treat atypical depression. | MAO inhibitors (Phenelzine, trancylpromine) |
Antidepressant which is also used to treat smoking cessation. | Buproprion |
Drugs used to treat bipolar disorder. | Lithium, valproic acid, and carbamazepines |
Drugs used to treat depression. | SSRI's (fluoxetine, setraline, paroxetine) and TCA's (Imipramine, desipramine, nortriptyline, clomipramine) |
Block reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin. | TCA's (Imipramine, desipramine, nortriptyline) |
First and most widely used SNRI antidepressant. | Venlafaxine |
Alpha2-antagonist which increases release of norepinephrine and serotonin. Used to treat depression. | Mirtazapine |
Drugs used to treat OCD. | SSRI's (fluoxetine, setraline, paroxetine) |
What are the side effects of SSRI's? | Sexual dysfunction (anorgasmia); "serotonin syndrome" with MAO inhibitors (hypothermia, muscle rigidity, CV collapse) |
Side effects of this antidepressant include, convulsions, coma, and cardiotoxicity. | TCA's (tri-C's: coma, convulsions, cardiotoxic) |
Anxiolytic which does not cause sedation or addiction and does not interact with alcohol. | Buspirone |
This drug can cause nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. | Lithium; ADH antagonist |
Antipsychotic that blocks serotonin and dopamine receptors. | Atypical antipsychotics; Clozapine, olanzapine, rispiridone (treats schizophrenia) |
Antipsychotic that blocks dopamine D2 receptors. | Thioridazine, haloperidol, fluphenazine |
Side effects of dopamine D2 receptor blockers. | akinesia (can't initate mvmnt.), akathisia (can't remain motionless), tardive dyskinesia (repetitive involuntary mvmnt.) |
Drugs used to treat panic disorder. | TCA's and buspirone |