| Question |
Answer |
| amitryptyline | TCA |
| nortriptyline | TCA |
| protriptyline | TCA |
| imipramine | TCA |
| doxepin | TCA |
| phenylzine | MAOI |
| isocarboxazid | MAOI
|
| tranylcypromine | MAOI |
| fluoxetine | SSRI |
| sertraline | SSRI |
| paroxetine | SSRI |
| citalopram | SSRI
|
| trazadone | new gen antidepressant |
| nefazadone | new gen antidepressant |
| venlafaxin | new gen antidepressant |
| buproprion | new gen antidepressant
|
| mirtazapine | new gen antidepressant
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| prochlorperazine | phenothiazine (antiemetic)
twenty times stronger than prochlorpromazine |
| diphenylhydramine | H1 antagonist (antiemetic) |
| scopolamine | powerful anticholinergic (anti-muscarinic) used as antiemetic |
| amobarbital | barbiturate (int acting) sedative/hypnotic |
| phenobarbital | barbiturate (long acting) sedative/hypnotic |
| secobarbital | barbiturate (short acting) sedative/hypnotic |
| chloral hydrate | non-barbiturate sedative/hypnotic |
| zolpidem | non-barbiturate sedative/hypnotic |
| flurazepam | BZD used as sedative/hypnotic |
| temazepam | BZD used as sedative/hypnotic |
| triazolam | BZD used as sedative/hypnotic |
| diazepam | BZD - long acting antianxiety
|
| chlordiazepoxide | BZD - long acting antianxiety |
| clonazepam | BZD - long acting antianxiety
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| temazepam | BZD - short acting antianxiety |
| alprazolam | BZD - short acting antianxiety |
| lorazepam | BZD - short acting antianxiety
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| azapirone drug class | non-BZD antianxiety |
| buspirone | non-BZD antianxiety |
| propranolol | beta-blocker antianxiety stage fright |
| chlorpromazine | phenothiazine antipsychotic |
| thioridazine | phenothiazine antipsychotic
|
| trifluperazine | phenothiazine antipsychotic |
| thiothixene | non-phenothiazine antipsychotic |
| haloperidol | non-phenothiazine antipsychotic |
| clozapine | atypical antipsychotic
low WBC SE |
| olanzapine | atypical antipsychotic |
| risperidone | atypical antipsychotic |
| quetiapine | atypical antipsychotic |
| levodopa | antiparkinson agent converted to dopamine in brain
|
| carbidopaq | antiparkinson agent inhibits degradation of levodopa in PNS before reaching CNS |
| bromocriptine | antiparkinson agent mimics dopamine |
| phenytoin | anticonvulsant/antiepileptic |
| carbamazepine | anticonvulsant/antiepileptic |
| ethosuxmide | anticonvulsant/antiepileptic |
| diazepam | BZD anticonvulsant/antiepileptic |
| thiopental | anesthetic IV |
| propofol | anaesthetic IV |
| nitrous oxide | anesthetic inhaled gas |
| halothane | anaesthetic inhaled gas |
| meperidine | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| naloxone/naltrexone aka Narcan | narcotic antagonist occupies opioid receptors but not an agonist |
| pentazocine/methadone | partial narcotic antagonist |
| codeine | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| hydromorphone | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| oxycodone | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| morphine | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| meperidine | opioid analgesic narcotic |
| methadone | opioid analgesic narcotic /lower addcn potential |
| pentazocine | opioid analgesic narcotic/ lower addcn potential |
| aspirin | NSAID/salicylate |
| naproxen | NSAID |
| ibuprofen | NSAID |
| ketprofen | NSAID |
| dicyclofenac | NSAID |
| acetaminophen | nonopioid analgesic |
| colchicine | antigout |
| indomethacin | antiinflammatory |
| allopurinol | hypourecemic |
| probenecid | uricosuric |
| MOA cardiac glycosides | increase cardiac contractility without causing increase in O2 consumption by accelerating entrace of calcium ions by inhibiting ATP. ATP usually facilitates exit of sodium ions from cell. Sodium builds up causing cells to trade sodium for calcium. The res |
| spironolactone | K sparing diuretic, blocks aldosterone receptor so you lower blood pressure. Remember aldosterone increases blood pressure by increasing sodium/H20 reabsorption |
| aldosterone | hormone produced by adrenal cortex, increases retention of sodium by acting on collecting duct increasing permeability |
| mannitol | osmotic diuretic |
| hydrochlorothiazide | thiazide-like diuretic |
| furosemide | loop diuretic |
| metolazone | thiazide-like diuretic |
| linisopril | CHF vasodilator, decreases angiotension (potent vasoconstrictor) to increase cardiac output |
| prazosin | dilates arteriolar and venous vessels to increase cardiac output |
| hydralazine | dilates arteriolar more than venous vessels to decrease venous return and work of heart |
| isosorbide dinitrate | anti-angina, nitrate and nitrite ions released by drugs are converted into nitrous oxide which dilates smooth muscle and reduces vasospasm in coronary artieries for people with vasospastic angina |
| isosorbide dinitrate | vasodilator |
| nitroglycerin | vasodilator |
| varapamil | calcium channel blocker |
| mannitol | osmotic diuretic |
| hydrochlorothiazide | thiazide diuretic |
| spironolactone | potassium sparing |
| digoxin | cardiac glycosides |
| lisinopril | ace inhibitor |
| quinidine | class 1 anti-arrhythmic |
| propranolol | class 2 anti-arrhythmic |
| sotalol | class 3 anti-arrhythmic |
| diltiasom | class 4 anti-arrhythmic
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| prazosin | alpha adrenergic vasodilator |
| clonadine | centrally acting adrenergic blocker (blocks sodium ion movement in medulla oblongata) |
| hydralazine | MOA unknown. vasodilator |
| captopril | ACE inhibitor |
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