Question | Answer |
donepezil | ACh inhibitor; used for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease |
galantamine | ACh inhibitor; used for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease |
rivastigmine | ACh inhibitor; used for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease |
memantine | NMDA antagonists; used for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease |
L-dopa/Carbidopa | increase dopamoine synthesis; Treatment of Parkinson's Disease |
Rasagiline | MOA-B inhibitor; treatment of Parkinson's disease |
Apomorphine | dopamine receptor agonist; treatment of Parkinson's disease |
Tolcapone/Entacapone | COMT inhibitor; treatment of Parkinson's Diseas |
Selegiline | MOA-B inhibitor--low dosage is for treatment of Parkinson's Disease
MOA-A inhibitor; large doses used for treatment of depression |
amantadine | NMDA antagonist; treatment of Parkinson's disease and Influenza A (uncoating and release inhibitor) |
chlorpromazine | typical antipsychotic; treatment of schizophrenia |
fluphenazine | typical antipsychotic; treatment of schizophrenia |
haloperidol | typical antipsychotic; treatment of schizophrenia and behavioral syndromes accompanied by motor disturbances |
clozapine | atypical antipsychotic; treatment of schizophrenia |
risperidone | atypical antipsychotic; treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder |
lithium | first-line/standard treatment for bioplar disorder |
valproate | anticonvulsant; treatment of seizures and bipolar disorder |
carbamezepine | anticonvulsant; treatment of seizures and bipolar disorder |
lamotrigine | anticonvulsant; treatment of seizures and bipolar disorder |
amitriptline | tricyclic antidepressant (TCA); treatment of depression |
bupropion | atypical antidepressant; treatment of depression |
mirtazapine | atypica depressant; treatment of depression and insomnia |
venlafaxine | 5-HT/NE reuptake inhibitor (SRNI)
treatment of depression |
fluoxetine | serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); treatment of depression |
paroxetine | serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); treatment of depression |
sertraline | serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI); treatment of depression |
alprazolam | benzodiazepine (anxiolytic); treatment of anxiety |
diazepam | benzodiazepine (anxiolytic); treatment of anxiety and skeletal muscle relaxtion and status epiepticus |
buspirone | non-benzodiazepine (anxiolytic); treatment of anxiety |
propranolol | non-benzodiazepine (anxiolytic (copletivitie Beta 1 and beta 2 blocker); treatment of performance anxiety |
flumazenil | benzodiazepine receptor antagonist |
temazepam | benzodiazepine for insomina |
zaleplon | non-benzodiazepine receptor agonist for insomnia (NBRAs) |
zolpidem | non-benzodiazepine receptor agonist for insomnia (NBRAs) |
ramelteon | melatonin receptor agonists for insomnia |
phenytoin | antiseizure drug |
valproc aicd | antiseizure drug |
phenobarbital | barbiurate; antiseizure drug |
felbamate | glutamate receptor inhibitor; antiseizure drug |
d-tuoburarine | non-depolarizing; nicotinic antagonists; NM blocker; skeletal muscle relaxer |
succinylcholine | depolarizing; nicotinic antagonists; NM blocker; skeletal muscle relaxer |
botulinum toxin | motor nerve blocker; skeletal muscle relaxer |
baclofen | gaba analogue; skeletal muscle relaxer |
cyclobenzaprine | skeletal muscle relaxer |
tizanidine | alpha 2 agonists; skeletal muscle relaxer |
dantrolene | skeletal muscle relaxer |
oseltamivir | uncoating and release inhibitor; treatment of influenza A & B |
acyclovir | dna replication inhibitor, purine derivatives; Treatment of Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 & HSV-2), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, infectious mononucleosis); Varicella-zoster virus (VZV, chickenpox); Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
zidovudine | RNA replication inhibitors
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Treatment OF HIV-1, HIV-2, Cytomegalovirus CMV (some) |
nevirapine | RNA replication inhibitors
Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Treatment of HIV-1 |
saquinavir | RNA replication inhibitors
Protease inhibitors: Peptidomimetics
Treatment of HIV-1/2 |
cyclophosphamide | Alkylating agents: Nitrogen Mustards
Cell Cycle Nonspecific Drugs
Treatment of Cancer: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Breast, Ovarian |
methotrexate | Antimetabolites: Folate antagonists Cell Cycle Specific Drugs
Treatment of Cancer: Acute Lymphatic Leukemia, CNS leukemia (IT), Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, Breast, : Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
vincristine | Natural Products--Microtubule inhibitor
Cell Cycle Specific Drugs
Treatment of Cancer: Huntington's Disease, : Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Brain, Acute Lymphatic Leukemia |
trastuzumab | Monoclonal antibodies
Treatment of cancer: Breast (25% 1o tumors, HER2 overexpress), Prostate, Pancreatic, Lung, Ovarian |
imatinib | Protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Treatment of cancer: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (Ph+), Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Acute Lymphatic Leukemia (Ph+), |
penicillin G | Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
Therapeutic Use (Narrow Spectrum): Penicillin G
– Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhea, Peptococcus magnus, Clostridium perfringens, Trepnema pallidum |
piperacillin | Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
Therapeutic Use (Broad Spectrum, > G-): Piperacillin
– Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhea, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Morganella morganii, Citrobacter freundii, etc.. |
cefazolin | Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
Therapeutic Use (1st Generation): Cefazolin
– MSSA, MSSE, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae |
cefeprime | Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
Therapeutic Use (4th Generation): Cefepime (gram -)
– As 1st Generation, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Proteus vulgaris, Serratia marcescens, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, etc.. |
vancomycin | Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis
Therapeutic UseGram (+)
– MRSA, MRSE, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Enterococcus faecalis, Clostridium difficile |
gentamicin | Inhibitors of protein synthesis
Therapeutic Use
– G- aerobes: Francisella tularensis, Klebsiella pneumoniae + Piperacillin, Enterococcus fecaelis + Ampicillin, Streptococcus agalactiae + Ampicillin |
azithromycin | Inhibitors of protein synthesis
Therapeutic Use Respiratory Tract Infections
– Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae , Moraxella catarrhalis, Legionella pneumophila , Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare |
sulfamethozazole + trimethoprim | Antimetabolites
Therapeutic Use (UTI treatment)
– Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophilia, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella typhi, Shigella dysenteriae, Pneumocystis jiroveci |
levofloxacin | Inhibitors of DNA gyrase
Therapeutic Use
– Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Bacillus anthracis, Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophilia, Proteus mirabilis, Shigella dysenteriae, |