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pharm test 1 Basics
Basics lilk8tob
| Drug | Uses |
|---|---|
| bethanechol (Urecholine) | nonobstructive urinary retention, GI retention, chronic refractory heart burn |
| donepezil (Aricept) | mild to moderate Alzheimer's |
| physostigmine (Antilirium) | myasthenia gravis, TCA overdose |
| atropine | preop secretion control, bradycardia, hypotonic radiography, carbamate poisoning |
| dicyclomine (Bentyl) | IBS, functional disturbances of GI motility |
| Scopalamine (Transderm Scop) | motion sickness, preop for secretion control |
| albuterol (Ventolin) | asthma |
| epinephrine (Adrenalin) | acute asthma attacks, anaphylaxis, nasal decongestant, restore rhythm in cardiac arrest |
| pseudoephedrine (Afrin) | congested nose |
| dobutamine (Dobutrex) | heart failure (increases CO by increasing contractility) |
| phentolamine (Regitine) | hypertension, pheochromocytoma, extravasation of vasopressors |
| prazosin (Minipress) | urinary obstruction in men w/ BPH, hypertension |
| metaprolol (Lopressor) | post or early MI, hypertenstion |
| propranolol (Inderal) | angina, hypertension, dysrhythmias, post MI, migraine, tremor, pheochromocytoma |
| sotalol (Betapace) | difficult to treat dysrhythmias |
| phenobarbital | prevention of grand mal seizures & fever-induced convulsions, hyperbilirubinema in neonates, Gilbert syndrome |
| tamazepam (Restoril) | for short-term treatment of insomnia |
| zaleplon (Sonata) | short term (up to 5 weeks) treatment of insomnia |
| zolpidern (Ambien) | short term (7-10 days) treatment of insomnia |
| cyclobenzaprine (Flexaril) | for spasticity |
| choral hydrate (Noctec) | sedative hypnotic that does not suppress REM |
| tizanidine (Zanaflex) | decreases increased muscle tone associated w/ spasticity |
| carbamaxepine (Tegretol) | treatment of epilepsy in adults & children, trigeminal neuralgia, tonic-clonic seizures |
| gabapentin (Neurontin) | an add-on agent for the treatment of partial seizures and partial seizures w/ secondary generalization in adults; neuropathic pain |
| pheonbarbial (Solfoton) | controlling tonic-clonic and partial seizures; 1st line management of status epilepticus; prophylactic for control of febrile seizures; convulstions |
| phenytoin (Dilantin) | first line AED; tonic-clonic; psychomotor seizures, convulsions |
| valproic acid (Depakote) | generalized seizures (absence, myoclonic, and tonic-clonic), partial seizures |
| levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) | replaces dopamine in parkinson's disease |
| selegiline (Eldepryl) | parkinson's disease- decreases the amount of levodopa needed; exerts a neuroprotective effect when started early in therapy |
| benztropine mesylate (Cogentin) | Parkinson's disease; drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms |
| methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin) | treatment of ADHD and narcolepsy |
| adremergic drugs (basic drug effects) | bronchodilation, vasoconstriction |
| adrenergic-blocking drugs (basic drug effects) | bradycardia, hypotension |
| cholinergic drugs (basic drug effects) | increased GU activity |
| cholinergic-blocking drugs (basic drug effects) | decreased GI motility |
| Beta1 receptors are in the: | heart |
| Beta 2 receptors are in the: | bronchioles & blood vessels |
| albuterol classification | adrenergic agent |
| metoprolol classification | betaz-adrenergic blocker |
| physostigmine classification | cholinergic agent |
| atropine classification | cholinergic blocking |
| phentolamine classification | alpha-blocker |
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