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WCC PT 6 UNIT 5
Drugs related to the Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | Neurontin |
| Oxazepam | Serax |
| Naltrexone | ReVia |
| Disulferam | Antabuse |
| Clozepine | Clozaril |
| Methohexital | Brevital |
| Pentobarbital | Nembutal |
| Amobarbital | Amytal |
| Secobarbital | Seconal |
| Zopiclone | Imovane |
| Chloral Hydrate | Noctec |
| Zaleplon | Sonata |
| Quazepam | Doral |
| Estazolam | ProSom |
| Doxyalamine | Unisom |
| Dipenhydramine | Nytol 25mg Sominex 50mg |
| Hypnotic | sleep inducing or maintain sleep for insomniacs |
| What gender is more prone to insomnia | Female |
| Sedative | Relaxes a persons. Reduces desire for physical activity |
| Antipsychoic drugs side effects | Dry Mouth, Lethargy, Drowsiness |
| Used strictly as hypnotics & have no skeletal muscle relaxation properties | Zolpidem & Zaleplon |
| Barbituates | Increases the duration of the time the drug is in your system. *excessive sedation = death |
| MAOI+___?=hypertensive crisis (heart attack) | Tyramine (pickels fish cheese bread) |
| Other uses for Benzodiazepines | Help people safely withdraw from alcohol |
| Anatabuse | Makes you throw up. Boot in the butt therapy |
| Tx of Bipolar Disorder | Lithium |
| MOA of Antipsychotic drugs | Attaches to the dopamine D2 receptor decreasing dopamine activity |
| Atypical Antipsychotics | Bind more loosely than dopamine to the D2 receptors |
| Gaba is | Gamma Aminobeuteric acid |
| Which drug canc ause Ganrulocytosis | Clozepine (Clozaril) |
| NRTM | No Regaurds To Meals |
| Reactive Depression | Loss of normal self. Time heals. 60% of cases |
| Major Depression | Change of life. 25% of cases. Treated with Thorazine, Mellaril, Haldol |
| Most commonly prescribed for anxiety | Benzodiazepines |
| Insomnia Drugs | Halcion, Dalmane, Restoril, Prosom |
| Halcion | Triazolam |
| Dalmane | Flurazepam |
| Restoril | Temazepam |
| Anethesia | Valium (pre-op)versed (midazolam) |
| anticonvulsants | valium, klonopin (clonazepam) |
| Lithium adverse effects | Lithium toxicity, metallic tase, no diuetics |
| Pemoline | Cylert |
| Situational Anxiety | Exists when stressful or threatening occurance provokes anxious response. (Short & no tx) |
| Pathologic Anxiety | Is not related to a specific outward cause |
| Drugs used to treat anxiety | Butisol (Butabarbitol) & Luminal (Phenobarbital) |
| Antihystamines that cause CNS depression | Vistaril (Hydroxyzine pamoate) Ataraz (Hydroxizine HCl & Benedryl (Dpienhydramine |