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General pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drugs metabolising through acetylation | CHIPPS Clonazepam Hydralazine Isoniazid PAS Procainamide Sulfonamide |
| Auto inducible drugs - drugs that activate enzymes that induce their own metabolism | Carbamazepine Cyclophosphamide Protease inhibitors except ritonavir |
| Type A adverse drug reactions - predictable due to known properties of drug | Coffee ground emesis - gastritis -NSAID naproxen (inhibits Cox enzymes usually produce PG, prostacyclin, thromboxane. Involved in mediating inflammation, also platelet aggregation, pg dep gi mucosal protection) Nephrotoxicity due to aminnoglycosides |
| Type B Exaggerated sensitivity | Tinnitus after single dose of aspirin |
| Type B Idiosyncratic Unpredictable reaction in certain patients | Non immune hemolytic anemia with primaquine in G6PD deficiency |
| Type B Immunologic (drug allergy) | Rapid urticaria type 1 Drug induced hemolysis type 2 Serum sickness type 3 Contact dermatitis type 4 |
| Potency | Amount of drug required to produce a given effect Higher affinity - higher potency |
| Efficacy | Maximum effect that can be produced by a drug |