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Ch 14:CNS stimulants
CNS stimulants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ergot alkaloids | drugs that have been found to narrow or constrrict blood vessels in the brain and provide reliefe of migraine pain |
| Triptan (agonists) | used to treat migraine head ache by stimulating the 5-HT (chemical name of seritonin) receptors in the brain. NOT PREVENTATIVE |
| methylphenidate (oral and transdermal) *ritalin, concerta | *CNS depreeant; sch. 2 MOA: CNS and respiratory stimulation, increa. attention spanand motor activity, mental alertness Indica: treat ADHD and narcolepsy |
| caffeine *excedrine | CNS stimulant that can be found in OTC and perscription *caffeine sodium benzoatefor respiratory depression |
| Antimigrain | Seritonin antagonists: amotrip eletr, frovatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan,zolmitriptan Ergot alkaloids |
| Analeptic | caffeine, doxapraminopyline, theopyline, modafinil (antinarcoleptic) |
| Anti ADHD | dextromphedamines, methanphedamines, methylphenida |
| Antinarcoleptic | dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate |
| Anorexiant | methamphetamine, phentermine |
| Sympathomemectis | phentermine, phendimetrazine |
| Xanthines | caffeine, theophylline, aminophylline |
| Amphetamines | dextroamphetamine, methamphetamine, benzphetamine, methylphenidate, demethylphenidate |