Antipsychotics

Question 1

Schizophrenia pathology is

Answer 1

High dopamine in the Mesolimbic and mesocortical tract

Question 2

Mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs

Answer 2

They inhibit D2receptor in the brain

Question 3

Chlorpromazine is what type of drugs

Answer 3

Antipsychotic drug

A dopamine receptor antagonist

Question 4

Amphetamines and cocaine does what to schizophrenia why

Answer 4

Worsens schizophrenia cause they increase the level of dopamine

Question 5

LSD - lysergic acid dietylamide acts on what type of receptors

Answer 5

Serotonin receptors

Question 6

What gene is associated with schizophrenia

Answer 6

Neuregulin 1

Question 7

Chlopromazine
Promazine
Thioridazine
Fluohenazune

This are example of what drugs

Answer 7

Antipsychotic drugs

Question 8

Clozapine is what generation of drugs in antipsychotics

Answer 8

2nd generation

Question 9

Risperidone and clozapine are what class of antipsychotics

Answer 9

Atypical antipsychotics

Question 10

Risperidone mechanism of action in schizophrenia is

Answer 10

Inhibiting D2 norepinephrine and serotonin

Question 11

Clozapine mechanism of action in schizophrenia is

Answer 11

Block of D2 and serotonin

Question 12

Atypical new Generation antipsychotic drugs include

Answer 12

Riseperidone
Clozapine
Sertidole
Ziprasidone