Central Nervous System drugs Flashcards
A short acting respiratory stimulant used to treat acute respiratory insufficiency in COPD patients and repiratory depression caused by drug overdose.
Doxapram
identify what type of drugs
Converted to Dopamine and activates Dopamine receptors, used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s-like symptoms that may develop after encephalitis (swelling of the brain).
Levodopa/Carbidopa
active againts partial seizures and tonic-clonic seizures but not absence of seizure, used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain.
Iminostilbenes
A condition in which a person takes a drug over time, and unpleasant physical symptoms occur if the drug is suddenly stopped or taken in smaller doses.
Physical dependence
Process by which information is carried across the gap between neuron and postsynaptic.
Synaptic transmission
Used to help relax certain muscles in your body. It relieves the spasms, cramping, and tightness of muscles caused by certain medical problems such as multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy, stroke, or injury to the spine.
Dantrolene sodium
A drug given to increase child’s span and cognitive performance such as to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Methylprenidate
What is the adverse effect of Benzodiazephine?
A. drowsiness
B. Vertigo
C. Headache
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Identify what item does not belong to the group.
Purine
A. Adenosine
B. Adenosinetriphosphate
C. Adenosinemonosphate
D. Glycine
D. Glycine
A branch of study which deals with drugs that affect the nervous system. It is focused on the development of compounds that may be of benefit to individuals who suffer from neurological or psychiatric illness.
Neuropharmacology
Conducting an action potential down the axon of the neuron.
Axonal conduction
bind to a carrier protein and act at a receptor resulting increased GAVA ( Gamma-aminobutyric acid) IN BRAIN, used with other medications to prevent and control seizures.
Gabapentin
A drug used to help people who have narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), or shift work sleep disorder (SWSD to stay awake during the day.
Modafinil
It is protecting the brain against circulating toxins or pathogens that could cause infections at the same time allowing vital nutrients to reach the brain.
Blood brain barrier
A type of CNS Stimulants that activates receptors in the brain and increases the activity of a number of neurotransmitters, especially norepinephrine and dopamine.
Amphetamines
