Central Nervous System drugs

Question 1

This hinder the entrance of drugs from the brain

Answer 1

Blood Brain Barrier

Question 2

Which is more sensitive to CNS drugs? (Children or Adults)

Answer 2

Children, because of the level of maturity of body systems involved in absorption, metabolism, transportation, and elimination of drugs. (4 Process of Pharmacokenetics)

Question 3

Because of repeated use of drugs it decreases reaction to the drug and long term use of it. This is also known as

Answer 3

Tolerance

Question 4

This is a condition wherein the person because of long term use of drug, there is negative response if the drug was not or stopped from using and also when small amount is used.

Answer 4

Physical Dependence

Question 5

A CNS stimulant to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Answer 5

Methylpredinate

Question 6

A CNS stimulant that stimulates respiration

Answer 6

Analeptics:Xanthine

Question 7

A long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.

Answer 7

Parkinsons DIsease

Question 8

This drugs Directly/Inderectly causes the Dopamine receptors to activate.

Answer 8

Dopaminergic Drugs

Question 9

A disorder of the brain characterized by repeated seizures.

Answer 9

Epilepsy

Question 10

Excitation that affects both hemisphere and widely spread to the brain

Answer 10

Generalized Seizures

Question 11

Phenytoin is what type of drug that is most commonly being prescribed.

Answer 11

Anticonvulsant Drug

Question 12

A drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect.

Answer 12

Sedative “sleeping pills”

Question 13

This is a sudden involuntary movement in one or more Muscles. You may see a twitch under your skin and it may feel hard to the touch.

Answer 13

Muscle Spasm

Question 14

Anesthesia relaxes or numbs the skeletal muscle to prevents patients from feeling pain during procedures like surgery. This is an example of what drugs?

Answer 14

Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

Question 15

There are precautions in using Baclofen and Dantrolene for pregnant individual. What Pregnancy Risk Category does is belong?

Answer 15

Pregnancy Risk Category C

Question 16

This occurs whe a person that are physicall dependent from a substance and Abruptly discontinue or withdraw such substance.

Answer 16

Abstinence Syndrome

Question 17

This Syndrome occurs within 1 hour to several days after wthdrawing the use of substance

Answer 17

Characteristic Withdrawal Syndrome

Question 18

This drug blocks the receptors for ACH

Answer 18

Anticholinergic Agent

Question 19

People with this disorder often find it difficult for being awake for long periods of time, despite of the circumstances.

Answer 19

Narcolepsy

Question 20

This is used mainly for Psychiatric disorders, supression of seizures, to relieve pain and also Anetsthesia.

Answer 20

Central Nervous System drugs or CNS Drugs