Central Nervous System drugs

Question 1

It is the study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system.

Answer 1

Neuropharmacology

Question 2

Which of the following is the drug that is used for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, relief of pain, and production of anesthesia?

A. PRN
B. CNS drug
C. Anti-cholinergic
D. ANS drug

Answer 2

B. CNS drug

Question 3

How many compounds does that CNS have?

Answer 3

21

Question 4

What are the drugs that use for Parkinson’s Disease and seizures?
A. GABA and Glutamate
B. Enkaplato and Endorphins
C. Glycine and Aspartate
D. None

Answer 4

A. GABA and Glutamate

Question 5

The characteristics of a person that has this disorder are inattentiveness, hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, and restlessness. What is the disorder that the person has?

Answer 5

ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 6

The person has the tendency to collapse and is unable to move.

Answer 6

Narcolepsy

Question 7

Is there a drug that can cure Parkinson’s Disease?
A. Yes, there is.
B. Yes, but some cannot regulate the motor.
C. No cure, but can remove regulation of motor.
D. No cure for Parkinson’s Disease and for the regulation of the motor.

Answer 7

C. No cure, but can remove regulation of motor.

Question 8

What happens when levodopa and MAOI are taken together?

Answer 8

Hypertensive crisis

Question 9

What is the common adverse effect of the most dopaminergic drug?

Answer 9

Orthostatic Hypotension

Question 10

It is a group of disorders characterized by excessive excitability of the neurons in the CNS.

Answer 10

Epilepsy

Question 11

How many episodes of seizure can make a person a candidate for epilepsy?

Answer 11

3-4

Question 12

A drug that can only for the absence of a type of primary generalized seizure.

Answer 12

Ethosuximide (brand name: zarontin)

Question 13

A drug that is commonly prescribed as an anticonvulsant medication.

Answer 13

Phenytoin

Question 14

The patient was advised to not drink grapefruit when taking this drug, what drug is it?

Answer 14

Carbamazepine

Question 15

What are the medicines under benzodiazepines?
A. Diazepam
B. Phenobarbital
C. Clorazepate
D. A and C
E. B and C

Answer 15

D. A and C

Question 16

Choose the drugs for treating acute muscle spasms by anxiety, pain, and trauma.
A. Diazepam
B. Chlorphenesin
C. Metaxalone
D. Divalproex
E. All of the above
F. Only D
G. B and C
H. A and D

Answer 16

G. B and C

Question 17

It is the involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.

Answer 17

Muscle Spasm

Question 18

Baclofen and dantrolene are under the pregnancy category of _____.

Answer 18

C

Question 19

This syndrome mostly occurs when the clients abruptly withdraw from a substance on which they are physically dependent.

Answer 19

Abstinence syndrome

Question 20

It is a drug that decreases unpleasant effects resulting from abstinence.

Answer 20

Acamprosate