Central Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

Stimulates the release of norepinephrine and dopamine from the brain and the sympathetic nervous system

Answer 1

Amphetamines

Question 2

Given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance

Answer 2

Methylprenidate

Question 3

Modafinil is used to treat what condition?

Answer 3

Narcolepsy

Question 4

Used to treat respiratory depression caused by drug overdose and COPD

Answer 4

Doxapram

Question 5

These drugs cause activation of dopamine receptors

Answer 5

Dopaminergic drugs

Question 6

Drug that is converted to dopamine and activates dopamine receptors

Answer 6

Levodopa
Levodopa/Carbidopa

Question 7

An anti-viral drug that has a side effect of releasing dopamine

Answer 7

Amantadine

Question 8

What does MAO-B inhibitors like selegiline and rasagiline do?

Answer 8

Inhibits breakdown of dopamine

Question 9

Antiepileptic medication that works on all types of seizures

Answer 9

Valproic acid

Question 10

Most commonly prescribed anticonvulsant drug

Answer 10

Phenytoin

Question 11

Drug that is effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures and suppresses them by potentiating the effects of GABA

Answer 11

Phenobarbital

Question 12

Known as the cornerstone of epilepsy therapy

Answer 12

Carbamazepine

Question 13

You cannot drink this juice as it increases the levels of carbamazepine

Answer 13

Grapefruit juice

Question 14

Benzodiazepines are under the therapeutic classification_____

Answer 14

Sedative Hypnotic

Question 15

Why is diazepam restricted to acute treatment of status epilepticus and not recommended for long-term use?

Answer 15

Because it is addictive

Question 16

Benzodiazepine used for treating for absence, atypical absence seizures

Answer 16

Clonazepam

Question 17

Drug that bind to a carrier protein and act at a
receptor resulting in increased GABA in
the brain

Answer 17

Gabapentin

Question 18

Dantrolene sodium is used for treatment of what?

Answer 18

Malignant hyperthermia

Question 18

Acts like acetylcholine but not made inactive by ACHe

Answer 18

Succinylcholine

Question 19

Opioid antagonist that suppresses craving and pleasurable effects of alcohol

Answer 19

Naltrexone