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Mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs

a. bupropion — inhibits reuptake of dopamine

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a. True, bupropion inhibits the reuptake of dopamine and NE

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Mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs

b. escitalopram — inhibits monoamine oxidase

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b. False, escitalopram is an SSRI an inhibits the reuptake of serotonin

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Mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs

c. moclobemide — inhibits chloride ion conductance

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c. False, Moclobemide is a MAOI-A and thus decrease metabolism of dopamine

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Mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs

d. imipramine — inhibits reuptake of noradrenaline

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d. True, TCA antidepressant inhibit the reuptake of NE and serotonin

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Mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs

e. venlafaxine — inhibits reuptake of serotonin

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e. True, venlafaxine is an SNRI and thus inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and NE

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Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease:

a. pramipexole is converted to dopamine in the neuron

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a. False, pramipexole is a non-ergot derived dopamine receptor agonist that is taken orally.

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Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease:

b. carbidopa prevents the peripheral conversion of levodopa to dopamine

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b. True, carbidopa is a dopamine decarboxylase inhibitor and thus inhibits peripheral dopamine metabolism

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Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease:

c. pramipexole increases the risk of sudden-onset sleep attacks

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c. True, DRA cause sedation, hallucination, confusion and hypotension

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Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease

d. selegiline inhibits monoamine oxidase B

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d. True, selegiline is a MAOI-B

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Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease:

e. levodopa is used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting :

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e. False, levodopa causes nausea and vomiting

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CNS drugs which increase the risk of insomnia include:

a. moclobemide

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a. True, MAOI causes insomnia and hypertensive crisis

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CNS drugs which increase the risk of insomnia include:

b. phenobarbitone

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b. False, phenobarbitone is a barbiturate that is used as an anticonvulsant, sedative and hypnotic

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CNS drugs which increase the risk of insomnia include:

c. olanzapine

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c. False, antipsychotic with anti-histamine effects cause sedation

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CNS drugs which increase the risk of insomnia include:

d. fluoxetine

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d. True, SSRIs cause insomnia, nausea and vomiting, sexual dysfunction, weight gain

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CNS drugs which increase the risk of insomnia include:

e. venlafaxine

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e. True, SNRIs cause insomnia, hypertension, palpitations, tachycardia and SIADH

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Drugs which enhance the effects of GABA include:

a. valproic acid

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a. True, valproic acid is an anticonvulsant that inhibits gaba transaminase and thus, inhibits gaba metabolism

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Drugs which enhance the effects of GABA include:

b. ethosuximide

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b. False, ethosuximide is a calcium channel blocker used as an anticonvulsant

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Drugs which enhance the effects of GABA include:

c. diazepam

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c. True, BDZ enhance the effects of gaba

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Drugs which enhance the effects of GABA include:

d. phenobarbitone

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d. True, barbiturates enhance the effects of GABA

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Drugs which enhance the effects of GABA include:

e. carbamazepine

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e. False, carbamazepine is a calcium channel blocker used as an anticonvulsant

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CNS drugs which cause weight gain include:

a. valproic acid

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a. False, valproic acid causes hepatoxicity and is teratogenic

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CNS drugs which cause weight gain include:

b. amitriptyline

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b. True, TCA cause weight gain

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CNS drugs which cause weight gain include:

c. gabapentin

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c. True

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CNS drugs which cause weight gain include:

d. olanzapine

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d. True, antipsychotic causes weight gain

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CNS drugs which cause weight gain include:

e. topiramate

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e. False, topiramate is an anticonvulsant that causes weight loss

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In the management of epilepsy

a. topiramate is a cognitive enhancing drug

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a. False, topiramate causes cognitive disorder

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In the management of epilepsy

b. maternal use of valproic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of fetal neural tube defects

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b. True, valproic acid is teratogenic

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In the management of epilepsy

c. when valproic acid is used as “add-on” therapy, the dose of lamotrigine is doubled

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c. False, valproic acid decreases the excretion of lamotrigine. Thus, the dose could be lessened not increased

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In the management of epilepsy

d. the metabolism of phenytoin is saturable

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d. True, phenytoin and fosphenytoin exhibit saturable metabolism (zero-order kinetics)

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In the management of epilepsy

e. phenobarbitone is a hepatic enzyme inhibitor

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e. False, barbiturates act on GABA receptors

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Antidepressant agents which BLOCK the reuptake of serotonin include:
a. fluoxetine

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a. True, SSRIs block the reuptake of serotonin

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Antidepressant agents which BLOCK the reuptake of serotonin include:
b. moclobemide

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b. False, MAOI inhibit the metabolism of dopamine

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Antidepressant agents which BLOCK the reuptake of serotonin include:
c. amitriptyline

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c. True, TCA block the reuptake of serotonin and NE

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Antidepressant agents which BLOCK the reuptake of serotonin include:
d. venlafaxine

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d. True, SNRI block the reuptake of serotonin and NE

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Antidepressant agents which BLOCK the reuptake of serotonin include:
e. bupropion

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e. False, bupropion blocks the reuptake of NE and dopamine

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Use of antidepressants INCREASES the risk of the listed side effects:
a. escitalopram — diarrhoea

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a. True, SSRIs cause both diarrhoea and constipation

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Use of antidepressants INCREASES the risk of the listed side effects:
b. fluoxetine — constipation

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b. True, SSRIs cause both diarrhoea and constipation

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Use of antidepressants INCREASES the risk of the listed side effects:
c. bupropion — sedation

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c. False, bupropion will cause insomnia

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Use of antidepressants INCREASES the risk of the listed side effects:
d. imipramine — seizures

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d. True, in TCA overdose seizures can occur

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Use of antidepressants INCREASES the risk of the listed side effects:
e. moclobemide — agitation

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e. True, MAOI cause agitation

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In the management of anxiety and insomnia

a. venlafaxine blocks reuptake of GABA

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a. False, venlafaxine is an SNRI and thus blocks the reuptake of serotonin and NE

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In the management of anxiety and insomnia

b. diazepam causes more daytime sedation than zolpidem

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b. False ?

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In the management of anxiety and insomnia

c. moclobemide increases the risk of social phobia

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c. False, indicated for the treatment of social phobia

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In the management of anxiety and insomnia

d. oxazepam is preferred to diazepam in elderly patients

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d. True ?

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In the management of anxiety and insomnia

e. diazepam causes muscle spasm as an adverse effect

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e. False, Diazepam has muscle relaxant properties

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The following drugs cause postsynaptic hyperpolarization:

a. diazepam

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a. True, BDZ cause hyperpolarization

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The following drugs cause postsynaptic hyperpolarization:

c. fluoxetine

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b. False, SSRI don’t cause hyperpolarization

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The following drugs cause postsynaptic hyperpolarization:

d. moclobemide

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c. False, MAOI don’t cause hyperpolarization

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The following drugs cause postsynaptic hyperpolarization:

e. oxazepam

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d. True, BDZ cause hyperpolarization

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Dopamine-2 receptor ANTAGONISTS include:

a. bupropion

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a. False, bupropion is a NE and dopamine reuptake inhibitor

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Dopamine-2 receptor ANTAGONISTS include:

b. venlafaxine

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b. False, Venlafaxine is a serotonin and NE reuptake inhibitor

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Dopamine-2 receptor ANTAGONISTS include:

c. haloperidol

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c. True, haloperidol is a first gen anti-psychotic and thus binds D2 receptors

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Dopamine-2 receptor ANTAGONISTS include:

d. risperidone

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d. True, risperidone is a D2 and serotonin receptor antagonist

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Dopamine-2 receptor ANTAGONISTS include:

e. olanzapine

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e. True, olanzapine antagonises D1-4, serotonin, a1 and histamine receptors

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Neuroprotective agents

a. phenytoin is metabolised in the liver

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a. True, phenytoin is hepatoxic

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Neuroprotective agents

b. valproic acid is contraindicated in pregnancy

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b. True, valproic acid is teratogenic

57
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Neuroprotective agents

c. ethosuximide causes absence seizures

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c. False, ethosuximide is a calcium channel blocker indicated for the treatment absence seizures

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Neuroprotective agents

d. lamotrigine is a mood stabilizing agent

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d. True, lamotrigine is a sodium and calcium channel blocker primarily indicated for focal, generalized and absence seizures, lennox gastut syndrome, but also as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder

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Neuroprotective agents

e. gabapentin increases intra-neuronal calcium ion concentrations

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e. True, gabapentin is a calcium channel blocker

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The following CNS drugs cause sedation:

a. diazepam

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a. True, BDZ have a sedative effect

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The following CNS drugs cause sedation:

b. escitalopram

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b. False, SSRIs cause insomnia

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The following CNS drugs cause sedation:

c. olanzapine

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c. True, the anti-histamine effects of antipsychotics cause sedation

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The following CNS drugs cause sedation:

d. moclobemide

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d. False, MAOI cause insomnia

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The following CNS drugs cause sedation:

e. amitriptyline

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e. True, TCA antidepressants cause sedation

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In the management of major depressive disorder

a. bupropion causes sexual dysfunction

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a. False, bupropion is associated with an increased risk of seizures

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In the management of major depressive disorder

b. venlafaxine increases the risk of insomnia

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b. True, SNRIs increase the risk of insomnia

67
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In the management of major depressive disorder

c. imipramine causes enuresis

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c. False, imipramine is indicate for enuresis

68
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In the management of major depressive disorder

d. vortioxetine is an antagonist at 5HT7 receptors

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d. True, inhibits the serotonin cotransporter and antagonises the receptors

69
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In the management of major depressive disorder

e. agomelatine stimulates melatonin receptors

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e. True , potent agonist

70
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The listed antidepressants block presynaptic serotonin transporters
a. fluoxetine

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a. True, SSRIs prevent the reuptake of serotonin by inhibiting the serotonin cotransporter

71
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The listed antidepressants block presynaptic serotonin transporters
b. vortioxetine

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b. True, vortioxetine prevents the reuptake of serotonin by inhibiting the serotonin cotransporter

72
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The listed antidepressants block presynaptic serotonin transporters
c. moclobemide

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c. False, moclobemide is a MAOI and thus prevents the metabolism of dopamine

73
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The listed antidepressants block presynaptic serotonin transporters
d. amitriptyline

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d. True, TCA prevent the reuptake of serotonin

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The listed antidepressants block presynaptic serotonin transporters
e. escitalopram

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e. True, SSRIs prevent the reuptake of serotonin by inhibiting the serotonin cotransporter

75
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Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents

a. diazepam is a positive allosteric modulator of GABA

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a. True, BDZ enhances the effects of gaba

76
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Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents

b. zolpidem is a more effective muscle relaxant than diazepam

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b. False, BDZ are more effective muscle relaxants

77
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Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents

c. midazolam reduces postsynaptic chloride ion conductance

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c. False, BDZ increase chloride conductance

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Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents

d. buspirone is used as an “add-on” therapy in cases of resistant depression

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d. True, It has also been used as a second-line therapy for unipolar depression when the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is deemed clinically inadequate or inappropriate

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Anxiolytic and hypnotic agents

e. oxazepam is preferred to diazepam in elderly patients (>65 yrs)

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e. Ture, short duration BDZ are recommended for the elderly

80
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Therapeutic uses of antipsychotic agents

a. sulpiride suppresses lactation in postpartum women

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a. False, sulpiride causes lactation

81
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Therapeutic uses of antipsychotic agents

b. olanzapine is used in the management of hyperlipidaemia

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b. False, olanzapine causes hyperlipidaemia

82
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Therapeutic uses of antipsychotic agents

c. aripiprazole is used as an adjunct to antidepressants for resistant depression

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c. True, Aripiprazole is indicated for manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, irritability associated with autism spectrum disorder, treatment of schizophrenia, treatment of Tourette’s disorder, and as an adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder

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Therapeutic uses of antipsychotic agents

d. risperidone is used in children

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d. True, used to treat conduct disorder in children

84
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Therapeutic uses of antipsychotic agents

e. haloperidol is used to treat tardive dyskinesia

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e. False, anti-psychotics cause tardive dyskinesia

85
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Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs

a. phenytoin — gingival hyperplasia

86
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Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs

b. carbamazepine — insomnia

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b. False, carbamazepine primarily causes hyponatraemia but is also associated with somnolence

87
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Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs

c. clonazepam — sedation

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c. Ture, BDZ cause sedation

88
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Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs

d. ethosuximide — weight gain

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d. False, weight loss

89
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Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs

e. lamotrigine — rash

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e. True, lamotrigine causes SJS

90
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The following drugs increase the risk of tonic-clonic seizures:
a. carbamazepine

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a. False, indicated for the treatment of tonic clonic seisures

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The following drugs increase the risk of tonic-clonic seizures:
b. amitriptyline

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b. True, TCA overdose causes seizures

92
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The following drugs increase the risk of tonic-clonic seizures:
c. bupropion

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c. True, bupropion increases the risk of seizures

93
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The following drugs increase the risk of tonic-clonic seizures:
d. clozapine

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d. False, antipsychotics don’t cause seizures

94
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The following drugs increase the risk of tonic-clonic seizures:
e. lamotrigine

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e. False, indicated for the treatment of seizures

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Benzodiazepines

a. Diazepam enhances the effects of GABA

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a. True, BDZ enhance the effect of GABA

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Benzodiazepines

b. Cause sedation

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b. True, BDZ are sedatives

97
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Benzodiazepines

c. Block chloride channels

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c. False, BDZ allosteric enhancement of Cl conductance

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Benzodiazepines

d. Clonazepam is used in the management of epilepsy

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d. True, clonazepam is an anticonvulsant indicated for the management of epilepsy and panic disorder

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Benzodiazepines

e. Cause respiratory depression in overdose

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e. True, symptoms of overdose include: respiratory depression, hypotension, confusion, paradoxical agitation, hallucination, slurred speech, ataxia and coma

100
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Anxiolytics and hypnotic agents

a. diazepam causes muscle spasm as an adverse effect

101
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Anxiolytics and hypnotic agents

b. flumazenil is used in the management of diazepam overdose

102
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Anxiolytics and hypnotic agents

c. diazepam blocks chloride ion channels

103
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Anxiolytics and hypnotic agents

d. oxazepam has a shorter half-life (t1/2) than diazepam

104
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Anxiolytics and hypnotic agents

e. zolpidem causes sedation

105
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Use of antidepressant drugs

a. clomipramine is associated with erectile dysfunction

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a. False, TCA not associated with ED

106
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Use of antidepressant drugs

b. venlafaxine is indicated for post-herpetic neuralgia

107
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Use of antidepressant drugs

c. citalopram overdose causes malignant

108
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Use of antidepressant drugs
hyperthermia
d. amitriptyline overdose causes convulsions

109
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Use of antidepressant drugs

e. the combination of fluoxetine and tramadol increases the risk of serotonin syndrome

110
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of depression
a. clomipramine: monoamine oxidase inhibitor

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a. False, TCA

111
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of depression
b. sertraline: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

112
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of depression
c. venlafaxine: serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

113
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of depression
d. amitriptyline: tricyclic antidepressant

114
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of depression
e. lithium: dopamine receptor blocker

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e. False, mood stabilizer

115
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Adverse effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants use
a. hypothermia

116
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Adverse effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants use
b. hypotension

117
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Adverse effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants use
c. weight loss

118
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Adverse effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants use
d. glaucoma

119
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Adverse effects associated with tricyclic antidepressants use
e. dry mouth

120
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of Parkinson’s Disease
a. levodopa: monoamine oxidase inhibitor

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a. False, dopamine precursor

121
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of Parkinson’s Disease
b. bromocriptine: dopamine receptor agonist

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b. True, ergot derivative DRA

122
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of Parkinson’s Disease
c. rasagiline: increases synaptic dopamine levels

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c. False, DRA not MAOI

123
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of Parkinson’s Disease
d. entacopone: Catechol-O-methyltransferase(COMT) inhibitor

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d. True, prevent the peripheral metabolism of levodopa

124
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Mechanism of action of drugs used in the management of Parkinson’s Disease
e. selegiline: muscarinic receptor agonist

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e. False, MAOI B

125
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Antiepileptics

a. phenytoin causes gingival hyperplasia

126
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Antiepileptics

b. carbamazepine induces hepatic microsomal enzymes

127
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Antiepileptics

c. valproic acid is teratogenic

128
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Antiepileptics

d. ethosuximide is used in the management of tonic-clonic seizures

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d. False, only indicated for absence seizures

129
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Antiepileptics

e. diazepam is used intravenously in status epilepticus

130
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Antipsychotic drugs

a. haloperidol increases the risk of akathisia

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a. True, antipsychotic increase the risk of akathisia

131
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Antipsychotic drugs

b. clozapine causes weight loss

132
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Antipsychotic drugs

c. risperidone reduces aggression in children

133
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Antipsychotic drugs

d. olanzapine causes insomnia

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d. False, sedation (anti-histamine properties

134
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Antipsychotic drugs

e. haloperidol is a dopamine-2 receptor agonist

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e. False, competitive inhibitor

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