Depression

Question 0

Three groups of monoamine reuptake inhibitors?

Answer 0

1) Tricyclic antidepressants
2) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
3) serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors

Question 1

What are the 3 broad groups of drugs in treatment depression?

Answer 1

1) inhibitors monamine uptake
2) MAO inhibitors
3) atypicals

Question 2

What are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants?

Answer 2

SSRIs

Question 3

For which grade of depression are SSRIs most effective?

Answer 3

Moderate depression

Question 4

What are side effects SSRIs?

Answer 4

Nausea
Insomnia
Sexual dysfunction

Question 5

Which antidepressants have been developed more recently?

Answer 5

SNRIs

Question 6

Examples of SNRIs?

Answer 6

Venlafaxine

Duloextine

Question 7

For which ntmitter do SNRIs show greater selectivity?

Answer 7

5-HT

Question 8

Examples of MAOIs?

Answer 8

Tranylcypromine
Phenelzine
Iproniazid

Question 9

Action of MAOIs reversible or irreversible?

Answer 9

Irreversible

Question 10

What is the action of bupropion as an atypical antidepressant?

Answer 10

DAT, in addition to NET and nicotinic receptor antagonism

Question 11

Apart from drug treatment, what else may be effective?

Answer 11

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Question 12

When is ECT used?

Answer 12

Severe major depression where other treatments have failed

Question 13

Which antidepressants should not be combined?

Answer 13

SSRIs and MAOIs

Question 14

What was the first antidepressant to be marketed and how does it act?

Answer 14

Iproniazid; non-selective MAO inhibitor