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Drug Actions Flashcards

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What is the drug class and action of olanzapine?

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Atypical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine-serotonin receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of risperidone?

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Atypical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine-serotonin receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of zuclopenthixol?

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Typical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of clozapine?

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Atypical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine-serotonin receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of aripiprazole?

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Partial agonist at D2 receptors, reducing but not blocking activity

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What is the drug class and action of quetiapine?

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Atypical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine-serotonin receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of haloperidol?

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Typical antipsychotic

Post-synaptic dopamine receptor blocker

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What is the drug class and action of chlorpromazine?

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Typical antipsychotic

Dopamine D2 receptor inhibitor

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What is the drug class and action of donepezil?

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AChE inhibitor

Increase amount of acetylcholine present in the synapse

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What is the drug class and action of rivastigmine?

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AChE inhibitor

Increase amount of acetylcholine present in the synapse

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What is the drug class and action of ropinirole?

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Non-ergot dopamine agonist

Agonists at post-synaptic dopamine receptors

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What is the drug class and action of pramipexole?

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Non-ergot dopamine agonist

Agonists at post-synaptic dopamine receptors

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What is the drug class and action of levodopa?

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Dopamine precursor

Increasing dopamine available in presynaptic neurones

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What is the drug class and action of entacapone?

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COMT inhibitor

Prevents metabolism of levodopa to 3-O-methyldopa

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What is the drug class and action of pergolide?

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Ergot dopamine agonist

Agonist at post-synaptic dopamine receptors

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What is the drug class and action of rasagiline?

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MAO-B inhibitor

Prevent metabolism of dopamine, increasing dopamine available at receptors

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What is the drug class and action of carbidopa?

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DD inhibitor

Prevent peripheral metabolism of levodopa

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What is the drug class and action of sertraline?

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SSRI

Boost serotonin by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of citalopram?

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SSRI

Boost serotonin by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of fluoxetine?

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SSRI

Boost serotonin by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of mirtazapine?

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NaSSA

Antagonist of adrenergic, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C and H1 receptors

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What is the drug class and action of venlafaxine?

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SNRI

Boost serotonin and noradrenaline by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of amitriptyline?

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TCA

Boost serotonin and noradrenaline by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of isocarboxazid?

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MAOI

Stop breakdown of serotonin and noradrenaline

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What is the drug class and action of phenelzine?

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MAOI

Stop breakdown of serotonin and noradrenaline

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What is the drug class and action of duloxetine?

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SNRI

Boost serotonin and noradrenaline by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of dosulepin?

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TCA

Boost serotonin and noradrenaline by blocking reuptake

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What is the drug class and action of amisulpride?

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Typical antipsychotic

Dopamine D2 receptor inhibitor

29
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What is the drug class pregabalin?

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Anti-epileptic

30
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What is the drug class and action of aspirin?

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NSAID

Irreversible inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2, Prostaglandin production reduced

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What is the drug class and action of ibuprofen?

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NSAID

Reversible inhibitor of COX-1 and COX-2, Prostaglandin production reduced

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What is the drug class and action of paracetamol?

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Antipyretic

Paracetamol inhibits COX-3 and (weakly) COX-2, Prostaglandin production reduced

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What is the drug class and action of morphine?

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Opioid

Agonist at opioid receptor, preventing GABA, thus allowing descending pathway to work with MOP

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What is the drug class and action of ondansetron?

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5-HT3 antagonist

Inhibits serotonin in CTZ and GI tract

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What is the drug class and action of aprepitant?

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NK1 antagonist

Inhibits substance P in CTZ

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What is the drug class and action of metoclopramide?

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D2 antagonist

Inhibits dopamine in the CTZ

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What is the drug class and action of domperidone?

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D2 antagonists

Inhibits dopamine in the CTZ

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What is the drug class and action of hyoscine?

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Anticholinergic

Inhibits ACh primarly present in vestibular centre and GI tract

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What is the drug class and action of cyclizine?

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Anticholinergic

Inhibits ACh primarly present in vestibular centre and GI tract

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What is the drug class and action of promethazine?

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Antihistamine
Inhibits histamine (primarly) present in vestibular centre and GI tract
41
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What is the drug class and action of zopiclone?

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Z drug

Stimulates hyperpolarisation of postsynaptic neurone via GABAa receptors

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What is the drug class and action of diazepam?

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BZD

Stimulates hyperpolarisation of postsynaptic neurone via GABAa receptors

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What is the drug class and action of memantine?

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NMDA receptor antagonist

Dampens glutamate firing thus having a neuroprotective factor

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What is the drug class and action of thiopental?

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Barbiturate

Stimulates hyperpolarisation of postsynaptic neurone via GABAa receptors

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