Drug facts Flashcards
1
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important side effect phenytoin
A
gingival hyperplasia
2
Q
HA that is exquisitely sensitive to indomethacin
A
paroxysmal hemicrania
3
Q
Drug for SUNCT
A
lamotrigine
4
Q
vigabatrin side effect
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permanent progressive, bilateral, concentric vision loss
5
Q
Drug that opens K channels on pre and post synaptic cells, stopping glutamate excitation and release
A
ezogabine
6
Q
suffix drugs that block SV2A stopping vesicle formation and glutamate release
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-racetam
7
Q
What D2 agonist can be injected SubQ for relief of akinesia?
A
apomorphine
8
Q
What parkinsons drug can cause livedo reticularis (purple mottled leg skin)?
A
Amantadine
9
Q
Centrally acting mAChR antagonists, used for parkinsons to improve tremor and rigidity, but little effect on bradykinesia
A
Benztropine
trihexyphenidyl
