Drug for vertigo

Question 1

two types of drugs used in vertigo

Answer 1

vestibular suppressant and betahistine

Question 2

what is the first line drug for vertigo

Answer 2

betahistine

Question 3

betahistine mechanism

Answer 3

act as vasodilator to increase inner-ear blood flow and cerebral flow

Question 4

betahistine agonist to antagonist what

Answer 4

agonist H-1 and antagonist H-3

Question 5

betahistine use in

Answer 5

acute and preventive treatment of Ménière’s disease

Question 6

precaution and ADRs of betahistine

Answer 6

patient w peptic ulcer and asthma
ADRs : nausea and vomitting

Question 7

what does antihistamine do (mechanism)

Answer 7

antagonist histamine 1
posses choligernic effect

Question 8

what drug can use as motion sickness drug

Answer 8

antihistamine, anticholigernic

Question 9

which drug caused blurred vision

Answer 9

antihistamine anticholigernic

Question 10

anticholigernic mechanism

Answer 10

antagonist at M1 receptor

Question 11

anticholigernic side effect

Answer 11

dry mouth, tachycardia, urinary retention, blurred vision

Question 12

Benzodiapines drug name

Answer 12

Diazepam, Lorazepam, CLonazepam

Question 13

Action of benzodiapines

Answer 13

• potentiate GABA on vestibular neurons or pheripherally in vestibular end-organ
• anxiolytic effect

Question 14

Benzodiapine use to treat what disease and not effective in treating what

Answer 14

treat Ménière’s disease or vestibular neuritis, not effective in BPPV

Question 15

ADRs of Benzodiapine

Answer 15

sedation and risk fall

Question 16

Name of Ca2+ channel antagonist

Answer 16

Cinnarizine and Flunarizine

Question 17

CInnarizine and Flunarizine mechanism

Answer 17

block voltage gated calcium channel in vestibular end-organ, increase blood flow in inner ear