Drug List Category Flashcards

1
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Benztropine

A

Cholinergic Antagonist

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2
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Atropine

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Cholinergic Antagonist (Muscarinic)

Other effects:
Anti-vertigo

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3
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Edrophonium

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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor (Alcohol)

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4
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Neostigmine

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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor (carbamate)

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5
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Oxybutynin

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Cholinergic Antagonist

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6
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Physostigmine

A

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor (Carbamate)

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7
Q

Amitryptiline

A

Tricyclic Antidepressants
Anti-histaminergic effect

Usage:

  • Treat migraine
  • Treat Insomnia
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8
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Scopolamine

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Cholinergic Antagonist (muscarinic)

Other effects:
Anti-vertigo

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10
Q

Propanolol

A

Beta-blocker

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11
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Valproic acid

A

Anti-convulsant

Anti-migraine

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12
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Pyridostigmine

A

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor (Carbamate)

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14
Q

Tropicamide

A

Cholinergic Antagonist

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15
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Carbachol

A

Cholinergic Agonist

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16
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Bethanechol

A

Cholinergic Agonist

Usage:
- Urinary Tract Motility agent

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17
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Dicyclomine

A

Cholinergic Antagonist

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17
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Pilocarpine

A

Cholinergic Agonist

Usage: Xerostomia (dry mouth) in Sjogren’s syndrome

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17
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Ergotamine

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Anti-Migraine

Non-selective Serotonin Agonist

18
Q

Sumatriptan

A

Anti-migraine

Selective Serotonin Agonist

20
Q

Betahistine

A

Histamine antagonist

Other usage:
Anti-vertigo
Anti-obesity
Treat Meniere’s disease

21
Q

Hyoscine Butylbromide

A

Cholinergic Antagonist

21
Q

Methacholine

A

Cholinergic Agonist

Usage:
-Asthma Diagnosis

21
Q

Topiramate

A

Anti-convulsant

Anti-migraine

23
Q

Dimenhydrinate

A

Anti-histamine
Antimuscarinic

Other usage:

  • anti-vertigo
  • Treat Insomnia
24
Q

Diphenhydramine

A

Anti-histamine
Anticholinergic

Other usage:
Anti-vertigo

25
Q

Clozapine

A

D2 antagonist
H1 receptor inhibitor

Usage:
- Treat insomnia in schizophrenia, delirium, hallucination

26
Q

Promethazine

A

Antihistamine
Anticholinergic
Antiemetic

Other usage:
Anti-vertigo

26
Q

Cyclizine, Meclizine

A

Antihistamine

Other usage:
Anti-vertigo

29
Q

Chlorpheniramine

A

Antihistamine
Antimuscarinic

Usage:
Treat insomnia

30
Q

Lorazepam

A

GABAa agonist

Group: Benzodiazepine

Usage:
- Treat Insomnia

31
Q

Alprazolam, Lorazepam

A

GABAa agonist

Group: Benzodiazepine

Usage:
- Treat Insomnia

Main Action:
- Aids Sleep Maintenance

Half-life: 6-24hr

32
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Chlorpromazine

A

D2 antagonist
H1 receptor inhibitor

Usage:
- Treat insomnia in schizophrenia, delirium, hallucination

33
Q

Chloral Hydrate

A

GABAa agonist

Usage:
- Sedation

34
Q

Flunarizine, Cinnarizine

A

Anti-parkinsonism

Anti-migraine

35
Q

Suvorexant

A

Orexin antagonist

Usage:
- treat insomnia with sleep onset + maintenance difficulty

36
Q

Olanzapine

A

D2 antagonist
H1 receptor Inhibitor

Usage:
- Treat insomnia in schizophrenia, delirium, hallucination

37
Q

Ramelteon

A

Melatonin Agonist

Usage:

  • treat Insomnia
  • treat jet-lag
  • treat non-24-hour sleep wake disorder

Main action:
- reduce sleep latency

38
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Diazepam

A

GABAa Agonist

Group:
Benzodiazepine

Usage:
- Treat Insomnia

39
Q

Triazolam

A

GABAa agonist

Group: Benzodiazepine

Usage:
-Treat Insomnia

Main action:
- Decrease sleep latency

Half-life: <6 hr

40
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Flurazepam

A

GABAa agonist

Group: Benzodiazepines

Usage:
- Treat Insomnia

Main Action

  • Decrease sleep latency
  • prolong sleep

Half life: 47-100hr

41
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Ipratopium

A

Cholinergic Antagonist

41
Q

Zolpidem, Zaleplon, eszopiclone

A

GABAa Agonist

Group: Z compound

Usage:
- Treat Insomnia

Main action:

  • Treat Sleep latency
  • Increase Total Sleep duration