drug quiz 3a

Question 1

Topiramate (generic)

Answer 1

Topamax (brand)
Anticonvulsant
unknown (action potential depolarization)
difficulty concentrating

Question 2

levetiracetam (generic)

Answer 2

Keppra (brand)
Anticonvulsant
unknown (inhibits burst firing in hippocampus)
somnolence

Question 3

oxcarbazepine (generic)

Answer 3

Trileptal (brand)
Anticonvulsant
Blocks Na+ channels
somnolence

Question 4

carbamazepine (generic)

Answer 4

Tegretol(XR) (brand)
Anticonvulsant
reducing polysynaptic responses
dizziness

Question 5

phenytoin (generic)

Answer 5

Dilantin Kapseals (brand)
Anticonvulsant
increase extrusion of Na+ ions
mental confusion

Question 6

primidone (generic)

Answer 6

Mysoline (brand)
Anticonvulsant
unknown (raise-electro-chemoshock seizure 
     thresholds)
dizziness

Question 7

phenobarbital (generic)

Answer 7

Phenobarbital (brand)
Anticonvulsant
Inhibition of conduction in reticular formation
somnolence

Question 8

lamotrigine (generic)

Answer 8

Lamictal (brand)
Anticonvulsant/bipolar agent
Unknown (inhibition of Na channels)
somnolence

Question 9

gabapentin (generic)

Answer 9

Neurontin (brand)
Anticonvulsant/antineuralgic
unknown
somnolence

Question 10

pregabalin (generic)

Answer 10

Lyrica (brand)
Anticonvulsant
unknown (related to high binding affinity to the 
      alpha(2)-delta site in CNS tissue)
somnolence