Drug Therapy

Question 1

Name the two types of drugs

Answer 1

typical and atypical

Question 2

Name the example for typical drugs
-what symptoms does this reduce
-How is the drug taken
-List two distinctive side effects

Answer 2

Fluphenazine
-hallucinations
- By injection of small does 2.5 mg
- irreversible movement disorders and blurred vision

Question 3

Name the example of atypical drugs
- what symptoms does this reduce and then improve
- how is the drug taken
- List two distinctive side effects
What is the other neurotransmitter receptors does it bind to

Answer 3

Clozapine
- reduces depression and anxiety, improves mood
- by oral tablet melts in mouth
- unusual drowsiness and irregular heart beat
- Serotonin

Question 4

add to this flash card

limitation of Atypical drugs

Answer 4

There’s limited evidence, only claimed effects to improving negative symptoms and cognitive impairment, but is evidence for helping pos symp

Question 5

Name the recreational drug that is used in real life, to help sz symptoms
what is it
what symptoms does it illeviate

Answer 5

Cannibidol is a non psychoactive compound found in a cannibis plant

illeviates delusions and hallucinations and cognitive impairment

Question 6

Why is the use of cannibal in pharmacies lead to more people buying street cannabis

Why is this a limitation of drug therapies

Answer 6

Often street cannabis is seen as the same as cannabidol in the patients view, so buys street cannabis instead because it is cheaper

Influence people buying street cannabis, which is unreliable because different batches are different strengths

Question 7

Explain a social sensitivity point to mention in drug therapies

Answer 7

When choosing a therapy for SZ patient to use, often families advise the patient to take drug treatment because it is viewed as the most immediate solution to reducing smyptoms
but the issue is, that the patient may feel pressured to take drugs by their family even when they do not want to

Question 8

add 4 evalutions of drug therapy