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What type of drug is reserpine?

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α-adrenergic inhibitor. Depletes monoamine neurotransmitter. Used for depression and hypertension

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What type of drug is iproniazid?

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MAO inhibitor. Used as an antidepressant

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What type of drug is phenelzine?

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MAO inhibitor. Used for severe depression and bipolar disorder

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What type of drug is moclobemide?

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MAO inhibitor. Used for depression

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What type of drug is imipramine?

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Tricyclic antidepressant. Blocks monoamine uptake. Used for depression

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What type of drug is fluoxetine/prozac?

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SSRI. Displaces serotonin transporters. Used for depresison

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What type of drug is citalopram?

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SSRI. Displaces serotonin transporters. Used for depression

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What type of drug is reboxetine?

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Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Used for depression

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What type of drug is LSD?

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Serotonin receptor agonist.

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What type of drug is lithium for bipolar disorder?

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Permeates voltage gated Na channels. Inhibits inositol monophosphate, preventing AKT signalling

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What type of drugs are amphetamines?

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Displaces DA and NA vesicles. Used for ADHD and narcolepsy

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How does cocaine function as a drug?

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Inhibits dopamine transporters and nerve terminals. Local anaestetic

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How does ketamine acts as a drug?

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Blocks NDMA receptors. Dissociative anaestetic

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What type of drug is phencyclidine?

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Dopamine blocker. Intravenous anaestetic

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What type of drug is chlopromazine?

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Dopamine receptor antagonist. Antipsychotic

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What type of drug is clozapine?

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Restores neurotransmitter levels. Used for schizophrenia

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What type of drug is diazepam?

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GABAa postitive allosteric modulator. Used as an anti-anxiolytic

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What types of drug are vigabatrin and valproate?

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GABA transaminases. Was used for epilepsy. Valproate has vertigo and ataxia side effects.

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What type of drug is ethosuximide?

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3-Ca2+ channel blocker. Used for absence seizures (petit mal)

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What sort of drug is pregabalin

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4-Ca2+ channel blocker. Binds to its α-subunit to prevent it inserting into the synaptic membrane. Also inhibits glutamate vesicles. Used for epilepsy

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What sort of drug is muscismol?

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GABAa orthosteric agonist

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What sort of drug is Bicuculline?

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GABAa orthosteric antagonist

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What sort of drug is picrotoxin?

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GABAa orthosteric antagonist

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What sort of drug is flumazenil?

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GABAa NAM

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What sort of drug is zolpidem?

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GABAa PAM

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What sort of drug is propranolol?

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β2 adrenergic receptor antagonist. Anxiolytic

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What sort of drug is bispirone?

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SSRI for anxiety

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What sort of drug is nitric oxide?

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NDMA receptor blocker. Used as an inhaled anaestetic

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What sort of drug is isofluorane?

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Halogenated hydrocarbon. Used as an inhaled anaestetic

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What sort of drug is thiopental?

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Barbiturate. Used as an anaestetic

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What sort of drug is etomidate?

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Aminobutryic acid type A receptor PAM. Anaestetic

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What sort of drug is dantrolene?

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Ryanodine receptor inhibitor. Used as an anaestetic

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What sort of drug is morphine?

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Mu opiate receptor agonist

34
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What sort of drug is heroin?

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Opiate

35
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What sort of drugs aspirin and ibuprofen?

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NSAID. COX 1 and 2 inhibitor

36
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What sort of drug is rofecoxib?

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COX-2 inhibitor

37
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What sort of drug is misoprostol?

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Synthetic prostaglandin. for treating gastric ulcers

38
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What sort of drug is methotrexate?

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DMARD. Folic acid antagonist. Used for rheumatoid arthritis

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What sort of drug is sulfasalazine?

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DMARD. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

40
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What sort of drug is cyclosporin?

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Steroid. Inhibits IL-2 transcription. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

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What sort of drug is adalimumab?

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Monoclonal antibody anti-inflammatory

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What sort of drug is salbutamol?

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Bronchodilator. Asthma treatment

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What sort of drug is prednisolone?

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Steroid. IL-2 inhibitor for chronic inflammation

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What does tiagabine do?

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Inhibits GABA uptake
Anti-convulsant

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