Drugs

Question 1

What type of drug is reserpine?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What type of drug is iproniazid?

Answer 2

MAO inhibitor. Used as an antidepressant

Question 3

What type of drug is phenelzine?

Answer 3

MAO inhibitor. Used for severe depression and bipolar disorder

Question 4

What type of drug is moclobemide?

Answer 4

MAO inhibitor. Used for depression

Question 5

What type of drug is imipramine?

Answer 5

Tricyclic antidepressant. Blocks monoamine uptake. Used for depression

Question 6

What type of drug is fluoxetine/prozac?

Answer 6

SSRI. Displaces serotonin transporters. Used for depresison

Question 7

What type of drug is citalopram?

Answer 7

SSRI. Displaces serotonin transporters. Used for depression

Question 8

What type of drug is reboxetine?

Answer 8

Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Used for depression

Question 9

What type of drug is LSD?

Answer 9

Serotonin receptor agonist.

Question 10

What type of drug is lithium for bipolar disorder?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What type of drugs are amphetamines?

Answer 11

Displaces DA and NA vesicles. Used for ADHD and narcolepsy

Question 12

How does cocaine function as a drug?

Answer 12

Inhibits dopamine transporters and nerve terminals. Local anaestetic

Question 13

How does ketamine acts as a drug?

Answer 13

Blocks NDMA receptors. Dissociative anaestetic

Question 14

What type of drug is phencyclidine?

Answer 14

Dopamine blocker. Intravenous anaestetic

Question 15

What type of drug is chlopromazine?

Answer 15

Dopamine receptor antagonist. Antipsychotic

Question 16

What type of drug is clozapine?

Answer 16

Restores neurotransmitter levels. Used for schizophrenia

Question 17

What type of drug is diazepam?

Answer 17

GABAa postitive allosteric modulator. Used as an anti-anxiolytic

Question 18

What types of drug are vigabatrin and valproate?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What type of drug is ethosuximide?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What sort of drug is pregabalin

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What sort of drug is muscismol?

Answer 21

GABAa orthosteric agonist

Question 22

What sort of drug is Bicuculline?

Answer 22

GABAa orthosteric antagonist

Question 23

What sort of drug is picrotoxin?

Answer 23

GABAa orthosteric antagonist

Question 24

What sort of drug is flumazenil?

Answer 24

GABAa NAM

Question 25

What sort of drug is zolpidem?

Answer 25

GABAa PAM

Question 26

What sort of drug is propranolol?

Answer 26

β2 adrenergic receptor antagonist. Anxiolytic

Question 27

What sort of drug is bispirone?

Answer 27

SSRI for anxiety

Question 28

What sort of drug is nitric oxide?

Answer 28

NDMA receptor blocker. Used as an inhaled anaestetic

Question 29

What sort of drug is isofluorane?

Answer 29

Halogenated hydrocarbon. Used as an inhaled anaestetic

Question 30

What sort of drug is thiopental?

Answer 30

Barbiturate. Used as an anaestetic

Question 31

What sort of drug is etomidate?

Answer 31

Aminobutryic acid type A receptor PAM. Anaestetic

Question 32

What sort of drug is dantrolene?

Answer 32

Ryanodine receptor inhibitor. Used as an anaestetic

Question 33

What sort of drug is morphine?

Answer 33

Mu opiate receptor agonist

Question 34

What sort of drug is heroin?

Answer 34

Opiate

Question 35

What sort of drugs aspirin and ibuprofen?

Answer 35

NSAID. COX 1 and 2 inhibitor

Question 36

What sort of drug is rofecoxib?

Answer 36

COX-2 inhibitor

Question 37

What sort of drug is misoprostol?

Answer 37

Synthetic prostaglandin. for treating gastric ulcers

Question 38

What sort of drug is methotrexate?

Answer 38

DMARD. Folic acid antagonist. Used for rheumatoid arthritis

Question 39

What sort of drug is sulfasalazine?

Answer 39

DMARD. Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

Question 40

What sort of drug is cyclosporin?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

What sort of drug is adalimumab?

Answer 41

Monoclonal antibody anti-inflammatory

Question 42

What sort of drug is salbutamol?

Answer 42

Bronchodilator. Asthma treatment

Question 43

What sort of drug is prednisolone?

Answer 43

Steroid. IL-2 inhibitor for chronic inflammation

Question 44

What does tiagabine do?

Answer 44

Inhibits GABA uptake Anti-convulsant