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Drugs Flashcards

1
Q

What drug class is finesteride

A

5 alpha reductase inhibitor

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2
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what are top 3 side effects of finesteride

A

Depression
Sexual Dysfunction

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3
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What is finesteride used for

A

BPH

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4
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What is gentamycin

A

it is an antibiotic

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5
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what are the top 3 side effects of gentamycin

A

N/V
Nephrotoxic
Ototoxic

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6
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What is lithium used to treat

A

Bipolar
Manic Episodes

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7
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what type of drug is lithium

A

mood stabilizer

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8
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what are the side effects of using lithium

A

Nephrotoxic - increased thirst and urination
Weight gain
Tremor

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9
Q

Name 2 antipsychotics

A

Risperidone
Olanzapine

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10
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What type of drug is losartan

A

Angiotensin receptor antagonist

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11
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what is losartan used for

A

hypertension

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12
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what is losartan side effects

A

Dizzy
Fatigue
Stomach pain

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13
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is losartan nephrotoxic

A

YEP

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14
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What is tamulosin used for

A

BPH

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15
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what is mirabegron used for

A

Urge Incontinence

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16
Q

what type of drug is codeine

A

pro drug

17
Q

what is codeine used for

A

analgesia

18
Q

what is pethidine

A

opoid pain relief

19
Q

why cant pethidine be used in liver impairment

A

has 60% first pass metabolism

20
Q

what type of drug is doxorubicin

A

anthraciclin a type of topoisomerase 2 inhibitor

21
Q

what is doxorubicin used for

A

chemotherapy

22
Q

what is allopurinol used for

A

Tumour lysis syndrome

23
Q

what is docusate used for

A

constipation

24
Q

what type of drug is docusate

A

stool softner

25
Q

what is a macrogol

A

osmotic laxative

26
Q

what is halloperidol

A

antipsychotic used for the treatment of nausea vomiting

27
Q

Give an example of a PARP inhibitor

A

olaparib

28
Q

what is olaparib used for

A

to inhibit the action of PARP enzyme which repairs DNA, in patients with cancer

29
Q

what type of monoclonal antibody is used to treat breast cancer when there is a mutation in the EGFR gene.

A

Cetuximab

30
Q

what is palbociclib used for

A

CDK4/6 enzyme mutated cancer

31
Q

what is aromatase inhibitor used for

A

CDK4/6 enzyme mutated cancer

32
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