Drugs Flashcards
Chloral hydrate
type / treatment for / side effects
Ninbenzodiazepine hypnotic
Sedation and insomia
Hydroxyzine
type / treatment for / side effects
Nonselective antihistamine
Anxiety, pruritus, nausea/vomiting, sedation, and insomia
Modafinil
type / treatment for / side effects
Amphetamine derivative
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy, cataplexy, sleep paralysis
Prochlorperazine maleate
Typical antipsychotic
Nausea, vomiting, anxiety, and psychosis
Zolpidem
type / treatment for / side effects
nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic
Insomia
Clozapine
Atypical antipsychotic
schizophremia
Agranulocytosis
fluoxetine paroxetine, sertraline, and citalopram
type / treatment for / side effects
SSRI
depression
anorgasmia
imipramine clomipramine, and amitriptyline
type / treatment for / side effects
tricyclic antidepressant (inhibit norepinerphrine and seritoinin uptake)
major depression
arrythmias
Carbamazepine
type / treatment for / side effects
anti-epileptic
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Phenylcyclidine
Hallucinogenic
Belligerence, impulsiveness, fever, psychomotr agitation, vertical and horiztonal nystagmus, tachycardia, ataxia, homicidality, psychosis, and delirium.
Alcohol
CNS depressant – stimulates GABAA receptor
Disinhibbition, emotional lability, slurred peechm ataxia, coma, blackouts
WITHDRAWAL tremor, tachycardia, hypertension, malaise, nausea, seizures, delirium tremens, tremulouness, agitation, and hallucinations
Amphetamine
type / treatment for / side effects
Psychomotor agitation, imparied judgement ,pupillary dilatio, hypertension, tachycardia, euphoria, prolonged wakefulness and attention, cardiac arrythmias, delusionsm hallucinations, and fever
WITHDRAWAL: “crash”, depression, lethargy, headache, stomach cramps, hunger, and hypersomnolence
Cocaine
type / treatment for / side effects
Euphoria, psychomotor agitation, imparied judgement, tachycardia, pupillary dilation, hypertension, hallucinations, paranoid ideations, angina, sudden cardac death
WITHDRAWAL: severe depression, hypersomolence, fatigue, malaise, and severe psychological craving
Nicotine
type / treatment for / side effects
Restlessness, insomia, anxiety, arrhythmias
WITHDRAWAL: irritability, heacache, anxiety, weight gain, craving, and tachycardia
Lysergic acid diethylamide
type / treatment for / side effects
Anxiety, depresion, delusions, visual hallucinations, flashback, and pupillary dilation