Drugs Flashcards
What type of drug is Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)?
A CNS Depressant.
What type of drug is Triazolam (Halcion)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Remifentanil?
A Narcotic.
What type of drug is Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Zaleplon (Sonata)? What is it used for?
A Non-Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist. Used for short-term treatment of insomnia. Unique short half-life (1 hour).
What type of drug is Eszopiclone (Lunesta)? What is it used for?
A Non-Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist. Used for short-term treatment of insomnia. Has longest half-life (5-7) hours.
What type of drug is Phenelzine (Nardil)?
A Monoamine Oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).
What type of drug is Imipramine (Tofrenil)?
A Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA).
What type of drug is Trazodone (Desyrel)?
It is a Serotonin Antagonist and Re-uptake Inhibitor (SARI).
What type of drug is Venlafaxine (Effexor)?
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Re-uptake Inhibitor (SNRI).
What type of drug is Bupropion (Welbutrin)?
Norepinephrine-Dopamine Re-uptake Inhibitor (NDRI).
What type of drug is Meperidine?
Narcotic.
What type of drug is Escitalopram (Lexapro)?
SSRI
What type of drug is Fluvoxamine (Luvox)?
SSRI
What type of drug is Midazolam (Dormicum)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Triazolam (Halcion)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Alprazolam (Xanax)?
A Benzodiazepine.
What type of drug is Flumazenil (Romazicon)? What is it used for?
Selective Benzodiazepine antagonist. Used to treat benzodiazepine overdose (antidote).
What type of drug is Duloxetine (Cymbalta)?
SSNRI
What type of drug is Naloxone? What is it used for?
It blocks opioid receptors. It can treat narcotic overdose.
