Drugs Flashcards
What class of drugs are Clozapine, Olanzapine, Risperidone, Aripiprazole and Quetiapine part of?
Atypical Antipsychotics (D2 antagonists and high affinity 5HT2a antagonists)
What class of drugs are Selegiline, Rasagiline and Safinamine part of?
MAO-B Inhibitors
What is Venlafaxine?
A Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI)
What class of drugs are Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Levomeprozine and Flupentixol part of?
Typical Antipsychotics (D2 antagonists)
What is Moclobemide?
A reversible MAOI-A
What class of drugs are Phenelzine, tranylcypromine and iproniazid part of?
Irreversible MAOI
What is Buproprion?
A Noradrenaline and Dopamine Uptake Inhibitor
What class of drugs are fluoxetine, paroxetine and citalopram part of?
SSRIs
What class of drugs are Entacapone, Tolcapone and Opicapone part of?
COMT-Inhibitors
What class of drugs are bromocriptine, pramipexole, apomorphine and ropinirole part of?
Dopamine agonists
What are Mirtazapine and Trazadone?
Mirtazapine –> Blocks (a)2 adrenoceptors and 5HT2c receptors (post synaptically)
Trazadone –> Blocks 5HT2a/c (post synaptically)
What class of drugs are amitriptyline, imipramine and clomipramine part of?
TCAs
More selective to 5HT and NA >> DA
