Drugs- By Indication Flashcards
A drug used for local anesthesia (infiltration, nerve block, and spinal). Ester or amide?
Procaine. Ester.
A drug used for local anesthesia (spinal and topical). T 1/2 is —- min. Ester or amide?
Tetracaine. 30 min. Ester.
A drug used for local anesthesia (infiltration, nerve block). Duration is —— (long or short). Ester or amide?
Chloroprocaine. Short duration. Ester.
A drug used for local anesthesia (topical OTC). Ester or amide?
Benzocaine. Ester.
A drug used for local anesthesia (all forms of local anesthesia). Ester or amide? Duration 4-6hr.
Bipuvicaine. Amide.
A drug used for local anesthesia (all forms of local anesthesia). Ester or amide? More potent than procaine, acts longer than procaine.
Lidocaine. Amide.
A drug used for local anesthesia (all forms of local anesthesia). Ester or amide? Similar to bipuvicaine but fewer cardio side fx.
Ropivicaine. Amide.
A drug used to treat idiopathic intracranial HTN, also a loop diuretic.
Furosemide
A drug used to treat idiopathic intracranial HTN, also a CAi.
Acetazolamide
TWO drugs that can used for acute muscle spasm due to tissue injury
Cyclobenzaprine
Diazepam (usefulness ltd by sedative effects)
A drug used to treat cerebral palsy.
Diazepam (benzodiazepine)
Four drugs that can be used to treat spinal cord injury
Benzodiazepine
Baclofen
Tizanidine
Dantrolene
Four drugs that can be used to treat MS
Baclofen
Tizanidine
Dantrolene
Dalfampridine
Dopamine precursor used to treat PD and dystonia
Levodopa
Inhibitor of L-dopa conversion to dopamine, used in combination with other drugs to treat PD and dystonia.
Carbidopa
Inhibitor of COMT used in combo with other drugs to treat PD
Entacapone
Four dopamine agonists (one bolded) used to treat PD
Ropinirole (bolded)
Pramipexole
Rotigotine
Apomorphine
mACHr antagonist used to treat PD, especially tremor of PD (one bolded, one unbolded)
Trihexyphenidyl (bolded)
Benztropine
MAO-B inhibitors (one bolded, one unbolded) used to treat PD.
Selegiline (bolded)
Rasagiline
Two drugs used to treat drug-induced EPS.
Selegiline and Rasagiline (both are MAO-B inhibitors)
A NMDAr antagonist used to treat PD and fatigue symptoms.
Amantadine
One drug used to treat chorea and tics that is a VMAT2 antagonist.
Tetrabenazine
Two drugs that are used to treat chorea and tics (one bolded, one unbolded) that are classified as “antipsychotics”.
Haloperidol (bolded)
Olanzapine
Two drugs used to treat tics that are alpha2 agonists
Clonidine (bolded)
Guanfacine
A muscle relaxant used to treat tics.
Botulinum toxin
Six drugs used to treat tics, and their classifications.
Botulinum toxin (muscle relaxant)
Guanfacine and Clonidine (alpha2 agonists)
Tetrabenazine (VMAT2 antagonist)
Haloperidol and Risperidone (antipsychotic/block D2)
Three drugs used to treat chorea, and their classifications.
Tetrabenazine (VMAT2 antagonist)
Haloperidol and Risperidone (antipsychotic/block D2)
Used to block essential tremor, beta antagonist.
Propranolol
Used to treat essential tremor, indirectly stimulates GABAa
Primidone (metabolite stimulates GABAa)
Used to treat essential tremor, prolongs inactivated state of NaV channels
Topiramate
Used to treat essential tremor, binds to CaV channels
Gabapentin
Three drugs used to treat essential tremor that are BDZs
Benzodiazepine
Alprazolam
Clonazepam
Seven drugs used to treat Essential tremor and their classification.
Propranolol (beta blocker)
Primidone (indirect GABAa agonist- anti-epileptic))
Topiramate (NaV inactivator?- anti-epileptic)
Gabapentin (CaV binder- anti-epileptic)
BDZ, Alprazolam, Clonasepam (GABAa allosteric binders? Benzodiazepines. increase GABA-mediated IPSPs)
Drug used in later stage PD, in combination with a second drug
Levodopa, carbidopa
Used as monotherapy in early PD (2 drugs)
Ropinirole and other DA agonists, Amantadine
Used in patients with prominent behavioral problems
Clonidine and Guanfacine
