Drugs: Part 2 Flashcards
What kind of drug is Clozapine?
Atypical Anti-psychotic
What kind of drug is Olanzapine?
Atypical Anti-psychotic
What kind of drug is Risperidone?
Atypical Anti-psychotic
What kind of drug is Haloperidol?
Typical Anti-psychotic
What kind of drug is Ziprasidone?
Atypical Anti-psychotic (3rd gen.?)
What kind of drug is Aripiprazole?
Atypical Anti-psychotic (3rd gen.?)
What kind of drug is Dronabinol?
Pure THC.
What kind of drug is Varenicline (Chantix)? How does it work?
It helps with nicotine addiction. It is a partial agonist at nicotinic ACh receptors. It never activates the receptors fully (unlike nicotine).
What kind of drug is Donepezil (Aricept)?
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor.
How do Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors work?
It stops the breakdown of ACh by Acetylcholinesterase, allowing for more ACh to be available.
What kind of drug is Rivastigmine (Exelon)?
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor.
What kind of drug is Galantamine (Razadyne)?
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor.
What kind of drug is Memantine (Namenda)?
It is a glutamate NMDA-type receptor non-competitive partial antagonist.
What kind of drug is Solanezumab?
Antibody therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.
What kind of drug is Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)?
1st generation Anti-histamine (H1 antagonist).
