Drugs Review: Ch. 10, 14-16, 18-21

Question 1

Pramipexole

Answer 1

Used in early/late stage of PD
used for restless leg syndrome

Question 2

Benztropine

Answer 2

Anticholinergic used in PD to block ach, will have same dry S/S in anticholinergics

-increased HR
-confusion
-hyperthermia, be careful in hot weather

Question 3

Mirabegron
(Mira-beg-ron)

Answer 3

Treatment for overactive bladder

increases storage capacity

Question 4

Phenyphrine

Answer 4

Adrenergic drug
Used to relieve conjunctival congestion
Decreases intraocular pressure in pt with glaucoma

Question 5

What drugs end in -osin

Answer 5

Alpha blockers (adrenergic blockers)

Question 6

Atenolol indications

Answer 6

Prevents future heart attacks in pt who have had them previously
Blocks s/s of excess thyroid

Question 7

Esmolol indications
(Ez-ma-lol)

Answer 7

Very strong short acting beta1 blocker
Provides rapid temporary control in pt with supra ventricular tachydysrhymias

Question 8

Carvedilol indications
(Car-vey-da-lol)

Answer 8

Slows progression of heart failure

Question 9

Adrenergic drugs

Answer 9

Dopamine
Dobutamine
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine

Question 10

What do alpha blockers end in?

Answer 10

-osin

Question 11

Antiadrenergic drugs that do not end in -osin

Answer 11

Phentolamine
Phenoxybenzamine

Question 12

Phentolamine

Answer 12

Alpha blocker
Antidote for epinephrine/norepinephrine
Used in raynauds disease

Question 13

Tamsulosin

Answer 13

Adrenergic blocker
Treats BPH in males, kidney stones in females

Question 14

What do beta blockers end in

Answer 14

-lol

Question 15

What is an antidote for beta blockers

Answer 15

Atropine

Question 16

Cevimeline

Answer 16

Cholingeric drug
Treats dry mouth (xerostomia) from sjogrens syndrome

Question 17

Succinylcholine
(Suck-cinal-choline)

Answer 17

Cholinergic drug
Used as a neuromuscular blocker in general anesthesia

Question 18

Donzepil

Answer 18

Cholinergic blocker
Treatment of mild to moderate alzheimers disease, it increases ACh

Question 19

Antidote for cholinergic drugs

Answer 19

Atropine

Question 20

Bethanechol

Answer 20

Cholinergic drug
Used in treatment for postop/postpartum urinary retention

Question 21

Memantine

Answer 21

Treats alzheimers disease

Question 22

Pyridostigmine

Answer 22

Used in patients with myasthenia gravis

Question 23

What reverses anticholinergic poisoning?

Answer 23

Physostigmine
Pyridostigmine
These are cholinergic drugs

Question 24

Cholinergic blocking drugs

Answer 24

Atropine
Scopolamine
Oxybutynin

Question 25

Oxybutynin

Answer 25

Anticholinergic drugs
Used for an overactive bladder

Question 26

Scopolamine

Answer 26

Anticholinergic drug
Prevents motion sickness
Given before surgery to prevent postop N/V

Question 27

Mirtazapine

Answer 27

An appetite stimulant that causes sedation, give the dose at bedtime, fall risk

Question 28

Movantik and Relistor

Answer 28

For opioid induced constipation