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lithium

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mood stabilizer

bipolar d/o

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buspirone

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non sedating anxiolytic

generalized anxiety d/o

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alprazolam

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benzodiazepine

anxiolytic (panic d/o and agoraphobia)

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fluoxetine

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antidepressant - SSRI

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rivaroxaban

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anticoagulant

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pramipexole

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D2 agonist (Parkinsons)

1st line for restless leg syndrome

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alteplase

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thrombolytic

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lamotrigine

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anticonvulsant (1st choice for epilepsy)

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duloxetine

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SNRI

antidepressant
analgesic for diabetic neuropathy

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10
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zolpidem

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approved hypnotic (sleep aid)

BZ receptor agonist

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olanzapine

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atypical antipsychotic

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rasagaline

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MAO-B inhibitor (parkinson’s)

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valproic acid

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antiepileptic

migraine ppx

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mirtazipine

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new “other” antidepressant

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15
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carbamazepine

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anticonvulsant

1st choice for epilepsy

analgesic for neuropathy

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gabapentin

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anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

analgesic for neuropathy

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enoxaparin

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anticoagulant

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18
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desipramine

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antidepressant - TCA

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19
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triazolam

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short acting benzodiazepine

approved hypnotic (sleep aid) for short term use

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aripiprazole

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atypical antipsychotic

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ropinirole

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D2 agonist (Parkinson)

1st line for restless leg syndrome

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L-DOPA

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dopamine replacement

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phenobarbitol

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barbiturate

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24
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epoetin

A

growth factor

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topiramate

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anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

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sertraline

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antidepressant - SSRI

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amitryptiline

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antidepressant - TCA

migraine ppx

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clopidogrel

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antiplatelet

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apixaban

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anticoagulant

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30
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risperidone

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atypical antipsychotic

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selegeline

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MAO-B inhibitor (Parkinsons)

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32
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botulinum toxin IM injection

A

migraine ppx

wrinkles

tx for blepharospasm, other muscle spasms

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ramelteon

A

hypnotic (approved long term sleep aid)

melatonin receptor agonist

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34
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zonisamide

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anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

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35
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celecoxib

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NSAID

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36
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dabigatran

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anticoagulant

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37
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buproprion

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new “other” antidepressant

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38
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flumazenil

A

BZ receptor ANTAGONIST

sedative antidote/reversal

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39
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sumatriptan

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triptan

migraine tx

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40
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benztropine

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anticholinergic (antimuscarinic)

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chlorpromazine

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1st generation acute antipsychotic

sedative

42
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misoprostol

A

PGE1 analog

taken w/ NSAIDs to protect GI mucosa

43
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carbidopa

A

decarboxylase enzyme inhibitor (Parkinson)

44
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tranylcypramine

A

antidepressant - MAOI

45
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fondaparinux

A

anticoagulant

46
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dihydroergotamine

A

ergot alkaloid

migraine tx

47
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clozapine

A

atypical antipsychotic

48
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haloperidol

A

1st generation antipsychotic

mild sedative

49
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tolcapine

A

COMT enzyme inhibitor (Parkinsons)

50
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ropinirole

A

D2 agonist (Parkinson’s)

51
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escitalopram

52
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warfarin

A

anticoagulant

53
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diazepam

A

benzodiazepine

anxiolytic (generalized anxiety d/o)

antiepileptic

muscle relaxant

54
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entecapone

A

COMT enzyme inhibitor (Parkinson)

55
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prasugrel

A

antiplatelet

56
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amantadine

A

DA releaser (Parkinson’s)

57
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aspirin

A

antiplatelet

anti-inflammatory

analgesic

antipyretic

58
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levetiracetam

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anticonvulsant (1st choice for epilepsy)

59
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ethosuximide

A

anticonvulsant (1st choice for epilepsy)

60
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primidone

A

anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

1st line for essential tremor

61
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eszopiclone

A

hypnotic (sleep aid)

BZ receptor agonist

62
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ziprasidone

A

atypical antipsychotic

63
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ibuprofen

A

analgesic

antipyretic

anti-inflammatory

64
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phenytoin

A

anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

65
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naproxen

A

analgesic

antipyretic

anti-inflammatory

66
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acetaminophen

A

analgesic

antipyretic

67
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vigabatrin

A

anticonvulsant (adjunct for epilepsy)

68
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G-CSF and GM-CSF

A

growth factors

69
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clonazepam

A

benzodiazepine

anxiolytic (social phobia)

antiepileptic

muscle relaxant

70
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midazolam

A

short-acting benzodiazepine

amnestic component of anesthesia

71
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propranolol

A

beta blocker

migraine ppx

1st line for essential tremor

72
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ergotamine

A

ergot alkaloid

migraine tx

73
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metaclopramide

A

gastric motility agent / anti-emetic

migraine adjuvant therapy

74
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morphine

A

high-efficacy opioid (analgesia)

naturally derived, prototype

75
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codeine

A

low/medium efficacy opioid

antitussive

PO only

76
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pentazocine

A

opioid

less analgesia, but less dependence

77
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hydrocodone

A

low/medium efficacy opioid

PO only

78
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meperidine

A

high-efficacy opioid

79
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naloxone

A

opioid antagonist

treats opioid overdose, usually IV

80
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buprenorphine

A

opioid

sublingual

becoming drug of choice for opioid dependence (instead of methadone)

81
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oxycodone

A

low/medium efficacy opioid

```
PO only
highest efficacy in this class
~~~

82
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methadone

A

high-efficacy opioid

used to detox patients with opioid addiction

83
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fentanyl

A

high-efficacy opioid

useful for chronic and breakthrough pain

84
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dextromethorphan

A

non-algesic opioid - for antitussive effect

cold medicine!

85
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carbachol

A

direct-acting muscarinic agonist

treat open angle GLAUCOMA, opioid induced constipation (post-op), urinary retention

86
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atropine

A

antimuscarinic

preanesthetic, antidiarrheal, antispasmodic

87
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neostigmine

A

anticholinesterase

used for myasthenia gravis
reverses muscle block from vecuronium

88
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nicotine

A

direct-acting nicotinic agonist

used for smoking cessation

89
Q

pralidoxime

A

cholinesterase REACTIVATOR

part of tx for sarin poisoning

90
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trimethaphan

A

ganglionic blocker

used in acute dissecting aortic aneurysm

91
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bethanechol

A

direct-acting muscarinic agonist

treat opioid induced constipation (post-op), urinary retention
(“cant poo at all, give beth ann a call”

92
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ipratopium

A

muscarinic ANTAGONIST

bronchodilator for COPD

93
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donepezil

A

anticholinesterase

for Alzheimer’s disease

94
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varenicline

A

nicotinic agonist

used for smoking cessation

95
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succinylcholine

A

neuromuscular blocker (paralytic) w/ rapid onset of action

used for rapid induction endotracheal intubation

96
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physostigmine

A

anticholinesterase

used in glaucoma

97
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vecuronium

A

neuromuscular blocker (paralytic)

used in general anesthesia (but not analgesic!)

98
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tramadol

A

codeine analog for mild-moderate analgesia

99
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loperamide

A

antidiarrheal

100
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naltrexone

A

opioid antagonist

used to treat opioid and alcohol addiction

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