Josh's Drug mnemonics Flashcards

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Typical Antipsychotics.

A

HALO magAZINE typically blocks D2

HALOperidol
trifluoperAZINE
fluphenAZINE
chlrorpromAZINE

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Atypical antipsychotics

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It’s atypical to QUIETLY RISPER RIP ZIP ZAP ZAP
HAD5

block H1, alpha, Dopamine and 5HT receptors

QUIETIapine
RISPERidone
aRIPirazole
ZIPrasidone
olanZAPine
cloZAPine
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3
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Lithium

A
LMNOP
lithium
movement (tremor)
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
hypOthyroid
Pregnancy (ebstein)
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4
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Buspirone

A

I’m anxious for Bus 5-1A to come in 1-2 weeks

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5
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SSRI’s

A

Siri, find me an OX to CIT on a SETRA in 4 weeks

FluOXatine
parOXatine
SERTraline
CITalopram

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6
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SNRI’s

A

Not Siri, FAX me a DULL OX 5 blocks North East
BLOCK 5HT and NE

DULOXatine
venlaFAXine

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7
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Tricyclic antidepressants

A

IM DESI, your Traumatic Care Attendant.
DOXA MOXA TRIPPED NE5
Desi has a cute torso –> QT –> Torssades

DESIpramine
IMIpramine
  (remember clomipramine becuase it ends the same)
DOXepin
aMOXApine
amiTRIPTaline
noriTRYPTaline

block NE and 5HT

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8
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

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