Neurological Drugs

Question 1

Name 7 classes of neurological drugs

Answer 1

1. antiepileptics
2. drugs for parkinsonism
3. drugs for migraine
4. drugs for Alzheimer’s disease
5. drugs for multiple sclerosis
6. drugs for myasthenia gravis
7. drugs for other neurological conditions

Question 2

Name 3 classes of antiepileptics

Answer 2

1. barbiturates
2. benzodiazepines
3. other antiepileptics

Question 3

Name 2 barbiturates

Answer 3

1. phenobarbitone
2. primidone

Question 4

Name 4 benzodiazepines used in neurology

Answer 4

1. cloBAZam
2. CLONazepam
3. Diazepam
4. Midazolam

Question 5

Name 21 miscellaneous antiepileptics

Answer 5

1. Acetazolamide
2. Brivaracetam
3. Cannabidiol
4. Carbamazepine
5. Ethosuximide
6. Gabapentin
7. Lacosamide
8. Lamotrigine
9. Levetiracetam
10. Oxcarbazepine
11. Perampanel
12. Phenytoin
13. Pregabalin
14. Rufinamide
15. Stiripentol
16. Sulthiame
17. Tiagabine
18. Topiramate
19. Valproate
20. Vigabatrin
21. Zonisamide

Question 6

Name 4 classes of drugs for parkinsonism

Answer 6

1. Dopamine agonists
2. Anticholinergics
3. Monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors
4. Other drugs for Parkinson’s disease

Question 7

Name 2 classes of dopamine agonists

Answer 7

1. Ergot derivatives
2. Non-ergot derivatives

Question 8

Name 4 non-ergot derivative dopamine agonists

Answer 8

1. Apomorphine
2. Pramipexole
3. rOPINIROLe
4. rotigotine

Question 9

Name 2 ergot derivative dopamine agonists

Answer 9

1. bromocriptine
2. cabergoline

Question 10

Name 2 classes of anticholinergics used in Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 10

1. tertiary amines
2. quaternary amines

Question 11

Name 9 tertiary amine anticholinergics used for Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 11

1. atropine
2. benzatropine
3. darifenacin
4. hyoscine hydrobromide
5. orphenadrine
6. oxybutynin
7. solifenacin
8. tolterodine
9. trihexyphenidyl

Question 12

Name 3 quaternary amines used for Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 12

1. glycopyrronium
2. hyoscine butylbromide
3. propantheline

Question 13

Name 3 monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors

Answer 13

1. rasagiline
2. safinamide
3. selegiline

Question 14

Name 4 miscellaneous drugs for Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 14

1. amantadine
2. entacapone
3. levodopa with benserazide or carbidopa
4. levodopa with carbidopa and entacapone

Question 15

Name 3 classes of drugs for migraine

Answer 15

1. triptans
2. calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonists
3. other drugs to prevent migraine

Question 16

Name 5 triptans

Answer 16

1. eletriptan
2. naratriptan
3. rizatriptan
4. sUMATRIPTAn
5. zolmitriptan

Question 17

Name 4 calcitonin gene- peptide antagonists

Answer 17

1. eptinezumab
2. erenumab
3. fremanezumab
4. galcanezumab

Question 18

Name 2 miscellaneous drugs to prevent migraine

Answer 18

1. botulinum toxins
2. pizotifen

Question 19

Name 2 classes of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 19

1. anticholinesterases
2. other drugs for Alzheimer’s disease

Question 20

Name 3 anticholinesterases

Answer 20

1. donepezil
2. galantamine
3. rivastigmine

Question 21

Name 1 miscellaneous drug for Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 21

1. memantine

Question 22

Name 14 drugs for multiple sclerosis

Answer 22

1. alemtuzumab
2. cladribine
3. dimethyl fumarate
4. fampridine
5. glatiramer acetate
6. interferon beta
7. nabiximols
8. natalizumab
9. ocrelizumab
10. ofatumumab
11. teriflunomide
12. fingolimod
13. ozanimod
14. siponimod

Question 23

What is the drug class of fingolimod, ozanimod and siponimod?

Answer 23

Sphingosine 1‑phosphate receptor modulators

Question 24

Name 1 class of drug for myasthenia gravis

Answer 24

1. Anticholinergics

Question 25

Name 5 drugs for miscellaneous neurological conditions

Answer 25

1. Baclofen
2. Botulinum toxins
3. Dantrolene
4. Riluzole
5. Tetrabenazine