NEUROLOGICAL DRUGS Flashcards
Prevents seizures
Drug class ; examples
Anticonvulsants
Diazepam, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital
This medication controls seizures; most common side effect + health teaching
Phenytoin; gingival hyperplasia;
- Good oral hygiene
- Frequent dental visits
- Take medication on schedule
- Avoid alcohol
- Avoid driving e.g
Anticholinergics, Levodopa, Selegiline
Drug class:
Anti-parkinsonian drugs
Most effective drug for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Levodopa
True or False
“Dopamine cannot cross blood brain barrier”
True
Edrophonium chloride
Pyridostigmine
Neostigmine bromide
Ambenonium
DRUG CLASS; Treats
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Edrophonium chloride is used for what diagnostic test
Tensilon test
Prevent breakdown of acetylcholine at nerve endings
+ facilitate transmission of impulses across myoneural junction
ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
Keep ______ available for overdosage (cholinergic crisis)
Atropine sulfate
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors is given with ___ to prevent GI upset
This is administered when?
Food; 30 mins to 1 hr BEFORE MEALS
Increase norepinephrine levels at subcortical neuroeffector sites
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
3 type of antidepressant drugs
- Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)
Amitriptyline
Nortriptyline
Imipramine
Amoxapine
are what type of drugs?
Tricyclic Antidepressants
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Fluvoxamine
are what type of drugs?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
Tranylcypromine
Isocarboxazid
Phenelzine sulfate
are what type of drugs?
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI)
_____ caution when taking MAOIs with ingestion of foods high in ____
Hypertensive crisis; TYRAMINE
examples of food rich in tyramine
beer, wine, chocolate, aged cheese, fragmented/frozen foods
Give ___ in the morning, ____ at bedtime
SSRI; TCAs
effect of antidepressant medications may take up to ___ to ___ weeks
2-4
____ & ____ should not be given concurrently or close together
SSRI; MAOIs