NTI DRUGS

Question 1

DIGOXIN

Answer 1

A cardiac glycoside used in the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure and for ventricular response rate control in chronic atrial fibrillation.
use to treat congestive hearth failure, usually combine with a diuretic, Angiotensin- converting enzyme(ACE INHIBITOR). Also use for atrial fibrillation or heart rhythm problem

Question 2

WARFARIN

Answer 2

use in the prophylaxis and treatment of Venous thrombosis and Thromboembolic events

Question 3

PHENYTOIN

Answer 3

Use to manage and treat epilepsy generalized tonic clonic seizures, complex partial seizures and status epileptus

Question 4

DIGITOXIN

Answer 4

A cardiac glycoside used in the treatment and management of congestive cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmias and heart failure.

Question 5

CARBAMAZEPINE

Answer 5

use to manage and treat epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, acute manic and mixed episodes od Bipolar I disorder. (partial seizures with complex symptomatology, grand mal, mixed pattern seizures

Question 6

PHENOBARBITAL

Answer 6

A long lasting barbiturate and anticonvulsant used in the treatment of all types of seizures except absemt seizures

Question 7

HEPARIN

Answer 7

for thromboprophylaxis and to treat thrombosis associated with a variety of conditons such as Pulmonary Embolism and Atrial Fibrillation

Question 8

GENTAMICIN

Answer 8

indicated in bacteraemia, uti, chest infections ans severe neonatal infections and other systemic infections due to susceptible organism in adults, children and neonates

Question 9

RIFAMPICIN

Answer 9

USED IN ALL FORMS OF TUBERCULOSIS

Question 10

FLECAINIDE

Answer 10

Prevents supraventricular arrythmias and ventricular arrythmias

Question 11

LITHIUM CARBONATE

Answer 11

indicated to treat manic episodes of Bipolar disorder

Question 12

VALPROIC ACID

Answer 12

use for epilepsy treatment across different seizure types, bipolar disorder, ans Migraine prophylaxis

Question 13

•GENGRAF (CYCLOSPORINE)
•NEORAL
•SANDIMMUNE

Answer 13

Are immunosuppressants. Use to prevent organ rejection in people who have received a kidney, liver or heart transplant

Question 14

STREPTOMYCIN (aminoglycoside antibiotic)

Answer 14

use to treat all kinds od bacterial infections.

Question 15

LEVOTHYROXINE

Answer 15

A SYNTHETIC T4 HORMONE use to treat HYPOTHYRODISM that can be used along with surgery and radioiodine therapy to manage thyrotropine dependent well differentiated with thyroid cancer

Question 16

FOSPHENYTOIN

Answer 16

ANTI EPILEPTIC AGENT USE FOR GENERALIZED CONVULSIVE STATUS EPILEPTUS AND SEIZURES OCCURING DURING SURGERY

Question 17

THEOPHYLLINE

Answer 17

A xanthine used to manage the symptoms of asthma, COPD, and othe lung conditions caused by reversible airflow obstruction

Question 18

CYLOSPORINE

Answer 18

steroid sparing immunosupressant used in the organ and bone marrow transplants as well as inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis ans atopic dermatitis

Question 19

Procainamide

Answer 19

use to treat life threatening ventricular arrthymias

Question 20

VANCOMYCIN

Answer 20

glycopeptide antibiotic use to treat severe but suceptible bacterial infections such as MRSA

Question 21

AMINOPHYLLINE

Answer 21

bronchodilator consisting of theophylline that is used for treatment of bronchospasm due to asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis

Question 22

QUINIDINE

Answer 22

restores normal sinus rhythm, treat atrial fibrillation and flutter and treat ventricular arrthymias

Question 23

PIMOZIDE

Answer 23

use to treat tourettes disorder, tics and debilitating motor

Question 24

AMIKACIN (AMINOGLYCOSIDE)

Answer 24

treat infections caused by more resistant strain of Gram negative bacteria and some gram positve bacteria

Question 25

NEOMYCIN

Answer 25

use orally and topically in wide variety of infections

Question 26

BUSULFAN

Answer 26

alkylating agent used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia

Question 27

THIOPENTAL

Answer 27

A barbiturate used to induce general anesthesia, treat convulsions, and reduce intracranial pressure.

Question 28

TEMSIROLIMUS

Answer 28

A antineoplastic agent used in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that works by inhibiting mTOR.

Question 29

SIROLIMUS

Answer 29

An mTOR inhibitor immunosuppressant used to prevent organ transplant rejections, treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and treat adults with perivascular epithelioid cell tumors.

Question 30

TACROLIMUS

Answer 30

A calcineurin inhibitor used to prevent organ transplant rejection and to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

Question 31

AMPHOTERICIN B

Answer 31

An antifungal used to treat fungal infections in neutropenic patients, cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infection, fungal infections, and leishmaniasis.