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Parkinsons and Psychiatric Drugs Flashcards

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What is the drug of choice for parkinsonism?

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LEVODOPA - CARBIDOPA

MOA: Levodopa is a dopamine precursor and carbidoba inhibits peripheral metabolism of DOPA decarboxylase

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What is the phenomenon which manifests as alternating periods of improved mobility and akinesia, occurring over a few hours to days during treatment?

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On-Off Phenomenon

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What is the partial agonist at dopamine D3 receptors used in treatment of parkinsons disease during off periods?

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Apomorphine

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What is the phenomenon which manifests as deterioration of drug effect in between medication doses due to progressive destruction of nigostriatal neurons?

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Wearing off phenomenon

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What is the drug that blocks L-dopa metabolism by inhibiting COMT in periphery which is used as the drug of choice for wearing off phenomenon?

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Entacapone

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What is the difference between Entacapone and Tolcapone

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Entacapone acts only on the periphery while Tolcapone acts both on the CNS and periphery

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What are the side effects of Levodopa-carbidopa?

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Emesis, Dyskinesia (Choreoathetosis), Behavioral changes, on off phenomenon, wearing off phenomenon, postural hypotension

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What is the side effect of Apomorphine?

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Severe nausea

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What is the drug given as premedication to avoid severe nausea when giving Apomorphine?

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Trimethobenzamide (an anti-emetic)

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What is a partial agonist of D2 receptors used in the treatment of parkinsons? What are the side effects of giving this drug?

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Bromocriptine

Side effects: Erythromelalgia (due to intermittent blockage of vessels) and pulmonary fibrosis

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What drugs is classified as a MAO Type B inhibitors which are used in the treatment of parkinsons?

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Selegiline and Rasagiline

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What is an anti-parkinsonism drug which antagonizes the effects of adenosine at adenosine A2 receptors which is also used in the treatment of influenza? Side effect?

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Amantadine

Side Effect: Livedo reticularis and peripheral edema

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What drugs can cause livedo reticularis

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Amantadine
Hydroxyurea
Minocycline
Gemcitabine
Quinidine
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What is a partial agonist of Dopamine D3 receptors used in the treatment of Parkinsons and Restless leg syndrome? What are its side effects?

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Pramipexole

SE: compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, overeating, uncontrollable tendency to fall asleep

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What is a typical antipsychotic which blocks D2 receptors» 5HT2 receptors which causes failure of ejaculation, postural hypertension, marked sedation, CORNEAL AND LENS DEPOSITS?

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Chlorpromazine

Class: phenothiazine

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What is the only antipsychotic which has fatal overdose and has the strongest autonomic effects?

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Thioridazine
Class: Phenothiazine
Similar Drugs: Fluphenazine, Perphenazine, Prochlorperazine, Trifluoroperazine

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What antipsychotic drug that can be used as an anti-emetic?

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Prochlorperazine

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Which among the typical antipscyhotics which has the weakest autonomic effects and is least sedating?

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Haloperidol
Droperidol
Class: Butyrophenone

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Which among the typical antipschotics which is used in the treatment of Huntington’s disease and Tourette’s syndrome?

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Haloperidol

Droperidol

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What is the difference between atypical and typical antipsychotics?

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Typical antipsychotics blocks D2 receptors&raquo_space; 5HT2 receptors
Atypical antipsychotics blocks 5HT2 receptors
&raquo_space; D2 receptors

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What are examples of atypical antipsychotic drugs?

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Clozapine, olanzapine Quetiapine, Risperidone, Ziprasidone, Aripiprazole

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What is the only anti-psychotic drug that reduces the risk of suicide?

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Clozapine

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What atypical antipsychotic drug that causes weight gain, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, myocarditis, agranulocytosis, seizures, ileus and hypersalivation (sialorrhea)?

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Clozapine

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Drugs that causes agranulocytosis

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Clozapine
Colchicine
Co-trimoxazole
Aminopyrine
Phenylbutazone
PTU
Indomethacin
Tocainide
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What is the antipsychotic drug that causes hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, cataracts and priapism?

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Quetiapine

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Aside from clozapine, give an antipsychotic drug that also causes weight gain, hypoglycemia and hyperlipidemia

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Olanzapine

27
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What is the only antipsychotic drug that is approved for schizophrenia in the youth?

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Risperidone

28
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What is the anti-psychotic drug that can cause postural hypertension and torsade de pointes?

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Ziprasidone

29
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What is the anti-psychotic drug that has no atropine-like effects, little or no tendency to cause hyperglycemia, hyperprolactinemia or weight gain and causes increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis

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Ziprasidone

30
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Which among the antipsychotic drugs is least sedating? It has also no atropine-like effects, little or no tendency to cause hyperglycemia, hyperprolactinemia and weight gain?

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Aripiprazole

31
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What is the drug of choice for bipolar disorder which acts by decreasing cAMP and inhibiting inositol-1-phosphatase?

32
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What congenital anomaly does Lithium cause?

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Ebstein’s anomaly

33
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What are the other side effects of Lithium?

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Thyroid enlargement, Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, edema, acneiform skin eruptions, Leukocytosis and bradycardia.

34
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What mood stabilizer is contraindicated in patients with sick sinus syndrome?

35
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What is the treatment for lithium toxicity?

Threshold for toxicity: 2 meqs

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Hemodialysis

36
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What are the symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Fever, encephalopathy, vitals unstable, elevated CPK, Rigidity

37
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What is the treatment for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Dantrolene

38
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What are examples of tricyclic antidepressants

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Imipramine
Clomipramine
Despiramine
Amitryptyline
Nortryptilline
39
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What are the signs of TCA overdose?

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Coma, Convulsions, Cardiotoxicity

40
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What is the treatment for TCA overdose?

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Administration of bicarbonate (if QRS duration>100msec or a ventricular arrhythmia is present) - reverses cardiotoxicity

41
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What is the drug of choice for depression?

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Fluoxetine
Escitalopram
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Citalopram
Fluvoxamine
42
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What are the drugs that causes erectile dysfunction

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SSRIs
Opiates
Risperidone
Ethanol
Propranolol
Estrogens
Spironolactone
Finasteride
Hydrochlorothiazide
43
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Examples of Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor

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Venlafaxine
Duloxetine
Desvenlafaxine

44
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What is the antidepressant drug used in the treatment of fibromyalgia

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Venlafaxine

45
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What is the side effect of venlafaxine? Duloxetine?

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Venlafaxine: Hypertension
Duloxetine: hepatotoxicity

46
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What are the SSRIs that are Cytochrome P450 inhibitors?

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Fluoxetine

Fluvoxamine

47
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What is the SNRI that is a cytochrome P450 inhibitor

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Venlafaxine

48
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Examples of antidepressants that block 5HT2 receptor?

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Trazodone

Nefazodone

49
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What are the side effects of serotonin antagonists?

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Orthostatic hypotension
Priapism (Trazodone)
Hepatotoxicity (Nefazodone)

50
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Drugs that cause priapism

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Trazodone
Papaverine
Sildenafil
Quetiapine
Warfarin
Bupropion
51
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What drug is a heterocyclic antidepressant which is a strong norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and weak serotonin reuptake inhibitor and blocks dopamine D2 receptors?

52
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What are the side effects of Amoxapine?

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Autonomic effects
Akathisia
Parkinsonism
Amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome
Seizures
Cardiotoxicity
53
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Which antidepressant which lowers seizure threshold?

54
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Which antidepressant that increases amine release from nerve endings by antagonism of presynaptic alpha2 adrenoreceptors and blocks 5HT2 receptors

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Mirtazapine

55
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What are the side effects of Mirtazapine?

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Weight gain and marked sedation

56
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Which antidepressant that inhibits neuronal reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine and increases dopamine and norepinephrine activity?

57
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What is the side effect of Bupropion?

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Lowers seizure threshold

58
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What are the two antidepressants that lower the seizure threshold?

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Bupropion and Amoxapine

59
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What are examples of monoamine oxidase inhibitors that are used as antidepressants?

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Phenelzine
Selegiline
Tranylcypromine

60
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What happens when monoamine oxidase inhibitors are taken with cheese?

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Hypertensive crisis

due to tyramine, an indirect-acting sympathomimetic present in cheese

61
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What are the signs and symptoms of serotonin syndrome?

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Fever
Agitation
Tremor
Clonus
Hyperreflexia
Diaphoresis
62
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What is the treatment for Serotonin syndrome

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1st line treatment: Sedation, paralysis, intubation and ventilation
Other treatment: Cooling, Cryproheptadine and Chlorpromazine

63
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What are the symptoms of malignant hyperthermia

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Fever
Acidosis
Rhabdomyolysis
Trismus
Clonus
Hypertension
64
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What is the treatment for malignant hypertension?

A

Dantrolene

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