Pharm Flashcards
Fluoxetine
Brand Name: Prozac
Class: SSRI
Random Facts: Longest 1/2 life of SSRIs
Sertraline
Brand Name: Zoloft
Class: SSRI
Random Facts: Most likely of SSRIs to cause Diarrhea
Which SSRI to avoid if diarrhea must be avoided?
Sertraline / Zoloft
SSRI with longest half life?
Fluoxetine / Prozac
Paroxetine
Brand Name: Paxil
Class: SSRI
Random Facts: Mildly Anticholinergic
Fluvoxamine
Brand Name: Luvox
Class: SSRI
Random Facts: Most likely to cause nausea / vomit
SSRI Most likely to cause nausea / vomit?
Fluvoxamine / Luvox
Citalopram
Brand Name: Celexa
Class: SSRI
Random Facts: Fewer sexual side effects
SSRI to use if sexual side effects must be avoided?
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Brandname: Lexapro
Class: SSRI
Venlafaxine
Brand Name: Effexor
Class: SNRI
Side effects: Increase in BP, HA, Insomnia, Sweating
Other uses: GAD, Social anxiety
Duloxetine
Brandname: Cymbalta
Class: SNRI
Other uses: GAD / Painful diabetic neuropathy
Which are the SNRIs?
- Duloxetine / Cymbalta
2. Venlafaxine / Effexor
Drug used for painful diabetic neuropathy?
- Duloxetine / Cymbalta
Drug that can be used for GAD/Social anxiety?
Venlafaxine / Effexor