Pharm chapter 13 GB

Question 1

Amphetamines

Answer 1

A class of stimulant drugs that includes amphetamine sulfate. Typically used for focus and hyperactivity like ADHD

Question 2

Analeptics

Answer 2

CNS stimulants that have a generalized effect on the brain stem and spinal cord which increase responsiveness to stimulate respiration. Typically used for respiratory depression.

Question 3

Anorexiants

Answer 3

Drugs used to control or suppress an appetite

Question 4

ADHD

Answer 4

A syndrome that can affect all ages. It is characterized by lack of ability to focus and/or hyperactive behavior.

Question 5

Cataplexy

Answer 5

Sudden acute skeletal muscle weakness. Often associated with strong emotions and is an associated symptom in a lot of cases of narcolepsy

Question 6

CNS stimulants

Answer 6

These drugs stimulate specific areas of the brain or spinal cord. Most of them stimulate excitatory neurons.

Question 7

Ergot Alkaloids

Answer 7

These drugs are vasoconstrictors of vessels of the brain to relieve the pain of migraine headaches

Question 8

Migraine

Answer 8

Recurring painful headache characterized by pulsating or throbbing quality, incapacitating pain, photophobia (avoiding light) and phonophobia (avoiding sound)

Question 9

Narcolepsy

Answer 9

A sleep disorder characterized by sudden sleep attacks, sleep paralysis, and visual and auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep

Question 10

Serotonin receptor agonists

Answer 10

A class of CNS stimulants used to treat migraine headaches. These work by stimulating 5-hydroxytryptamine 1 receptors in the brain.

Question 11

Sympathomimetic drugs

Answer 11

CNS stimulating drugs that mimic the actions of the sympathetic nervous system. Ex. Adrenergic drugs, noradrenergic drugs.