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Question 1

Amphetamine/dextroamphetamine sulfate classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 1

Classification: amphetamines
Therapeutic Use: ADHD and narcolepsy

Question 2

Baclofen classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 2

Classification: centrally acting muscle relaxants
Therapeutic Use: tx of muscle spasm in spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy

Question 3

Carbamazepine classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 3

Classification: anticonvulsants
Therapeutic Use: partial and tonic/clonic seizures, bipolar disorder, and trigeminal neuralgia

Question 4

Dantrolene classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 4

classification: peripheral acting muscle relaxants
Terapeutic Use: tx of muscle spasm in stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy. MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

Question 5

Donepezil classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 5

Classification: cholinesterase inhibitors
Use: moderate alzheimers

Question 6

Fentanyl classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 6

classification: general anesthesia/neuroleptic-opioid combination
use: supplemental to general anesthesia

Question 7

interferon beta 1a classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 7

classification: immunomodulators
use: multiple sclerosis

Question 8

Levodopa/carbidopa classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 8

classification: dopamine replacement drugs
use: Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Question 9

Lidocaine classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 9

Classification: local anesthetic
Use: provides local anesthesia

Question 10

Memantine classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 10

Classification: NMDA receptor agonist
Use: Alzheimers and dementia

Question 11

methohexital sodium classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 11

Classification: barbituates - general anesthetics
Use: anesthesia and hypnosis for short procedures. Adjunct with other anesthetics for longer procedures

Question 12

Methylphenidate classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 12

Classification: CNS stimulant
Use: ADHD and narcolepsy

Question 13

Midazolam classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 13

Classification: anesthetics, benzodiazpines
Use: sedation and conscious sedation

Question 14

Phenytoin classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 14

Classification: hydantoins
Use: seizures

Question 15

Pramipexole classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 15

Classification: direct acting dopamine receptor agonists
Use: parkinsons and restless leg syndrome

Question 16

Selegiline classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 16

Classification: antiparkinson’s agent/MAOI’s
Use: Parkinson’s and major depression

Question 17

Sumatriptan classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 17

Classification: Serotonin agonists
Use: migraines and cluster headaches

Question 18

Valproic acid classification and therapeutic use:

Answer 18

Classification: anticonvulsants
Use: seizures, mania (in bipolar), and prevention of migraines