Pharmaceutical Groups

Question 1

Dissociative Anaesthetics?

Answer 1

Form of anaesthesia but does not involve loss of consciousness

Question 2

Example of dissociative anaesthesia?

Answer 2

Ketamine

Question 3

Local anaesthesia?

Answer 3

block relay of pain info from site of injury to spinal cord

Question 4

Example of local anaesthesia?

Answer 4

Lidocaine/Bupivacaine

Question 5

Opioid Analgesia?

Answer 5

Powerful painkillers which also cause sedation, disorientation, etc..

Question 6

Example of opioid analgesic?

Answer 6

Methadone, Buprenorphine, Morphine, Fentanyl

Question 7

NSAIDs?

Answer 7

pain-killers, manage chronically painful conditions, such as OA

Question 8

Examples of NSAID?

Answer 8

Meloxicam, Carprofen, Firocoxib

Question 9

Corticosteroids?

Answer 9

manage mild illness - allergic skin disease, IBD, atopy

Question 10

Mineralocorticoids?

Answer 10

Treats Addison’s (hypoadrenocorticism)

Question 11

Glucocorticoids?

Answer 11

AIS and immune modulating

Prednisolone, Dexamethasone, Hydrocortisone, etc.

Question 12

Antiparasitics?

Answer 12

prevent/treat parasitic infections

Question 13

Endoparasiticides?

Answer 13

Treat internal parasites - Anthelmintics, helminths - round and tapeworms.
Fenbendazole, Praziquantel, Moxidectin and Milbemycin

Question 14

Ectoparasiticides

Answer 14

Treat external parasites, acarids - mites and ticks and insecticidal - fleas and flies
Permethrin, imidacloprid, fipronil and S-methoprine

Question 15

Antimicrobials

Answer 15

Bactericidal or bacteriostatic

Question 16

Antiviral drugs

Answer 16

used to treat viral infections, targets a specific virus

Question 17

Antifungals

Answer 17

treats fungal infections by killing or stopping growth of fungi in the body - Itraconazole

Question 18

Anti-neoplastics

Answer 18

cytotoxic drugs

Question 19

Examples of anti-neoplastic

Answer 19

Vincristine, Chlorambucil, Doxorubicin

Question 20

Diuretics

Answer 20

Stimulate kidneys to excrete more water through the urine

Question 21

Loop diuretic?

Answer 21

Furosemide?

Question 22

Osmotic diuretic?

Answer 22

Mannitol

Question 23

Potassium Sparing Diuretic?

Answer 23

Spironolactone

Question 24

Thiazide diuretic?

Answer 24

Chlorothiazide

Question 25

Furosemide?

Answer 25

Libeo and Frusedale

Question 26

Potassium Sparing Diuretic?

Answer 26

Prilactone

Question 27

Potassium?

Answer 27

Kaminox - treats hypokalaemia

Question 28

Phosphate Binders?

Answer 28

Ipakitine

Question 29

Vitamin B12?

Answer 29

For GI disease and D+, Cobalaplex