Pharmacology Trivia Flashcards
Drugs Active against PRSPs
Ceftriaxone, cefotaxime
Drug for ADH antagonist tetracycline
Demeclocycline
Drug for AML M3 treatment
Retinoic acid
Drug for Anaerobes above the diaphragm
Clindamycin (static, 50S)
Drug for Anaerobes below the diaphragm
Metronidazole (disulfiram rxn, metallic taste)
Drug for Anti-liver schizonts
Primaquine
Drug for Anti-sense DNA (for CMV)
Fomivirsin
Drugs for Atypical antipsychotic
Clozapine (D4 and 5-HT2 selective), Olanzapine (5-HT2)
Drug for AV nodal arrhythmias
Adenosine
Drugs for Biliary excretion (beta-lactams)
Cefoperazone, Ceftriaxone, Nafcillin
Drugs for Cestodes
Praziquantel and niclosamide
Drug for Chagas disease
Nifurtimox
Drugs for Chronic heart failure
Labetalol, carvedilol, metoprolol
Drug for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Imatinib (Gleevec)
Drug for Claudication
Cilostazol
Drug for CMV retinitis
Ganciclovir
Drugs for Cysticercosis
Albendazole, praziquantel
Drugs that Decrease post-op ileus
Erythromycin, Ketorolac
Drugs that Deplete magnesium
Amphotericin, AGs, Foscarnet, Cisplatin, Ifosfamide
Drug for Derma steroid of choice (oral)
Prednisone
Drugs that are Not dialyzable
Amphotericin B, cefonicid, cefoperazone, ceftriaxone, erythromycin, nafcillin, tetracycline, vancomycin
Drug that have Disulfiram-like reaction
Metronidazole, TMP-SMX, cefotetan, cefoperazone, cefamandone, 1st-gen sulfonylureas
Drug for Dissociative anesthesia
Ketamine
Drugs for Elective bowel surgery
Neomycin and erythromycin
Drug for Eschar treatment
Mafenide acetate
Drugs for Exacerbate psoriasis
Beta-blockers, lithium, ACE inhibitors
Drugs that cause Gynecomastia
Spironolactone, Digitalis, Cimetidine, Alcohol, Ketoconazole, Furosemide, Diazepam, Verapamil, MJ
Drug for Hydatid disease
Albendazole
Drug for Iodine-containing antiarrhythmic
Amiodarone
Drugs that Increase insulin secretion
B2 agonists
Drugs that Increase renin secretion
B1 agonists
Drug for Leishmaniasis
Sodium stibogluconate
Longest-acting B-blocker drug
Nadolol
Drug for Mast cell degranulation blocker
Cromolyn sodium
Drug for Mountain sickness
Acetazolamide
Drug for Myasthenia gravis diagnosis
Edrophonium
Nephrotoxic agent used in surgery
Furosemide (also AGs, vanco)
Neutropenic nadir post-chemotherapy
7-10 days
Drug for Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
Ivermectin
Opioid with minimal histamine release
Fentanyl, remifentanil
Parenteral NSAID
Ketorolac
Partial β-agonists
Labetalol, pindolol, acebutolol
Drug for Pneumocystis pneumonia
TMP-SMX
Drug for Poxvirus inhibitor
Methisazone
Drug for Quinine-resistant malaria
Artemesins (artesunate, artemether)
[Most] S phase specific antimetabolite
Cytarabine
Drug for Sildenafil interaction
Nitrates (may cause hypotension)
Drug for “Stage-fright”
Propranolol
Tamoxifen optimum treatment time
5 years
TCA with H1/H2 blocking actions
Doxepin
Thrombolytic toxicity (antidote)
Aminocaproic acid
Topical steroid for face and intertriginous areas
Hydrocortisone acetate (low-potency)
Drug for Urge incontinence
Oxybutyrin, metaproterenol
Drug for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Amiodarone, Flecainide
Drugs that cause Agranulocytosis
Carbamazepine, clozapine
Drug that causes Aplastic anemia
Chloramphenicol
Drug that causes Cyanide accumulation
Nitroprusside
Drug that causes Cycloplegia
Antimuscarinics
Date rape drug
Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam)
Drug that causes Diabetes insipidus (nephrogenic)
Lithium
Drug that causes Ebstein’s anomaly
Lithium (in pregnancy; disputed)
Drug that causes Endometrial CA
Estrogen HRT (prevent by combining with progestin)
Drug that causes Fanconi’s syndrome
Expired Tetracyclines
Drug that causes “First-dose” syncope
Prazosin
Drug that causes Gingival hyperplasia
Phenytoin
Drug that causes Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol
Drug that causes Monday disease
Nitrates
Drugs that cause Serotonin syndrome
MAOI and SSRI/ Tyramine/ Sympathomimetics; muscle rigidity, myoclonus, hyperthermia, CVS instability, seizures (also TCAs, dextrometorphan, meperidine, MDMA, St. John’s wort)
Drug that causes Serum sickness
Cefaclor
Drug that causes Livor reticularis
Amantadine
Drugs that cause Lupus-like syndrome
Hydralazine, INH, Procainamide, Phenytoin (HIPP)
Drug that causes Methemoglobinemia
Nitrites (not nitrates)
Drugs that cause Photosensitivity
Sulfonamides, Amiodarone, Tetracycline (SAT)
Drugs that cause Pseudomembranous colitis
Clindamycin, Ampicillin
Drug that causes Pseudotumor cerebri
Tetracycline
Drugs that cause Pulmonary fibrosis
Amiodarone, Bleomycin, Busulfan
Drug that causes Reye syndrome
Aspirin (in children)
Drug that causes Thyrotoxicosis
Amiodarone
Drug that causes Acute mesenteric ischemia (SMA occlusion)
Digitalis
Drug that causes Vaginal Clear Cell CA (in daughters)
Diethylstilbestrol
Drug that causes Vertical and horizontal nystagmus
PCP (by extension, Ketamine)
Drug that causes Yellow vision
Digitalis
Drug toxicities associated with ACE inhibitors
Hyperkalemia, taste changes, cough, angioedema
Drug toxicities associated with Alpha-blockers
Orthostatic hypotension, reflex tachycardia (nonselective)
Drug toxicity associated with Amiodarone
Pulmonary fibrosis, hepatotoxicity, hyper/hypothyroid, corneal deposits, photodermatitis
Drug toxicity associated with Ampicillin
Non-allergic maculopapular rash
Drug toxicity associated with Angiotensin antagonists
Hyperkalemia
Drug toxicity associated with Antiarrhythmics (Class I)
Hyperkalemia
Drug toxicities associated with Atypical antipsychotics
Weight gain, type 2 DM, QT prolongation
Drug toxicity associated with Clozapine
Agranulocytosis
Drug toxicity associated with Diazoxide
Hypoglycemia
Drug toxicities associated with Digitalis
Inc PR, Dec QT, ST scooping, T-wave inversion, yellow vision, arrhythmia, Inc parasympathetic
Drug toxicities associated with Heparin
Osteoporosis; thrombocytopenia
Drug toxicities associated with Hydralazine
SLE-like syndrome, reflex tachycardia
Drug toxicity associated with Mecasermin (GH-IGF binding protein-3)
Hypoglycemia
Drug toxicity associated with Metformin
Lactic acidosis
Drug toxicity associated with Methicillin
Interstitial nephritis
Drug toxicity associated with Methyldopa
Hemolytic anemia
Drug toxicity associated with Metoprolol
Dyslipidemia
Drug toxicities associated with Minoxidil
Pericardial effusion, hypertrichosis
Drug toxicities associated with Nucleoside inhibitors
Myelosuppression, pancreatitis, peripheral neuropathy
Drug toxicity associated with Prilocaine
Methemoglobinemia
Drug toxicities associated with Sulfasalazine
Reversible oligospermia, sulfonamide toxicity
Drug toxicities associated with Tamoxifen
Inc Endometrial CA, hot flushes, Inc DVT