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Pharmacy (201-250) Flashcards

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5-AR inhibitor used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Finasteride

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2
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Tricyclic antidepressant

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Doxepin

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Vitamin’s overdose toxicity cause skin changes like dryness and hyperpigmentation

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Vitamin A

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Lipid regulating agent of the aryloxycarbolic acid class

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Fenofibrate

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5
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Surfactant laxative

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Docusate

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Drug with possible risk of haemolysis in some G6PD defiecient individuals

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Aspirin

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Drug used in neutropenia

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Filgrastim

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Antipsychotics is diphenylbutyl piperidine

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Pimozide

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Used in inflammatory bowel disease

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Mesalazine

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Sodium chloride 0.9% intravenous infusion contains

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150 millimole of Na+ per liter

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Indicated in angina pectoris

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Glyceryl trinitrate

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Phosphate binding agent

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Sevelamer & Aluminum hydroxide

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Plasma substitutes

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Dextran, Gelatin, Hexastarch (AOTA)

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Analogues of Spirinolactone; low dose monophasic oral contraceptive that is used to prevent pregnancy in women (antiadrogenic effect)

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Drospirenone

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15
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Non acidic NSAID

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Nabumetone

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Histamine derivative that is used in Meniere’s disease; causes precapillary sphincters to relax; improved microcirculation in the ear

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Betahistine

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Indicated in non-neurological manifestations of mucopolysaccharides I

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Laronidase

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Anti-psychotics which is an aliphatic phenothiazines

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Chlorpromazine

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Indicated in nephropathic cystinosis

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Mercaptine

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Indicated in hyperammonaemia due to N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency

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Carglumic acid

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Third generation heterocyclics used as anti-depressant

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Partially selective 5HT receptor agonist, accelerates intestinal transit and modulates visceral hypersensitivity used in IBS

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SSRI used in the treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

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Anti-HIV protease inhibitor

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Important in metabolism as co-enzyme for variety of respiratory flavoproteins
Riboflavin
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Anti-anginal & antiischemic drug therapy
Nitrates, Beta-blockers, Calcium antagonists (AOTA)
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Suppresses the vestibular system through its action on the inhibitory effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA); used in Meniere's
Lorazepam
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Antidepressant is a secondary amine tricyclic
Nortriptyline
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Total body potassium of a normal adult is approximately...of body weight
30mEq/kg
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Used to treat extrapyramidal disorders
Benztropine
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NSAID from propionic acid derivatives
Diflunisal, Etodolac, Naproxen, Nabumetone (AOTA)
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Vitamin deficiency causes Pellagra which is characterized by pigmentation and lesions of exposed skin by gastrointestinal mucosal changes
Niacin
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Glycolic acid ester of Indomethacin
Acemetacin
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Long acting glucocorticoid
Betamethasone
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Gold indicated in active progressive rheumatoid arthritis
Auranofin
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Synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor hypocholesterolemic agent
Fluvastatin
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Antifungal; Converted to an active metabolite which is incorporated into fungal RNA interfering with protein synthesis
Flucytosine
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Antimuscarinic used as mydriatic
Cyclopentolate HCl
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Aminoglycoside antibiotic interact with...and result in increased nephrotoxicity
Cephalosporins
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Fat soluble vitamin essential for calcium metabolism in animals and therefore important for normal mineralization of bone and cartilage
Vitamin D (water soluble vits- Vit B & Vit C
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Selective estrogen receptor modulator used in the treatment of osteoporosis
Raloxifene
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Acyclic nucleotide of adenosine monophosphate, which inhibits hepatitis B virus DNA polymerase; TX of chronic Hepa B
Adefovir dipivoxil
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Nonbenzodiazepine used in the treatment of insomnia
Zolpidem
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Synthetic diphenyl propylamine opiate agonist indicated for the management of opiate dependence
Levomethadyl acetate
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Meperidine congener that effectively inhibits excessive gastrointestinal motility
Diphenoxylate HCl
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Prostaglandin analogue used in the treatment of glaucoma
Latanoprost
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Surfactant laxative
Docusate
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Synthetic androgen used to suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary ovarian axis by inhibiting the release of specific gonadotropins
Danazol
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Biotech drug product indicated in growth failure for both pediatrics and adults
Somatropin
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Centrally acting inhibitor used in Alzheimer's disease
Tacrine

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