PharmII_Final Flashcards
What are the effects of endogenous histamine?
Decrease BP
Increase HTN
Which antihisamine generation have more sedating effects?
H1 antagonists 1st generation
Which antihistamine in the 2nd generation has the most sedating effects?
Zyrtec
Which receptor/mechanism does allergic rhinitis act on?
H1
What is the most rapid onset of the 5-HT1B agonist?
Rizatriptan
A newer drug and most effective for migraines
Which is a prophylactic drug for migraine headaches?
Beta blockers. Propranolol is effective in reducing frequency and intensity of headaches in 2/3 of patients.
What is the first option to treat acute(episodic) tension headaches?
OTC NSAIDs: ibuprofen aspirin Naproxen acetaminophen(remem this is not an NSAID)
Which drug potentiates GABA and has affinity for BZ1 and BZ2 receptors
Alprazolam.
I think any benzodiazepine would work.
Which non-benzodiazepine acts at the BZ1 receptor, given for insomnia?
Ambien and Sonata
Lunesta is nonselective
Which drug is given to treat only absence seizures?
Ethosuximide
Which drug is given for simple partial and myotonic seizures?
Valproate
Which is the drug of choice for partial seizures
Phenytoin
Carbamazepine
What is the action of Sinemet inhibit?
Peripheral decarboxylase reducing available L-Dopa
MAO-B?
Selegiline
Which drug cannot be used to treat Chorea?
Selegiline
Which drug is CI for Parkinsons?
Haloperidol
Name a high potent conventional antipsychotic?
Haloperidol
name a low potency antipsychotic?
Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
What can’t you use PPI in?
Non-ulcer dyspepsia
How long to wait to take PPI
One hour before a meal so it can get to canaliculus
Which drug act on mucosal recpetors to drecease acid secretions?
Misoprostol
It is a prostaglandin analog
What does misoprostol do to prego chicks?
It causes uterine contractions
Which drug has mixed receptor actions (both agonist and antagonist)?
Nubain
Which drug is used for treatment of opioid abuse?
BUprenex
Naloxone, Nalmefene, Naltrexone(longest actin)
Which is not an effect of an opioid on CNS?
Anti-inflammation
Which drug irreversibly binds to COX1?
Aspirin
Which drug is given for the prophylactic trt of coronary artery disease that also blocks platelet aggregation?
Aspirin
Which drug will cause Fatal Hepatic necrosis and acute renal failure?
Acetaminophen
What do you give a patient if they overdose on Acetaminophen?
N-acetylcysteine
- gastric lavage
- replenish glutathione
Which drugs were withdrawn due to its prothrombin effects?
Vioxx
Bextra
Which NSAID is a high potency propionic acid derivative?
Ketoprofen
Which drug increases the elimination of uric acid?
Probenecid/
Also Anturane