psychopharmaco link drugs to classes

Question 1

Sodium valproate

Answer 1

Mood stabiliser –Anticonvulsant
Used to treat seizures and bipolar disorder
treat dementia

Question 2

Isocarboxazid

Phenelzine

Answer 2

Antidepressant – MAOI

treat depression

Question 3

Haloperidol
Stelazine
Fluphenazine

Answer 3

1st gen; high potency anti-psychotic

treat schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders
treat dementia & aggression (halo only)

Question 4

Largactil

Answer 4

1st gen; low potency anti-psychotic

treat schizophrenia

Question 5

Quetiapine
Olanzapine
Risperidone

Answer 5

2nd gen anti-psychotic

1st line treatment for schizophrenia!!
treat dementia
treat eating disorder
treat depression

Question 6

Luvox
Paxil
Sertraline HCL
Prozac

Answer 6

Antidepressants: SSRIs

1st line treatment for depression!!
treat OCD
treat eating disorder (Prozac & zoloft)

Question 7

Luvox
Escitalopram
Mirtazapine

Answer 7

Antidepressants: SSRIs

treat dementia

Question 8

Lithium carbonate

Answer 8

Mood stabiliser (most effective)

treat mood disorders such as: mania & hypo-mania

Question 9

Lorazepam (Ativan)

Answer 9

Anxiolytic: Intermediate benzodiazepine

treat anxiety
treat aggression
treat dementia

Question 10

Amitriptyline
Clomipramine
Imipramine

Answer 10

Antidepressants– TCAs

treat depression
treat OCD (clomipramine)

Question 11

Benztropine
Trihexyphenidryl
Benadryl

Answer 11

Anti-cholinergic

treat EPSEs

Question 12

Carbamazepine

Answer 12

Mood stabilisers– anticonvulsant

prevent and control seizures

Question 13

Risperidone drops or quicklets , olanzapine

Answer 13

Treat aggression (with psychotic context)

Question 14

TCA/SSRI + buspirone + clonazepam

Answer 14

treat OCD + anxious

Question 15

TCA/SSRI + antipsychotics

Answer 15

treat OCD + delusional