Quiz Six Drugs Flashcards
What drug contracts cilliary muscles and increases outflow of aqueous humor?
Pilocarpine
What drug decreases aqueous humor secretion?
Timolol
What drug increases outflow of aqueous humor?
Lantanoprost
What drugs are bad for glaucomas?
Anticholinergic/stimulants
Which carbonic anhydrase inhibitor reduces aqueous humor secretion?
Acetazolamide
What drug treats age-related macular degeneration?
Bevacizumab
What drug is an H1 blocker, anticholinergic, CNS-depressant that has antimotion sickness and xerostomia?
Meclizine
What drug can be used to treat Meniere disease but had no description?
Diazepam
What drug is an H1 blocker, anticholinergic, antinausea and motion sickness and causes xerostomia?
Promethazine
What drug is a diuretic that relieves fluid pressure and can be used to treat Meniere’s disease?
Hydrochlorothiazide
What drug is a long-acting steroid that is injected into the ear to reduce fluid?
Dexamethasone
What anti-cancer drug is a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor and is used for multiple cancers?
Imatinib
What anti-cancer drug blocks ECGR and is used as a treatment for non-small cell lung and pancreatic cancers?
Erlotinib
What drug is an anti-cancer alkylating agent that is used to treat Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Multiple myeloma, leukemia and breast cancer?
Cyclophosphamide
What drug passes the blood brain barrier and is used in combination for treating Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
Nitrosoureas
What drug is used for a broad range of solid tumors and is nephrotoxic?
Cisplatin
What drug inhibits tetrahydrofolate and interfers with DNA and is typically used to treat head and neck cancers?
Methyltrexate
What drug inhibits thymidine synthase, decreases NDA synthase and decreases DNA synthesis and is used to treat colorectal, anal, breast, head/neck and hepatocellular cancers?
Fluorouracil
What are the two natural product treatments for cancer?
- Vinblastine and 2. Vincristine
What is the name of the anti-tumor antibiotics?
Anthracyclines
What is the most effective agent in treating AML?
Cytarabine
What treatment has 40-50% response rates in colorectal cancer?
5-fluorouracil