Random Qs Rx Flashcards

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Filgrastim - what is it?

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G-CSF

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Dexrazoxane - what is it?

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Fe chelator, (-) Anthracycline (Doxorubicin) cardio tox (dilated cardiomyopathy)

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Amifostine - used when?

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Given with Cisplantin to dec nephrotox

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Finasteride, Dutasteride - MOA, used for?

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5 alpha reductase inhibitor, used in BPH

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Tamsulosin, Silodosin - MOA

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Alpha 1 - R (-)’r, used in BPH, urinary specific

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Aldesleukin - what is it, used for?

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IL-2, Melanoma & RCC

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Alemtuzumab - MOA, which disease

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Mab vs CD52, used in CLL;MS

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Bevacizumab - MOA, which disease, SE?

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(-) VEGF, Colorectal cancer, renal cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer

SE// dec wound healing

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Which Rx cause granulocytosis

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Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Colchicine, Ganciclovir

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Rx that cause inc in LFTs

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Statins, Ezetimibe, Amiodarone, Thyroid storm Cetuximab, Valproic acid, Bosentan

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Rx that cause Hypothyroidism

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Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides

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Rx that cause hyperuricemia (Gout)

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Pyrazinamide, Thiazides, Furosemide, Niacin, Cyclosporine

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Antivirals - What are -Avirs, -Ivirs, -Ovirs used for?

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-Avirs = AIDS, -Ivirs = Influenza, -Ovirs = Herpes

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14
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Detemir, Glargine are?

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long acting insulin

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Sulfonyureas - list them, MOA?

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-Ides
1st gen: Chlorpropamide, Tolbutamide
2nd gen: Glimepiride, Glipizide, Glyburide
Close K+ channel in Beta cell membrane –> cell depolarizes –> insulin release via Inc Ca2+ influx

“Ides of March” - Ceaser Killed the K+ channel

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SGLT2 (-)’rs - List and MOA?

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Canaglifozin, Dapagliflozin, Empagliflozin - block reabsorption of glucose of PCT.

Stops the Glucose Flow In - Gli-flo-zin

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Which Antibiotics are lipid soluble so therefore not eliminated by the kidney?

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Doxycyclin, Ceftriaxone, Cefperazone, Naficillin, Oxacillin

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IFN alpha used for?

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Hep B& C, CML, Hairy B cell leukemia, Kaposi sarcoma

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IFN Beta used for?

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Inc length of remission in MS

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20
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IFN gamma used for?

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Chronic granulomatous disease

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21
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Repaglinide - MOA?

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Used in T2DB, stimulates postprandial insulin release by binding to K+ channels on B cell membranes (diff site from sulfonylureas)

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22
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Rx used in Hodgkin’s

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A - Adriamycin
B - Bleomycin
V - Vincristine
D - Dacarbazine, Doxorubicin

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23
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Peracetam - MOA?

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-racetams (like Levetiracetam) - may modulate GABA and glutamate release, used for clonus
SE// Fatigue, drowsiness, headache, neuropsychiatric

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Rasburicase - MOA? Use?

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Recombinant uricase that catalyzes metabolism of uric acid to allantoin (which is 5-10x more soluble). Prevention and treatment of tumor lysis syndrome.

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25
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Denosumab

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(-) osteoclasts maturation, Ab vs RANK-L ; Osteoporosis

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Leukovorin

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used for Methrotrexate toxicity (save from myelosuppression)

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27
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N-Acetyl-Cysteine

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vs Acetominophen Toxicity, Inc glutathione

28
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Filgrastim

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G-CSF

29
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Sargagrastim

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GM-CSF (stimulate granulocytes and monocytes)

30
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MESNA

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for hemorrhagic cystitis due to cyclophosphamide

31
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List 5 SSRIs - SE// and Tox?

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Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Citalopram, Fluvoxamine

SE//Bruxism, dec libido, weight LOSS, anxiety
TOX// Serotonin syndrome

32
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SSRIs are contraindicated with ?

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MAOIs, Meperidine, TCAs

33
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Rx that cause Pancreatitis?

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Valproic acid, Didanosine & Stavudine (HIV rx), L-Asparaginase

34
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Rx that cause Sulfa allergy

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Carbonic anhydrase (-)’rs, Loops, Thiazides, Sulfonamides, Sulfonylureas, Celecoxib, Sumatriptan

35
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Rx that can cause DB inspidus

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Democlocycline , Li

36
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Rx that cause Ototox/Nephrotox

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Aminoglycosides, vancomycin, loop diuretics, cisplatin, amphotericin B

37
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Disulfiram like reactions

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1st-generation Sulfonylureas, Procarbazine,

certain Cephalosporins, Griseofulvin, Metronidazole

38
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Rx that cause photosensitivty

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Sulfonamides, 
Simepravir (HIV protease (-)'r ), 
Amiodarone, 
Tetracyclines, 
5-FU,
39
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Rx that act on Microtubules

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Mebendazole (anti-helminthic)
Griseofulvin (anti-fungal)
Colchicine (anti-gout)
Vincristine/Vinblastine
Paclitaxel (used in breast/ovarian cancer)
40
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SLE like reaction

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Sulfa drugs, Hydralazine, Isoniazid,

Procainamide, Phenytoin, Etanercept, alpha methyldopa

41
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Methotrexate - MOA? SE?

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folic acid analog, (-) DHF reductase, will dec nucleotide precursors and WBC proliferation

SE// myelosuppression, hepato Tox, interstitial lung disease

42
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Busulfan - MOA? SE?

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DNA cross linking protein - will be cytotoxic to myeloid (low dose) and WBC (high dose).

Use for CML and w. cyclophosamide to prep for bone marrow transplant

SE//GI issues, pancytopenia, hyperpigmentation

43
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Rx that lead to SIADH

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Carbamazepine, Cyclophosphamide, SSRIs

44
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Fomepizole

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(-) alcohol DH, antidote for methanol ethylene gycol

45
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Hydroxyurea

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(-)ribonucleotide reductase

46
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Rifampin

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(-) RNA polymerase

47
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Actinomycin D

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inhibits RNA polymerase in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

48
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TNF alpha assoc Rx

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Adalimumab, certolizumab, golimumab, infliximab are all soluble TNF alpha.

Etanercept is a decoy TNF-α receptor and not a monoclonal antibody

49
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Natalizumab - what is it, what diseases

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α4-integrin, used in Crohn’s MS

50
Q

Chloramphenicol

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50S inhibitors, used Rickettsia if doxycyclin not avail
*(-) peptidyl transferase
(-) elongation at A–> P

51
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Tetracyclin

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works at A site, 30S inhibitor, bacteriostatic

52
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Rx that causes Restless Leg syndrome

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Pramipexole

53
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Rx used in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hematuria

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Eculizumab

54
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Paclitaxel is? used in?

A

Breast, ovarian cancer. - will Hyperstabilize polymerized microtubules in M phase so that mitotic spindle cannot break down (anaphase cannot occur).

55
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Alemtuzumab

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vs CD52 - used in CLL

56
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Riluzole - for?

A

ALS

57
Q

Rx for Essential Tremor

A

Non sel BB, Primidone

58
Q

Mycophenolate

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inhibit inosine

monophosphate dehydrogenase - inhibit purine synthesis

59
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Rx that (-) de novo purine synthesis

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6- Mercaptopurine, Azt

60
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(-) dihydro folate reductase

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MTX, TMP, Pyramethamine

61
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(-) viral entry into cells

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Enfuvirtide

62
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Sibutramine

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appetite suppressant no longer used

63
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Flutamide

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competitive antagonist at the androgen receptor, a nuclear receptor that affects transcription

64
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Fibrates

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(+) PPAR alpha to induce HDL synthesis, Inc LPL (Inc TAG clearence)

65
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Triamterene

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(-) Na channels @ collecting tubule; K sparing diuretic