Random Qs Rx Flashcards
Filgrastim - what is it?
G-CSF
Dexrazoxane - what is it?
Fe chelator, (-) Anthracycline (Doxorubicin) cardio tox (dilated cardiomyopathy)
Amifostine - used when?
Given with Cisplantin to dec nephrotox
Finasteride, Dutasteride - MOA, used for?
5 alpha reductase inhibitor, used in BPH
Tamsulosin, Silodosin - MOA
Alpha 1 - R (-)’r, used in BPH, urinary specific
Aldesleukin - what is it, used for?
IL-2, Melanoma & RCC
Alemtuzumab - MOA, which disease
Mab vs CD52, used in CLL;MS
Bevacizumab - MOA, which disease, SE?
(-) VEGF, Colorectal cancer, renal cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer
SE// dec wound healing
Which Rx cause granulocytosis
Clozapine, Carbamazepine, Propylthiouracil, Methimazole, Colchicine, Ganciclovir
Rx that cause inc in LFTs
Statins, Ezetimibe, Amiodarone, Thyroid storm Cetuximab, Valproic acid, Bosentan
Rx that cause Hypothyroidism
Lithium, amiodarone, sulfonamides
Rx that cause hyperuricemia (Gout)
Pyrazinamide, Thiazides, Furosemide, Niacin, Cyclosporine
Antivirals - What are -Avirs, -Ivirs, -Ovirs used for?
-Avirs = AIDS, -Ivirs = Influenza, -Ovirs = Herpes
Detemir, Glargine are?
long acting insulin
Sulfonyureas - list them, MOA?
-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
SGLT2 (-)’rs - List and MOA?
Canaglifozin, Dapagliflozin, Empagliflozin - block reabsorption of glucose of PCT.
Stops the Glucose Flow In - Gli-flo-zin
Which Antibiotics are lipid soluble so therefore not eliminated by the kidney?
Doxycyclin, Ceftriaxone, Cefperazone, Naficillin, Oxacillin
IFN alpha used for?
Hep B& C, CML, Hairy B cell leukemia, Kaposi sarcoma
IFN Beta used for?
Inc length of remission in MS
IFN gamma used for?
Chronic granulomatous disease
Repaglinide - MOA?
Used in T2DB, stimulates postprandial insulin release by binding to K+ channels on B cell membranes (diff site from sulfonylureas)
Rx used in Hodgkin’s
A - Adriamycin
B - Bleomycin
V - Vincristine
D - Dacarbazine, Doxorubicin
Peracetam - MOA?
-racetams (like Levetiracetam) - may modulate GABA and glutamate release, used for clonus
SE// Fatigue, drowsiness, headache, neuropsychiatric
Rasburicase - MOA? Use?
Recombinant uricase that catalyzes metabolism of uric acid to allantoin (which is 5-10x more soluble). Prevention and treatment of tumor lysis syndrome.
Denosumab
(-) osteoclasts maturation, Ab vs RANK-L ; Osteoporosis
Leukovorin
used for Methrotrexate toxicity (save from myelosuppression)