Random Urinary Drug Flashcards
Tamsulosin
Alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist
Alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist
Tamsulosin
Tamsulosin
Mechanism of action
Tamosulosin is slightly selective for Alpha-1A
Slightly selective for Alpha-1A
Tamsulosin
Mechanism of action
Tamsulosin
Effects
Alpha-1A blockade may relax prostatic smooth muscles more than vascular smooth muscle
Alpha-1A blockade may relax prostatic smooth muscles more than vascular smooth muscle
Tamsulosin
Effects
Tamsulosin
Clinical applications
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin
Clinical applications
Tamsulosin
Toxicity
Orthostatic hypotension may be less common with this subtype
Orthostatic hypotension may be less common with this subtype
Tamsulosin
Toxicity
5a- reductase inhibitors
Finasteride
Dustasteride
Finasteride
5a- reductase inhibitor
Dustasteride
5a- reductase inhibitor
Finasteride
Mechanism of action
Blocks conversion of dihydrotestosteron
Blocks conversion of dihydrotestosteron
Finasteride
Mechanism of action
Finasteride
Clinical application
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Allopurinol
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Allopurinol
Allopurinol
Indications
First-line agent for the treatment of chronic gout
First-line agent for the treatment of chronic gout
Allopurinol
Desmopressin
Long-acting synthetic analog of vasopressin with minimal pressor activity and an antidiuretic-to-pressor ratio 4000 times that of vasopressin
Long-acting synthetic analog of vasopressin with minimal pressor activity and an antidiuretic-to-pressor ratio 4000 times that of vasopressin
Desmopressin
Desmopressin
Clinical applications
Pituitary diabetes insipidus
Pediatric primary nocturnal enuresis
Hemophilia A and von Willebrand disease
Pituitary diabetes insipidus
Pediatric primary nocturnal enuresis
Hemophilia A and von Willebrand disease
Desmopressin
Clinical applications