Sedative and Hypnotics Flashcards
DOC to induce sleep
Benzodiazepenes
Barbiturates
Antihistaminic OTC sleep aids and cold treatment
Diphenhydramine
ttt of performance anxiety
Propranolol
Decrease latency of sleep onset
to treat insomnia
Ramelton
ttt of disrupted sleep cycles
due to shift of timing
Ramelton
Selective anxiolytic
Buspirone
treatment of Partial seizure and Grand mal seizures
1- phenytoin
2- fosphenytoin
3- phenobarbitone
4- carbamazepine / oxcarbazepine
5- valproate
treatment of Petit Mal Seizures
1- ethosuximide DOC
2- valproate
3- clonazepam
treatment of Status Epilepticus
1- diazepam and lorazepam DOC - I.V
2- fosphenytoin I.V
3- phenobarbital
4- midazolam I.V
Block the reuptake of Epinephrine and serotonin
Tricyclic antidepressants
(amitriptyline, nortriptyline,Imipramine, Desipramine, clomipramine)
Chronic pain
TCA
Amitriptyline
specific serotonin reuptake blocker
SSRI
(Citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline
Bulimia nervosa
SSRI
Panic disorders
SSRI
Irreversible inhibition of MAO-A and B (non-selective) increasing concentration of both NE and 5-HT in the brain
MAOI
(phenezine & tranylcypromine)