Test 1- INDIRECT ACTING SYMPATHOMIMETICS:

Question 1

What are these used for?

Answer 1

These drugs are typically used for their CNS effects (eg behavioral therapy). The sympathetic effects are a concern as side effects.

Question 2

Tricyclic antidepressants

Answer 2

Clomipramin

Question 3

“Selective” serotonin re-uptake inhibtiors (SSRIs)

Answer 3

Fluoxitine (Prozac®)

Question 4

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)

Answer 4

Selegeline (Anipryl®)

Question 5

Cocaine

Answer 5

(blocks NE re-uptake)

Question 6

amphetamine

Answer 6

(increases NE release)