Week 11: Chapter 26 Study Guide Flashcards
Trade name of: Namenda
mematine
Trade name of: Aricept
donepezil
Trade name of: Exelon
rivastigmine
Trade name of: Reminyl
galantamine
What drug category is: entacapone (Comtan)
COMT inhibitor
What drug category is: selegiline (Eldepryl)
MAOB inhibitor
What drug category is: pramipexole (Mirapex)
Dopamine antagonist
What drug category is: apomorphine (Apokyn)
Dopamine antagonist
What drug category is: tolcapone (Tasmar)
COMT inhibitor
What drug category is: rasagiline (Azilect)
MAOB inhibitor
What drug category is: benztropine (Cogentin)
Anticholinergic
What drug category is: ropinirole (Requip)
Dopamine antagonist
What drug category is: trihexyphenidyl (Artane)
Anticholinergic
What drug category is: bromocriptine (Parlodel)
Dopamine antagonist
What drug category is: carbddopa/ levodopa (Sinemet)
Dopamine antagonist
A progressive, incurable condition that destroys brain cells, gradually causing loss of intellectual abilities:
Alzheimer’s disease
The loss of intellectual functions of sufficient severity to interfere with a persons daily functioning:
Dementia
A unique type of cell found in the brain and body that is specialized to process and transmit information:
Neuron
A chemical substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse:
Neurotransmitter
A progressive d/o of the nervous system marked by muscle tremors, muscle rigidity, decreased mobility, stooped posture, slowed voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression:
Parkinson’s disease
Cholinesterase/ acetylcholinesterase inhibitors __________________ the activity of the ________________ acetylcholinesterase.
Reduce
Enzyme
_____________________ ___________________ block cholinergic nerve impulses to help control muscle movements.
Anticholinergic drugs
Dopaminergic/ dopamine agonists increase the amount of _______________ _________________ in the brain.
Dopamine activity
Alzheimer’s disease affects ______ % of people over the age of 65, and as many as ______% of people over the age 85.
10%
50%