NRNP6665 MIDTERM CERTIFICATION TEST
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Clonidine Hydrochloride Answer: Catapres, Catapres TTS, Kapvay
(Antihypertensive)
◉ Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride Answer: Focalin; Focalin XR
Tablet,
capsule
CNS Stimulant
ADHD
◉ Guanfacine Hydrochloride Answer: Tenex, Intuniv
Antihypertensive/Antipsychotic
◉ Lisdexamfetamine Answer: Vyvanse
(ADHD, binge eating disorder)
◉ Methylphenidate Answer: Concerta, Ritalin, Metadate, Methylin
CNS Agent for ADHD Yes
◉ methylphenidate hydrocholoride Answer: Methylphenidate
,Common brand names: Ritalin, Daytrana
This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder - ADHD.
Brand names: Ritalin · Daytrana · Metadate ER · Methylin · Quillivant
XR
Drug classes: Central Nervous System Stimulant · CNS Stimulant
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: =A group of disorders that cause
an impaired awareness of your own actions, thoughts, physical
sensations, and even identity, which is a sense of who you are.
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: Divided into three main types:
depersonalization/derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, and
dissociative identity disorder.
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: Each of these disorders fall along a
spectrum of severity:
-depersonalization/derealization= the least severe of the
dissociative disorders,
-dissociative amnesia= somewhere in the middle of least severe and
severe,
-dissociative identity disorder= the most severe.
,◉ Depersonalization/derealization Answer: -Might speak in a
deadpan manner, with little emotion, and have trouble forming
relationships.
-In severe cases, a person may have trouble recognizing familiar
places, people, or objects, and this can make it had to learn tasks.
◉ Caprylidene Answer: Medical food approved by FDA for treatment
of (AD)
Axona
◉ Aducanumab Answer: - Alzheimer's drug
- decreases amyloid plaques
◉ Donepezil (Aricept) Answer: *acetylcholinesterase inhibitor* -
inactivates enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine - which increases
available acetylcholine - which slows progression of AD;
*SIDE EFFECTS*: think parasympathetic activation - bradycardia,
hypotension, urination, defecation, GI upset, salivation, sweating
◉ Galantamine Answer: Reminyl ER
Cholinesterase Inhibitor
Dementia
◉ Memantine (Namenda) Answer: NMDA receptor antagonist
, - Alzheimer's /disease
◉ Rivastigmine Answer: • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
• Used to tx Alzheimer's
• Increases amount of ACh in presynaptic terminals
• Orally available
• Very short T 1/2 (1.5 hrs)
• Metab. by plasma cholinesterase **
• Adverse effects: mostly safe (tremors, bradycardia, nausea,
vomiting, etc. due to peripheral ACh stimulation)
◉ Nuplazid Answer: pimavanserin
Parkinsons Dx-hallucinations and delusions
◉ Rivastigmine Answer: • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
• Used to tx Alzheimer's
• Increases amount of ACh in presynaptic terminals
• Orally available
• Very short T 1/2 (1.5 hrs)
• Metab. by plasma cholinesterase **
• Adverse effects: mostly safe (tremors, bradycardia, nausea,
vomiting, etc. due to peripheral ACh stimulation)
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
◉ Clonidine Hydrochloride Answer: Catapres, Catapres TTS, Kapvay
(Antihypertensive)
◉ Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride Answer: Focalin; Focalin XR
Tablet,
capsule
CNS Stimulant
ADHD
◉ Guanfacine Hydrochloride Answer: Tenex, Intuniv
Antihypertensive/Antipsychotic
◉ Lisdexamfetamine Answer: Vyvanse
(ADHD, binge eating disorder)
◉ Methylphenidate Answer: Concerta, Ritalin, Metadate, Methylin
CNS Agent for ADHD Yes
◉ methylphenidate hydrocholoride Answer: Methylphenidate
,Common brand names: Ritalin, Daytrana
This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder - ADHD.
Brand names: Ritalin · Daytrana · Metadate ER · Methylin · Quillivant
XR
Drug classes: Central Nervous System Stimulant · CNS Stimulant
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: =A group of disorders that cause
an impaired awareness of your own actions, thoughts, physical
sensations, and even identity, which is a sense of who you are.
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: Divided into three main types:
depersonalization/derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, and
dissociative identity disorder.
◉ Dissociative disorders Answer: Each of these disorders fall along a
spectrum of severity:
-depersonalization/derealization= the least severe of the
dissociative disorders,
-dissociative amnesia= somewhere in the middle of least severe and
severe,
-dissociative identity disorder= the most severe.
,◉ Depersonalization/derealization Answer: -Might speak in a
deadpan manner, with little emotion, and have trouble forming
relationships.
-In severe cases, a person may have trouble recognizing familiar
places, people, or objects, and this can make it had to learn tasks.
◉ Caprylidene Answer: Medical food approved by FDA for treatment
of (AD)
Axona
◉ Aducanumab Answer: - Alzheimer's drug
- decreases amyloid plaques
◉ Donepezil (Aricept) Answer: *acetylcholinesterase inhibitor* -
inactivates enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine - which increases
available acetylcholine - which slows progression of AD;
*SIDE EFFECTS*: think parasympathetic activation - bradycardia,
hypotension, urination, defecation, GI upset, salivation, sweating
◉ Galantamine Answer: Reminyl ER
Cholinesterase Inhibitor
Dementia
◉ Memantine (Namenda) Answer: NMDA receptor antagonist
, - Alzheimer's /disease
◉ Rivastigmine Answer: • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
• Used to tx Alzheimer's
• Increases amount of ACh in presynaptic terminals
• Orally available
• Very short T 1/2 (1.5 hrs)
• Metab. by plasma cholinesterase **
• Adverse effects: mostly safe (tremors, bradycardia, nausea,
vomiting, etc. due to peripheral ACh stimulation)
◉ Nuplazid Answer: pimavanserin
Parkinsons Dx-hallucinations and delusions
◉ Rivastigmine Answer: • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
• Used to tx Alzheimer's
• Increases amount of ACh in presynaptic terminals
• Orally available
• Very short T 1/2 (1.5 hrs)
• Metab. by plasma cholinesterase **
• Adverse effects: mostly safe (tremors, bradycardia, nausea,
vomiting, etc. due to peripheral ACh stimulation)
