MARYVILLE PHARMACOLOGY STUDY EXAMS GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a first line drug for mild to moderate generalized anxiety disorder? -
✔✔Buspirone
✔✔How fast does Celexa start to demonstrate effects? - ✔✔Improved appetitie and
concentration in 1-2 weeks.
✔✔What is a major drug to treat bipolar disease? - ✔✔Lithium
✔✔Blood levels need to be monitored with Lithium because why? - ✔✔Lithium has a
narrow therapeutic range so it is important to recognize toxicity
✔✔What are symptoms of lithium toxicity? - ✔✔Drowsiness and Nausea
✔✔What dietary teaching needs to be done with patients taking lithium? - ✔✔Salt intake
needs to be consistent
✔✔What are the side effects of SSRIs (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor)? -
✔✔N/V, dizziness, light headedness, dry mouth, increased sweating, weight changes,
agitation, sexual side effects.
, ✔✔What are the side effects of SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) -
✔✔Headache, somnolence, dizziness, insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, constipation,
abnormal ejaculation, anorexia/weight loss, elevated BP
✔✔What are the side effects of MAOIs? - ✔✔Insomnia, anxiety, agitation, dizziness,
headache, restlessness, hypotension, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation
✔✔What Benzo has the greatest likelihood of dependence? - ✔✔Xanax /alprazolam
✔✔What receptors do Benzos act on? - ✔✔Enhances the neurotransmitter GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors
✔✔What result do Benzos have on the body? - ✔✔sedative
hypnotic
anxiolytic
anticonvulsant
muscle relaxer
✔✔What are long acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of anxiety
✔✔What are short acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of insomnia
✔✔What would be a good medication to prescribe for panic disorder? - ✔✔Diazepam
(Valium)
✔✔What is a anorexiant medication to treat obesity? - ✔✔Phentermine
✔✔What is a precaution with Phentermine? - ✔✔Anorexiants may cause tolerance and
should only be used for 6 months
✔✔What medications or herbals should be avoided with Phentermine? Why? -
✔✔SSRIs and St. Johns Wort...the combination may cause serotonin syndrome
✔✔Phentermine releases what two chemicals? - ✔✔Epinephrine and norepinephrine
✔✔Epi and norepi causes what to break down? - ✔✔Fat cells to break down stored fat
✔✔What are Signs and symptoms of seratonin syndrome? - ✔✔Headache, agitation,
mental confusion, hallucinations, coma
✔✔What are autonomic effects that you can get from seratonin syndrome? -
✔✔Shivering, sweating, hyperthermia, vasoconstriction, tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a first line drug for mild to moderate generalized anxiety disorder? -
✔✔Buspirone
✔✔How fast does Celexa start to demonstrate effects? - ✔✔Improved appetitie and
concentration in 1-2 weeks.
✔✔What is a major drug to treat bipolar disease? - ✔✔Lithium
✔✔Blood levels need to be monitored with Lithium because why? - ✔✔Lithium has a
narrow therapeutic range so it is important to recognize toxicity
✔✔What are symptoms of lithium toxicity? - ✔✔Drowsiness and Nausea
✔✔What dietary teaching needs to be done with patients taking lithium? - ✔✔Salt intake
needs to be consistent
✔✔What are the side effects of SSRIs (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor)? -
✔✔N/V, dizziness, light headedness, dry mouth, increased sweating, weight changes,
agitation, sexual side effects.
, ✔✔What are the side effects of SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) -
✔✔Headache, somnolence, dizziness, insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, constipation,
abnormal ejaculation, anorexia/weight loss, elevated BP
✔✔What are the side effects of MAOIs? - ✔✔Insomnia, anxiety, agitation, dizziness,
headache, restlessness, hypotension, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation
✔✔What Benzo has the greatest likelihood of dependence? - ✔✔Xanax /alprazolam
✔✔What receptors do Benzos act on? - ✔✔Enhances the neurotransmitter GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors
✔✔What result do Benzos have on the body? - ✔✔sedative
hypnotic
anxiolytic
anticonvulsant
muscle relaxer
✔✔What are long acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of anxiety
✔✔What are short acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of insomnia
✔✔What would be a good medication to prescribe for panic disorder? - ✔✔Diazepam
(Valium)
✔✔What is a anorexiant medication to treat obesity? - ✔✔Phentermine
✔✔What is a precaution with Phentermine? - ✔✔Anorexiants may cause tolerance and
should only be used for 6 months
✔✔What medications or herbals should be avoided with Phentermine? Why? -
✔✔SSRIs and St. Johns Wort...the combination may cause serotonin syndrome
✔✔Phentermine releases what two chemicals? - ✔✔Epinephrine and norepinephrine
✔✔Epi and norepi causes what to break down? - ✔✔Fat cells to break down stored fat
✔✔What are Signs and symptoms of seratonin syndrome? - ✔✔Headache, agitation,
mental confusion, hallucinations, coma
✔✔What are autonomic effects that you can get from seratonin syndrome? -
✔✔Shivering, sweating, hyperthermia, vasoconstriction, tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea
