NR 603 WEEK 2 PART TWO 2026 PRACTICE
TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Answer: Treatment for depression. Atypical antipsychotic.
"Dopamine stabilizer". Dopamine receptor antagonist in high
concentration and also stimulates increase of dopamine in low
concentrations. Side effects: insomnia, akathisia.
◉ Brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
Answer: Treatment for depression. Atypical antipsychotic
◉ Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Answer: Antidepressant and smoking cessation aid, It can treat
depression and help people quit smoking. It can also prevent
depression caused by seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
◉ Citalopram (Celexa)
Answer: Antidepressant, SSRI: 20-40 mg qd.
◉ Clomipramine (Anafranil)
,Answer: -Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (S-RI)
-Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
-Parent drug is a potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Active metabolite is a potent norepinephrine/noradrenaline
reuptake inhibitor
-Increases serotonergic neurotransmission by blocking the
serotonin reuptake pump (transporter), -Desensitization of
serotonin receptors, especially serotonin 1A receptors
-Increases noradrenergic neurotransmission by blocking the
norepinephrine reuptake pump (transporter), -Desensitization of
beta adrenergic receptors
-Dopamine is inactivated by norepinephrine reuptake in the frontal
cortex
-Lacks dopamine transporters
-Increases dopamine neurotransmission in this part of the brain
**FDA Approved for Pediatrics in tx Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) (ages 10 and older)
*Off-Label for Pediatric Use: Depression, Severe and treatment-
resistant, depression, Cataplexy syndrome, Anxiety, Insomnia,
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain
-Full therapeutic benefits may take 2-8 weeks
-Dosing: in Peds/Adolescents/Adults:
100-250mg/day
,◉ Cyamemazine (Tercian)
Answer: Treatment for depression.
-Known as cyamepromazine
-Typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class.
-Treatment for schizophrenia
and psychosis-associated
anxiety
-Behaves like an atypical
antipsychotic, due to its
potent anxiolytic effects (5-HT2C) and lack of extrapyramidal side
effects (5-HT2A).
-Conventional antipsychotic (neuroleptic, phenothiazine, dopamine
2 antagonist, serotonin dopamine antagonist)
-Commonly Prescribed for (not FDA approved):
-Schizophrenia
-Anxiety associated with psychosis (short-term)
-Anxiety associated with nonpsychotic disorders, including mood
disorders and personality disorders (short-term)
-Severe depression
-Bipolar disorder
-Other psychotic disorders
-Acute agitation/aggression (injection)
, -Benzodiazepine withdrawal
◉ Desiprimine (Norpramine)
Answer: Treats depression
Brand: Norpramin
-TCA
-Norepinephrine noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
-FDA approved for treating depression.
-Off-label: Anxiety, Insomnia,
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain, Treatment-resistant depression.
-More potent inhibitor of norepinephrine reuptake pump than
serotonin reuptake pump (serotonin transporter).
-May have immediate effects in treating insomnia or anxiety.
-If it is not working within 6-8 weeks for depression, it may require a
dosage increase or it may not work at all
-100-200 mg/day (for depression)
50-150 mg/day (for chronic pain).
◉ Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
Answer: Dual serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor-
often classified as an antidepressant.
-FDA approved to tx MDD.
TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Answer: Treatment for depression. Atypical antipsychotic.
"Dopamine stabilizer". Dopamine receptor antagonist in high
concentration and also stimulates increase of dopamine in low
concentrations. Side effects: insomnia, akathisia.
◉ Brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
Answer: Treatment for depression. Atypical antipsychotic
◉ Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Answer: Antidepressant and smoking cessation aid, It can treat
depression and help people quit smoking. It can also prevent
depression caused by seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
◉ Citalopram (Celexa)
Answer: Antidepressant, SSRI: 20-40 mg qd.
◉ Clomipramine (Anafranil)
,Answer: -Serotonin reuptake inhibitor (S-RI)
-Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)
-Parent drug is a potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Active metabolite is a potent norepinephrine/noradrenaline
reuptake inhibitor
-Increases serotonergic neurotransmission by blocking the
serotonin reuptake pump (transporter), -Desensitization of
serotonin receptors, especially serotonin 1A receptors
-Increases noradrenergic neurotransmission by blocking the
norepinephrine reuptake pump (transporter), -Desensitization of
beta adrenergic receptors
-Dopamine is inactivated by norepinephrine reuptake in the frontal
cortex
-Lacks dopamine transporters
-Increases dopamine neurotransmission in this part of the brain
**FDA Approved for Pediatrics in tx Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD) (ages 10 and older)
*Off-Label for Pediatric Use: Depression, Severe and treatment-
resistant, depression, Cataplexy syndrome, Anxiety, Insomnia,
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain
-Full therapeutic benefits may take 2-8 weeks
-Dosing: in Peds/Adolescents/Adults:
100-250mg/day
,◉ Cyamemazine (Tercian)
Answer: Treatment for depression.
-Known as cyamepromazine
-Typical antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class.
-Treatment for schizophrenia
and psychosis-associated
anxiety
-Behaves like an atypical
antipsychotic, due to its
potent anxiolytic effects (5-HT2C) and lack of extrapyramidal side
effects (5-HT2A).
-Conventional antipsychotic (neuroleptic, phenothiazine, dopamine
2 antagonist, serotonin dopamine antagonist)
-Commonly Prescribed for (not FDA approved):
-Schizophrenia
-Anxiety associated with psychosis (short-term)
-Anxiety associated with nonpsychotic disorders, including mood
disorders and personality disorders (short-term)
-Severe depression
-Bipolar disorder
-Other psychotic disorders
-Acute agitation/aggression (injection)
, -Benzodiazepine withdrawal
◉ Desiprimine (Norpramine)
Answer: Treats depression
Brand: Norpramin
-TCA
-Norepinephrine noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
-FDA approved for treating depression.
-Off-label: Anxiety, Insomnia,
Neuropathic pain/chronic pain, Treatment-resistant depression.
-More potent inhibitor of norepinephrine reuptake pump than
serotonin reuptake pump (serotonin transporter).
-May have immediate effects in treating insomnia or anxiety.
-If it is not working within 6-8 weeks for depression, it may require a
dosage increase or it may not work at all
-100-200 mg/day (for depression)
50-150 mg/day (for chronic pain).
◉ Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)
Answer: Dual serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor-
often classified as an antidepressant.
-FDA approved to tx MDD.
