Nurs 615 Pharm Exam 2
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What are the two main classes of anxiolytics?
Correct Answer: Benzodiazepines and Buspirone (Buspar)
Question 2.
Name three examples of benzodiazepines.
Correct Answer: Alprazolam (Xanax), Lorazepam (Ativan), Temazepam
(Restoril), Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Question 3.
What neurotransmitter do benzodiazepines primarily enhance the action of?
Correct Answer: Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)
Question 4.
What are some effects of benzodiazepines?
Correct Answer: Reduction in anxiety, muscle relaxation, ataxia,
anticonvulsant activity.
Question 5.
What is Buspirone (Buspar) primarily used to treat?
Correct Answer: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Question 6.
How does Buspirone act at the serotonin receptors?
Correct Answer: It is a full agonist at the pre-synaptic serotonin-1A (5-HT 1a)
receptor.
Question 7.
What is a key characteristic of the pharmacokinetics of Buspirone?
Correct Answer: It should be taken with food to decrease the first-pass effect.
Question 8.
What are the main classes of antidepressants?
, Correct Answer: SSRIs, SNRIs, Tricyclics, Atypical antidepressants.
• What are SSRIs and what do they do? -✓✓Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors that inhibit presynaptic neuronal reuptake of serotonin, increasing
its availability.
Question 9.
Name four SSRIs.
Correct Answer: Paroxetine (Paxil), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Sertraline (Zoloft),
Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Question 10.
What are common adverse effects of SSRIs?
Correct Answer: Nausea, dry mouth, headache, sexual side effects.
Question 11.
What is the mechanism of action of SNRIs?
Correct Answer: They block serotonin and norepinephrine transporters,
inhibiting the reuptake of these neurotransmitters.
Question 12.
Name two SNRIs.
Correct Answer: Venlafaxine (Effexor) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Question 13.
What are tricyclic antidepressants primarily used for?
Correct Answer: To inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine at
the presynaptic neuron.
Question 14.
What are some contraindications for tricyclic antidepressants?
Correct Answer: Patients with cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled epilepsy,
urinary retention, angle-closure glaucoma.
Question 15.
What is Bupropion (Wellbutrin) classified as?
Correct Answer: An atypical antidepressant and norepinephrine-dopamine
reuptake inhibitor.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What are the two main classes of anxiolytics?
Correct Answer: Benzodiazepines and Buspirone (Buspar)
Question 2.
Name three examples of benzodiazepines.
Correct Answer: Alprazolam (Xanax), Lorazepam (Ativan), Temazepam
(Restoril), Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Question 3.
What neurotransmitter do benzodiazepines primarily enhance the action of?
Correct Answer: Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)
Question 4.
What are some effects of benzodiazepines?
Correct Answer: Reduction in anxiety, muscle relaxation, ataxia,
anticonvulsant activity.
Question 5.
What is Buspirone (Buspar) primarily used to treat?
Correct Answer: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Question 6.
How does Buspirone act at the serotonin receptors?
Correct Answer: It is a full agonist at the pre-synaptic serotonin-1A (5-HT 1a)
receptor.
Question 7.
What is a key characteristic of the pharmacokinetics of Buspirone?
Correct Answer: It should be taken with food to decrease the first-pass effect.
Question 8.
What are the main classes of antidepressants?
, Correct Answer: SSRIs, SNRIs, Tricyclics, Atypical antidepressants.
• What are SSRIs and what do they do? -✓✓Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors that inhibit presynaptic neuronal reuptake of serotonin, increasing
its availability.
Question 9.
Name four SSRIs.
Correct Answer: Paroxetine (Paxil), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Sertraline (Zoloft),
Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Question 10.
What are common adverse effects of SSRIs?
Correct Answer: Nausea, dry mouth, headache, sexual side effects.
Question 11.
What is the mechanism of action of SNRIs?
Correct Answer: They block serotonin and norepinephrine transporters,
inhibiting the reuptake of these neurotransmitters.
Question 12.
Name two SNRIs.
Correct Answer: Venlafaxine (Effexor) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
Question 13.
What are tricyclic antidepressants primarily used for?
Correct Answer: To inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine at
the presynaptic neuron.
Question 14.
What are some contraindications for tricyclic antidepressants?
Correct Answer: Patients with cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled epilepsy,
urinary retention, angle-closure glaucoma.
Question 15.
What is Bupropion (Wellbutrin) classified as?
Correct Answer: An atypical antidepressant and norepinephrine-dopamine
reuptake inhibitor.
