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NPLEX II: Part III - elective pharmacology
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Drug used to treat ductus arteriosus and ED. Prostaglandin class.
✓ -:- Alprostadil
SE: apnea and hemorrhage
"PROSTAglandin for AL"
Drug used to treat ear infections. Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta lactamase inhibitor.
✓ -:- Amoxicillin with clavulanate
CI: penicillin allergy
Drug used to treat strep infection, endocarditis, and meningitis. Beta lactam class.
✓ -:- Ampicillin
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SE: Steven Johnson, anaphylaxis, rash, black tongue
CI: drug allergies
Drug used to treat ADHD. SERT (increases NE) class.
✓ -:- Atomoxetine
SE: suicide, aggression
CI: MAOI use / glaucoma / pheochromocytoma / CVD
Note: similar drugs are SSRI fluoxetine and SNRI duloxetine
"treats kids with personalities of an ATOMic bomb"
Drug used to treat muscle spasticity (spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, MS) by binding to
GABA.
✓ -:- Baclofen
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SE: withdrawal, CNS and respiratory depression
CI: stroke and Parkinson's
"gaBA for spinal COrd injury"
Drug used to treat asthma, dermatitis, and UC. Steroid class.
✓ -:- Beclomethasone
SE: infections, Cushing
"-methansone, just like dexamethasone"
Drug used to treat cough. Non-opioid anti-tussive, decreases stretch receptors in lungs.
✓ -:- Benzonanate
SE: drowsiness
CI: PABA allergy
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"BENZO rings kind of look like lungs. BenzonAnAte - pAbA"
Drug used to treat Parkinson's disease (tremor). Anti-cholinergic class.
✓ -:- Benztropine
SE: parasympatholytic side effects.
CI: glaucoma, BPH, potassium supplementation.
"similar to aTROPINE. For BENZ drivers (old men)."
Drug used to treat urinary retention caused by diabetes, anesthesia, or drug reactions.
Parasypathomimetic class (affects muscarinic receptors but not nicotinic).
✓ -:- Bethanechol
SE: bronchospasm, tachycardia, abdominal pain.
CI: asthma, PUD, obstruction, hyperthyroidism.
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NPLEX II: Part III - elective pharmacology
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
Drug used to treat ductus arteriosus and ED. Prostaglandin class.
✓ -:- Alprostadil
SE: apnea and hemorrhage
"PROSTAglandin for AL"
Drug used to treat ear infections. Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta lactamase inhibitor.
✓ -:- Amoxicillin with clavulanate
CI: penicillin allergy
Drug used to treat strep infection, endocarditis, and meningitis. Beta lactam class.
✓ -:- Ampicillin
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SE: Steven Johnson, anaphylaxis, rash, black tongue
CI: drug allergies
Drug used to treat ADHD. SERT (increases NE) class.
✓ -:- Atomoxetine
SE: suicide, aggression
CI: MAOI use / glaucoma / pheochromocytoma / CVD
Note: similar drugs are SSRI fluoxetine and SNRI duloxetine
"treats kids with personalities of an ATOMic bomb"
Drug used to treat muscle spasticity (spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, MS) by binding to
GABA.
✓ -:- Baclofen
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SE: withdrawal, CNS and respiratory depression
CI: stroke and Parkinson's
"gaBA for spinal COrd injury"
Drug used to treat asthma, dermatitis, and UC. Steroid class.
✓ -:- Beclomethasone
SE: infections, Cushing
"-methansone, just like dexamethasone"
Drug used to treat cough. Non-opioid anti-tussive, decreases stretch receptors in lungs.
✓ -:- Benzonanate
SE: drowsiness
CI: PABA allergy
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"BENZO rings kind of look like lungs. BenzonAnAte - pAbA"
Drug used to treat Parkinson's disease (tremor). Anti-cholinergic class.
✓ -:- Benztropine
SE: parasympatholytic side effects.
CI: glaucoma, BPH, potassium supplementation.
"similar to aTROPINE. For BENZ drivers (old men)."
Drug used to treat urinary retention caused by diabetes, anesthesia, or drug reactions.
Parasypathomimetic class (affects muscarinic receptors but not nicotinic).
✓ -:- Bethanechol
SE: bronchospasm, tachycardia, abdominal pain.
CI: asthma, PUD, obstruction, hyperthyroidism.
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