2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists - Answer-Montelukast ( Singulair) - is indicated for
the prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma in adults and pediatric patients 12
months of age and older.
Zafirlucast ( Accolate ) - is indicated for the prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma
in adults and children 5 years of age and older.
Monoclonal Antibody for Asthma - Answer-Omalizumab ( Xolair)
Xolair is indicated for adults and adolescents (12 years of age and above) with
moderate to severe persistent asthma
Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor - Answer-: Sildenafil ( Revatio ) ( also Viagra)
A phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5 inhibitor) is a drug used to block the
degradative action of cGMP- specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) on cyclic GMP
in the vascular smooth muscle cells lining the blood vessels supplying the corpus
cavernosum erectile tissue of the penis also located in lungs prostate and bladder
First Generation H1-Blockers - Answer-effective, cheap, and still widely used, BUT,
most of these drugs penetrate the CNS blood brain barrier as well and cause sedation
by blocking the wakefullness associated with central Histamine.
Also interact with other receptors ( cholinergic, adrenergic, serotonin...etc) producing a
variety of unwanted adverse effects
Second Generation H1-Blockers - Answer-are more specific for H1 Receptors, ( less
effect on cholinergic, adrenergic and serotonin) ( less unwanted adverse effects)
because they also carry a polar group ( making them more water soluble) , they do not
penetrate the CNS blood brain barrier and therefore cause less sedation than first
generation H1 blockers
First Generation H1 blocker drugs - Answer-Diphenhydramine ( Benadryl)
Chlorpheniramine ( Chlor-Trimeton)
Dimenhydrinate ( Dramamine)
Hydroxyzine ( Atarax) ( Vistaril)
Meclizine ( Antivert)
Second Generation H1 blocker drugs - Answer-Cetrizine ( Zyrtec)
Loratidine ( Claritin)
,Fexofenadine ( Allegra)
H-2 Receptor Antagonist Drugs - Answer-Cimetidine ( Tagamet)
Ranitidine ( Zantac)
Famotidine ( Pepcid)
Nizatidine ( Axid )
Proton Pump Inhibitors - Answer-Omeprazole ( Prilosec)- also OTC
Lansoprazole (Prevacid )-also OTC
Pantoprazole ( Protonix)
Esomeprazole ( Nexium )
Rabeprazole ( Aciphex)
Phenothiazines - Answer-Prochlorperazine ( Compazine )
Controls nausea and vomiting by blocking DOPAMINE receptors found in the CTZ.
This stops the CTZ from sending the messages to the Vomiting Center that would
otherwise cause nausea and vomiting.
5HT3 Serotonin Receptor Blockers - Answer-Odansetron ( Zofran)
Selectively blocks SEROTONIN receptors at the Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone from
sending the messages to the Vomiting Center that would otherwise cause nausea and
vomiting
Substituted Benzamides - Answer-Metoclopramide ( Reglan
antagonism of central and peripheral dopamine receptors
Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) - Answer-stimulant laxative that acts on nerve fibers in the colon
Senna (Sennosoids) (Ex-lax) - Answer-stimulant laxative
Lactulose (Enulose) - Answer-osmotic laxative - oral doses reach the colon and are
degraded by colonic bacteria into lactic, formic and acetic acids. This ultimately
increases osmotic pressure, causing fluid accumulation, colon distension, soft stools
and defecation..
Docusate Sodium ( Colace) - Answer-becomes emulsified with the stool producing
softer feces and ease of passage. ( often takes days to become effective and are often
used for prophylaxis rather than acute treatment )
Polyethylene Glycol ( PEG) ( Miralax) ( Go-Lytely) - Answer-an osmotic agent which
causes water to be retained with the stool
Lubiprostone (Amitiza) - Answer-chloride channel activator
in the intestinal lumen to increase fluid secretions producing a chloride rich fluid
secretion
, Naloxegol (Movantik) - Answer-antagonist of opioid binding at the mu-opioid receptor.
When administered at the recommended dose levels, functions as a peripherally-acting
mu-opioid receptor antagonist in tissues such as the gastrointestinal tract, thereby
decreasing the constipating effects of opioids
Phosphodiesterase ( PDE-5) Inhibitors - Answer-Sildenafil ( Viagra)
Tadalafil ( Cialis)
Vardenafil ( Levitra)
Avanafil ( Stendra)
which is the enzyme responsible for degradation of cGMP in the corpus cavernosum,
and this leads to an extended arterial vascular smooth muscle relaxation and prolonged
increase in penile blood flow
Doxazocin ( Cardura)
Terazocin ( Hytrin) - Answer-BOTH high blood pressure and the urinary retention
associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Blocks both Alpha-1A & Alpha -1B receptors
Prazocin ( Minipress) - Answer-IS MORE SPECIFIC FOR HTN ( ALPHA 1B
RECEPTORS)
Tamsulosin ( Flomax) - Answer-MORE SPECIFIC FOR THE PROSTATE ( ALPHA 1A
RECEPTORS)
Finasteride ( Proscar)
Dutasteride ( Avoda) - Answer-5 - Alpha Reductase Inhibitors for BPH
By reducing hyperactive 5-Alpha Reductase and reducing DHT, the prostate shrinks
and urine flow increases
( DHT), an androgen that stimulates prostate growth
Treatment of Anemia - Answer-Cyanocobalamin ( B12)
Epoetin Alfa ( Epogen, Procrit)
Folic Acid
Iron
Treatment of Neutropenia - Answer-Filgrastim ( Neupogen)
Pegfilgrastim ( Neulasta)
Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia - Answer-Hydroxyurea ( Hydrea)
Pentoxyfylline ( Trental
Anemia causes - Answer-chronic blood loss
bone marrow abnormalities
increased hemolysis
infections