NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology Exam 1 – Complete Study Solutions
dopaminergic agent - (answer)levodopa/carbidopa
anticholinergic agent - (answer)benzotrophine
cholinesterase inhibitor - (answer)donepezil
Immunomodulators - (answer)interferon beta
traditional anti epileptic drugs - (answer)phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid
atypical anti epileptic drugs - (answer)oxcarbazepine
lamotrigdine
barbiturates - (answer)Phenobarbital
muscle spams drugs - (answer)baclofen
dantrolene
1st generation antipsychotics - (answer)low potency: chlorpromazine
high potency: haloperidol
2nd generation antipsychotic - (answer)clozapine
risperdone
olanzapine
SSRIs - (answer)fluoxetine
sertraline
,NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology Exam 1 – Complete Study Solutions
paroxetine
SNRI - (answer)venlafaxine
duloxetine
TCA - (answer)amitriptyline
MAOI - (answer)phenelzine
atypical antidepressant - (answer)Bupropion, trazodone
OTC herbal for depression - (answer)ST. Johns Wort
mood stabilizer - (answer)lithium
benzodiazepines - (answer)lorazepam, diazepam
alprazolam
benzodiazepine like drugs - (answer)zolpidem
insomnia drugs used - (answer)trazodone
doxepin
OTC drug for insomnia - (answer)melatonin
Atypical Anxiolytic - (answer)Buspirone
, NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology Exam 1 – Complete Study Solutions
amphetamines - (answer)amphetamine,
lisdexamfetamine
methamphetamine
methylxanthines - (answer)methylphenidate
when should we complete blood testing with use of lithium? - (answer)early in therapy- every 2-3 days,
until a therapeutic dose has been established, then long term-every 3 to 6 months
therapeutic level of lithium - (answer)0.8-1.4 mEq/L
toxic level of lithium - (answer)greater than 1.5 mEq/L
when can we start to see side effects of lithium? - (answer)when the drug is at a therapeutic level. they
are expected.
what are the side effects of lithium (therapeutic level)? - (answer)GI effects, tremors, polyuria, renal
toxicity, goiter, hypothyroidism, teratogenesis.
what will happen to side effects when one has a toxic level of lithium? - (answer)the effects will be much
worse and possibly life threatening i.e. tremor that becomes larger with muscle incoordination
what medications can we use to treat the cyclic effects of bipolar (mood-depression- psychosis)? -
(answer)mood stabilizer (lithium)= control mood
antidepressant (SSRI,TCA,MAOI)= control depression
antipsychotic (Ist/2nd generation)= control the psychosis
how does a benzodiazepine help with ETOH withdrawal? - (answer)it will decrease the withdrawal
manifestations and intensity, while making one sleepy and having CNS depression. plus, it is easy to give
IM and will work quickly.
dopaminergic agent - (answer)levodopa/carbidopa
anticholinergic agent - (answer)benzotrophine
cholinesterase inhibitor - (answer)donepezil
Immunomodulators - (answer)interferon beta
traditional anti epileptic drugs - (answer)phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid
atypical anti epileptic drugs - (answer)oxcarbazepine
lamotrigdine
barbiturates - (answer)Phenobarbital
muscle spams drugs - (answer)baclofen
dantrolene
1st generation antipsychotics - (answer)low potency: chlorpromazine
high potency: haloperidol
2nd generation antipsychotic - (answer)clozapine
risperdone
olanzapine
SSRIs - (answer)fluoxetine
sertraline
,NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology Exam 1 – Complete Study Solutions
paroxetine
SNRI - (answer)venlafaxine
duloxetine
TCA - (answer)amitriptyline
MAOI - (answer)phenelzine
atypical antidepressant - (answer)Bupropion, trazodone
OTC herbal for depression - (answer)ST. Johns Wort
mood stabilizer - (answer)lithium
benzodiazepines - (answer)lorazepam, diazepam
alprazolam
benzodiazepine like drugs - (answer)zolpidem
insomnia drugs used - (answer)trazodone
doxepin
OTC drug for insomnia - (answer)melatonin
Atypical Anxiolytic - (answer)Buspirone
, NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology Exam 1 – Complete Study Solutions
amphetamines - (answer)amphetamine,
lisdexamfetamine
methamphetamine
methylxanthines - (answer)methylphenidate
when should we complete blood testing with use of lithium? - (answer)early in therapy- every 2-3 days,
until a therapeutic dose has been established, then long term-every 3 to 6 months
therapeutic level of lithium - (answer)0.8-1.4 mEq/L
toxic level of lithium - (answer)greater than 1.5 mEq/L
when can we start to see side effects of lithium? - (answer)when the drug is at a therapeutic level. they
are expected.
what are the side effects of lithium (therapeutic level)? - (answer)GI effects, tremors, polyuria, renal
toxicity, goiter, hypothyroidism, teratogenesis.
what will happen to side effects when one has a toxic level of lithium? - (answer)the effects will be much
worse and possibly life threatening i.e. tremor that becomes larger with muscle incoordination
what medications can we use to treat the cyclic effects of bipolar (mood-depression- psychosis)? -
(answer)mood stabilizer (lithium)= control mood
antidepressant (SSRI,TCA,MAOI)= control depression
antipsychotic (Ist/2nd generation)= control the psychosis
how does a benzodiazepine help with ETOH withdrawal? - (answer)it will decrease the withdrawal
manifestations and intensity, while making one sleepy and having CNS depression. plus, it is easy to give
IM and will work quickly.
