MARYVILLE NURS 615 PHARM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Phenelzine (Nardil) may cause what if there is an interaction with known
contraindicated foods? - ✔✔Hypertensive crisis
✔✔What are the side effects of tricyclic antidepressants? - ✔✔Anticholinergic type
effects like dry mouth, sedation, constipation, increased appetite, blurred vision, tinnitus,
euphoria, mania
✔✔How long does it take for SSRIs to take effect - ✔✔2-6 weeks
✔✔SSRIs may cause what onset of action symptoms? - ✔✔Nausea, but this will usually
resolve in a week.
✔✔What is one thing you should not do with SSRIs? - ✔✔Drink alcohol
✔✔What should happen when going off an SSRI? - ✔✔Wean slowly, do not stop
abruptly
✔✔What medications would a patient with depression and anxiety respond well to? -
✔✔Buspar and an SSRI combined
Celexa (Citalopram)
Lexapro (Escitalopram)
✔✔Why should you combine an SSRI with Buspar? - ✔✔Buspar augments the SSRI
and is a good combo for anxiety and depression
✔✔What is a first line drug for mild to moderate generalized anxiety disorder? -
✔✔Buspirone
, ✔✔How fast does Celexa start to demonstrate effects? - ✔✔Improved appetitie and
concentration in 1-2 weeks.
✔✔What is a major drug to treat bipolar disease? - ✔✔Lithium
✔✔Blood levels need to be monitored with Lithium because why? - ✔✔Lithium has a
narrow therapeutic range so it is important to recognize toxicity
✔✔What are symptoms of lithium toxicity? - ✔✔Drowsiness and Nausea
✔✔What dietary teaching needs to be done with patients taking lithium? - ✔✔Salt intake
needs to be consistent
✔✔What are the side effects of SSRIs (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor)? -
✔✔N/V, dizziness, light headedness, dry mouth, increased sweating, weight changes,
agitation, sexual side effects.
✔✔What are the side effects of SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) -
✔✔Headache, somnolence, dizziness, insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, constipation,
abnormal ejaculation, anorexia/weight loss, elevated BP
✔✔What are the side effects of MAOIs? - ✔✔Insomnia, anxiety, agitation, dizziness,
headache, restlessness, hypotension, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation
✔✔What Benzo has the greatest likelihood of dependence? - ✔✔Xanax /alprazolam
✔✔What receptors do Benzos act on? - ✔✔Enhances the neurotransmitter GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors
✔✔What result do Benzos have on the body? - ✔✔sedative
hypnotic
anxiolytic
anticonvulsant
muscle relaxer
✔✔What are long acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of anxiety
✔✔What are short acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of insomnia
✔✔What would be a good medication to prescribe for panic disorder? - ✔✔Diazepam
(Valium)
✔✔What is a anorexiant medication to treat obesity? - ✔✔Phentermine
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Phenelzine (Nardil) may cause what if there is an interaction with known
contraindicated foods? - ✔✔Hypertensive crisis
✔✔What are the side effects of tricyclic antidepressants? - ✔✔Anticholinergic type
effects like dry mouth, sedation, constipation, increased appetite, blurred vision, tinnitus,
euphoria, mania
✔✔How long does it take for SSRIs to take effect - ✔✔2-6 weeks
✔✔SSRIs may cause what onset of action symptoms? - ✔✔Nausea, but this will usually
resolve in a week.
✔✔What is one thing you should not do with SSRIs? - ✔✔Drink alcohol
✔✔What should happen when going off an SSRI? - ✔✔Wean slowly, do not stop
abruptly
✔✔What medications would a patient with depression and anxiety respond well to? -
✔✔Buspar and an SSRI combined
Celexa (Citalopram)
Lexapro (Escitalopram)
✔✔Why should you combine an SSRI with Buspar? - ✔✔Buspar augments the SSRI
and is a good combo for anxiety and depression
✔✔What is a first line drug for mild to moderate generalized anxiety disorder? -
✔✔Buspirone
, ✔✔How fast does Celexa start to demonstrate effects? - ✔✔Improved appetitie and
concentration in 1-2 weeks.
✔✔What is a major drug to treat bipolar disease? - ✔✔Lithium
✔✔Blood levels need to be monitored with Lithium because why? - ✔✔Lithium has a
narrow therapeutic range so it is important to recognize toxicity
✔✔What are symptoms of lithium toxicity? - ✔✔Drowsiness and Nausea
✔✔What dietary teaching needs to be done with patients taking lithium? - ✔✔Salt intake
needs to be consistent
✔✔What are the side effects of SSRIs (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor)? -
✔✔N/V, dizziness, light headedness, dry mouth, increased sweating, weight changes,
agitation, sexual side effects.
✔✔What are the side effects of SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) -
✔✔Headache, somnolence, dizziness, insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, constipation,
abnormal ejaculation, anorexia/weight loss, elevated BP
✔✔What are the side effects of MAOIs? - ✔✔Insomnia, anxiety, agitation, dizziness,
headache, restlessness, hypotension, dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation
✔✔What Benzo has the greatest likelihood of dependence? - ✔✔Xanax /alprazolam
✔✔What receptors do Benzos act on? - ✔✔Enhances the neurotransmitter GABA
(gamma-aminobutyric acid) receptors
✔✔What result do Benzos have on the body? - ✔✔sedative
hypnotic
anxiolytic
anticonvulsant
muscle relaxer
✔✔What are long acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of anxiety
✔✔What are short acting Benzos prescribed for? - ✔✔Treatment of insomnia
✔✔What would be a good medication to prescribe for panic disorder? - ✔✔Diazepam
(Valium)
✔✔What is a anorexiant medication to treat obesity? - ✔✔Phentermine
