Pharmacology
Module 10 Part A
(UT Arlington
2198-NURS-UL-
3365
PHARMACOLOGY
IN NURSING)
hypertensive crisis from fatal tyramine interaction -
answer Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
can cause a hypertensive crisis when taken with an MAOI -
answer Phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine
Non-selective MAOI's are more likely to cause - answer the
food interactions and hypertensive crisis
, Patient will need to be off MAOI ______before starting SSRI.
- answer 5 weeks
Many of the SSRI's can be used to treat chronic pain, for
example - answer citalopram
2nd generation antidepressants - answer SSRI
St. John's Wort increases chance of serotonin syndrome -
answer Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - answer
Fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine,
citalopram, escitalopram
Adverse effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, insomnia,
headache, euphoria, amnesia, blurred vision,
photosensitivity, sexual dysfunction, hypertension,
angioedema, blood dyscrasias, suicidal ideation, Stevens-
Johnson syndrome - answer Serotonin Norepinephrine
Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOI's should not be taken until the patient has been off
SNRI's for __days. SNRI's should not be started until __
days after the use of an MAOI. - answer MAOI's should not
be taken until the patient has been off SNRI's for 7 days.
SNRI's should not be started until 14 days after the use of
an MAOI.
Module 10 Part A
(UT Arlington
2198-NURS-UL-
3365
PHARMACOLOGY
IN NURSING)
hypertensive crisis from fatal tyramine interaction -
answer Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
can cause a hypertensive crisis when taken with an MAOI -
answer Phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine
Non-selective MAOI's are more likely to cause - answer the
food interactions and hypertensive crisis
, Patient will need to be off MAOI ______before starting SSRI.
- answer 5 weeks
Many of the SSRI's can be used to treat chronic pain, for
example - answer citalopram
2nd generation antidepressants - answer SSRI
St. John's Wort increases chance of serotonin syndrome -
answer Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and
Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors - answer
Fluvoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine,
citalopram, escitalopram
Adverse effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, insomnia,
headache, euphoria, amnesia, blurred vision,
photosensitivity, sexual dysfunction, hypertension,
angioedema, blood dyscrasias, suicidal ideation, Stevens-
Johnson syndrome - answer Serotonin Norepinephrine
Reuptake Inhibitors
MAOI's should not be taken until the patient has been off
SNRI's for __days. SNRI's should not be started until __
days after the use of an MAOI. - answer MAOI's should not
be taken until the patient has been off SNRI's for 7 days.
SNRI's should not be started until 14 days after the use of
an MAOI.
