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B7 Pharmacology Final Exam (Lectures 12–22)

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This study guide provides a detailed and organized review for the B7 Pharmacology Final Exam, covering Lectures 12–22. It includes advanced pharmacology topics such as complex drug classifications, mechanisms of action, therapeutic applications, adverse effects, contraindications, and essential nursing considerations. Designed strictly for personal study and reference, this guide reinforces high-level pharmacology knowledge without reproducing any actual exam content. Ideal for nursing and health science students seeking a comprehensive resource to support mastery and success in the 2026 B7 Pharmacology Final Exam.

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B7 Pharmacology Final Exam (Lectures
12-22)
DSM5 Criteria for Major Depressive Disorder - 1+ maj depr eps w/o hx man/hypoman
- 5+ SIGECAPS sx nearly everyday 2w per w/ change from prev func lev
- MUST impair func/cause subst distr
- 1 sx MUST be depr mood/anhed

SIGECAPS sx of MDD - - Suic ideation w/ w/o plan; suic att; recur thoughts of death
- Interest (loss int/pleas in activs; anhed)
- Guilt (inappr/excess, feeling worthlessness)
- Energy decr
- Conc decr; diff making decis
- Appet ch (typ decr, change 5% wt from basel)
- Psychomot agit/retard
- Sleep impair (typ insom but maybe hypersom)

Pathophysiology of MDD (Biogenic Amine Hypothesis) - results from monoam NT def
cort+limb brain areas
- Dopa, 5-HT, and/or NE neurotransm abnorms --> decr cort resp to emo activ -->
affective dysf+depr w/ impair serot NT
- Noradr fibs proj from loc cerul to cer cort+dopa fibs innerv nuc accumb also reg mood
- monoam def --> upreg postsynR

Monoamine NT Neuronal Regulation & Antidepressant MOA - interf w/ transp mols inhib
NT reup incr amts in synapse

Monoamine System Feedback - DO NOT func indep
ie. med enh NE transm may sec alter 5-HT+Dopa activ & 5-HT known to inhib
NE+Dopa rel in cert brain areas

NE Synthesis, Binding, wReuptake w- w- wtyramine wconv wto wNE, wstored win wvesics/degr
wby wMAO
- binds wpostsyn walpha/beta wadrenR; wbinds/agonizes wpresyn walpha2R winhib wNE wrel
- Recyc wback wpresyn wby wNET wtransp

Serotonin wSynthesis, wBinding, wReuptake w- w- wtryp wconv wto w5HT
- Binds wmany wpostsyn/presynR w--> wactiv wpresynR wto wdecr wneur wfiring
- SERT wtransp wfor wreup

Problems ww/ wMonoamine wHypothesis w- wantideps wrap wchanging wmonoam wconcs
whave wdelayed wonset wto weffic w--> weffs wmaybe wsec wto walter wR wdens/sensits wOR
wsec wsig wPW w(ie. winositol wsynth wdisr win wbipol wdisord)


Neurotropic wHypothesis wof wMDD w- winfl+overexc w--> wdecr wneuroplas+neur wdiff
- n wGF w(ie. wBDNF wbr-der wneurotroph wfac) wreg wneuron wplasticity, wresil, wneurogen
w(incr wsyn wconns)

,B7 Pharmacology Final Exam (Lectures
12-22)
- depr wassoc ww/ wdecr wBDNF w--> wdecr wneurotroph wsupp w(also wassoc ww/
wDM+other wnon- wneuro/psych wdis)
- sust wNE/5HT wsig wincr wBDNF wexpr
- antideps wincr wneurogen+syn wconn wcort wareas w(ie. whippocamp)

Altered wGlutamate wNeurotransmission win wMDD w- woverexcit win wcert wbrain wareas

Neuroendocrine wFactors win wMDD w- whypoT+low wsex wsters w(estrog win wmenop,
wtestos) wassoc ww/ wdepr
- neuroactive wsteroids wlike wprogest wmetabolite wAllopregnanolone wdef wcorrel ww/ wPPD

Goals wof wTreatment win wDepression w- w- wac wdepr wsx wresol
- prev wfunc wlev wreturn
- suic wprev
- fut wdepr weps w(recur/relapse) wprev

Nonpharmacologic wInterventions wfor wMDD w- w- wPsychother w= w**1st wLINE wfor wmild-
mod** wdepr, waddit weffs ww/ wpharm wther, wmaybe wcost+resource wprohib
- ECT w= w**LAST wLINE** wfor wrefrac wMDD
- Exercise w--> wincr wBDNF

**Use wpharm wther+CBT wfor wmod-sev wdepr**

Acne wtreatment wthat wmay wExacerbate wDepression w- wIsotretinoin

- mon wpsych wsx wper wREMS wprogram wiPledge

CV wMeds wthat wmay wExacerbate wDepression w- w- wReserpine w= wdepl wsymp wbiogen
wamines wNE+Dopa; wused wfor wHTN wbut wpulled wfrom wmarket wdue wto wfatigue, wdecr
wenerg, wsex wdysf?
- ARBs
- BBs w= wclassically wlinked wto wdepr wbut wevid wsupps wjust wphys wsx wfatigue+low wenerg
- CCBs
- Clonidine
- Methyldopa

CNS wAgents wthat wMay wExacerbate wDepression w- w- wDeutetrabenazine w&
wTetrabenazine w= wdepl wsyn wmonamines wby wdecr wvesic wpresyn wneur wtransp;
w**BBW wdepr+suicidality**
- Valbenazine

Hormonal wTherapy wthat wmay wExacerbate wDepression w- w- wGRH w& wOCPs w=
wprogest+estrog walters wposs wlink wto wmonoam woxid wactiv
- Steroids w(ie. wPrednis) w= wposs wassoc ww/ winfl+HPA waxis wchanges wof wdepr

Immunologic wAgent wthat wmay wExacerbate wDepression w- wInterferons

,B7 Pharmacology Final Exam (Lectures
12-22)
Smoking wCessation wDrug wthat wmay wExacerbate wDepression w- wVarenicline

Line wof wPharmacotherapy wfor wMod-Sev wDepression w- wFIRST wLINE ww/ wantideps
win wtop w3 wclasses wRx wmeds


3 wPhases w& wGoals wof wDepression wPharm wTreatment w- w- wAcute wph w(6-12w) w= wsx
wremis/abs
- Cont w(next w4-9m wafter wremis) w= wresid wsx welim/relapse w(sx wret ww/in w6m) wprev
- Maint w(@least w12-36m) w= wrecur w(sep wdepr wep) wprev

Duration wof wPharmacotherapy wfor wDepression w- wpt-dep wbased won w# wpast wdepr weps

Classes wof wAntidepressants w- w- wSSRIs
- SNRIs w(newer wgen w& wTCA)
- Atypical wAntideps
- MAOIs

Examples wof wSSRIs w- w- wCitalopram
- Escitalopram
- Fluoxetine
- Fluvoxamine
- Paroxetine
- Sertraline

Examples wof wNewer wGeneration wSNRIs w- w- wDesvenlafaxine
- Duloxetine
- Venlafaxine
- Levomilnacipran

Examples wof wTCAs w(class wof wSNRIs) w- w- wAmitriptyline
- Desipramine
- Doxepin
- Imipramine
- Nortriptyline

Examples wof wAtypical wAntidepressants w- w- wBupropion
- Nefazodone
- Trazodone
- Vilazodone
- Vortioxetine
- Mirtazapine

Examples wof wMAOIs w- w- wPhenelzine
- Selegiline

, B7 Pharmacology Final Exam (Lectures
12-22)
- Tranylcypromine
- Isocarboxazid

General wMOA wof wTCAs w- wblock wreuptake wboth wserot+NE w@ wSERT+NET wbut
**nonspec+promisc** w@ wother wrec wsites
- block wserot wreup w& wincr wsyn wconc
- cont wuse w--> wincr wsyn wserot wconc wdownreg wpresyn wautoR+incr wraphe wneur wfiring
wrate


General wMOA wof wSNRIs w- wblock wserot+NE wreup wbut w**don't wadditionally wblock
wother wR wlike wTCA**
- cont wuse w--> wincr wsyn wserot wconc wdownreg wpresyn wautoR+incr wraphe wneur wfiring
wrate


General wMOA wof wSSRIs w- winhib wonly wserot wreup won w5HT wterms
- cont wuse w--> wincr wsyn wserot wconc wdownreg wpresyn wautoR+incr wraphe wneur wfiring
wrate


General wMOA wof wMAOIs w- wirrev wbind wMAO wmit wmetab wserot+NE w--> winhib wNE,
wserot, wDopa wdegr


General wMOA wof wNSRIs w- wNE-sel wreup winhibs wNOT wyet wdev wfor wdepr wtreatment
wbut wstim wAtomoxetine wknown was wNSRI


NE w& wSerotonin wUptake wInhibition wby wSSRIs, wSNRIs, wTCAs w- w- wSSRI wFluox w=
wno wNE wuptake winhib, w**only whigh wserot wuptake winhib**
- SNRI wVenlaf w= wsome wNE wreup winhib, whigh wserot wreup winhib
- SNRI wDulox w= whigh wNE wreup winhib, whigh wserot wreup winhib
- TCA wImipr w= whigh wNE wreup winhib, wmod-high wserot wreup winhib
- TCA wNortrip w= whigh wNE wreup winhib, wsome wserot winhib

Antidepressant wClass wEffects w- w- wequiv weffic wwhen wused w@ wcomp wdoses wso winit
wchoice wis wempiric w(NOT wa wsingle wrec w1st wline wagent)
- Facs wto wconsid w= wpt wresp whx, wfam wAD wresp whx, wconcur wmed willn+meds, wpres
wsx w(ie. winsom wvs whypersom), wdrug-drug wint wpot, wAEs, wpt wpref, wmed wcost
- **BBW won wall wADs w= wsuic wthoughts+behav**, wNOT wnecessarily wincr wsuic
waction; wincr wrisk wchild, wadols, wYAs w<24y/o w& wdecr wrisk w>65y/o; wmon wall wpts
- **CAUTION win wbipol wdisord-rel wdepr wb/c wmay wcause wswitch wto wmanic wbehav
ww/o whaving wmood-stab won wboard**


Antidepressant wResponse w- w- wmod-sev wdepr w--> wbenef wdeps won wsev; wmore wsev
wdepr, wgreater wlikely wbenefits; wprob wineff wfor wmild wdepr
- Find weffect wag w= wpt-spec; wfailure wto wresp wto w1 wAD wclass/1 wAD ww/in wclass
wDOES wNOT wpred wfailed wresp wto wanother wclass/another wagent win wsame wclass
- Strats wfor wpoor wresp w= wswitch wvs waugm

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