NUR 3251 Pharmacology II Module 11 Study Guide.

NUR 3251 Pharmacology II Module 11 Study Guide. NUR 3251 Pharmacology for Nurses II Module 11 Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s Medications Study Guide Medications to know: Multiple sclerosis: interferon beta-1a Avonex Treatment of multiple sclerosis in adults glatiramer acetate-Copaxone Reduction of the number of relapses in multiple sclerosis in adults Parkinson’s: levodopa/carbidopa-Sinemet Treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease pramipexole-Mirapex Treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease ropinirole-Requip Treatment of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease in early stages and in later stages when combined with levodopa, treatment of restless legs syndrome Alzheimer’s: donepezil-Aricept Management of Alzheimer’s dementia, including severe dementia rivastigmine-Exelon Management of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia; treatment of dementia related to Parkinson disease memantine-Namenda the memory loss of patients with moderate to severe dementia associated with Alzheimer’s diseases. Questions: