NUR 2407: NUR 2407 Drug actions and definitions
Loop diuretics - ANSWER:Furosemide, bumetanide, ethacrynic acid
Potassium sparing diuretics - ANSWER:Spironolactone, eplerenone, triamterene
Glucocorticoids - ANSWER:Prednisone, methylprednisone, dexamethasone, cortisone, betamethasone,b
adrenergic transmitters - ANSWER:epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine
SSRIs (Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors - antidepressants) - ANSWER:escitalopram, citalopram ,
fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and vilazodone
Thiazide diuretics - ANSWER:hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, methyclothiazide
Anticholinergics - ANSWER:Ipratropium, tiotropium, benztropine, mesylate
proton pump inhibitors - ANSWER:esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole
H2 blockers - ANSWER:cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, nizatidine
Cholinergics drugs - ANSWER:bethanechol, atropine, nicotine, mecamylamine, saccinylcholine,
neostigmine
Reversible cholinesterase inhibitors - ANSWER:ambenonium, donepezil, edrophonium, galantamine,
neostigmine, physostigmine, pyridostigmine, rivastigmine, tacrine
neuromuscular blocking agents - ANSWER:attracurium, cisatracurium, pancuronium, rocuronium,
succinylcholine, vecuronium
Adrenergic agonists - ANSWER:ephinephine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dobutamine, dopamine
alpha-adrenergic blocking agents - ANSWER:phenoxybenzamine & phentolamine
alpha 1 - selective agents - ANSWER:alfuzosin, doxazosin, prazosin, silodosin, tamsulosin, teraosin
beta-adrenergic blocking agents - ANSWER:carteolol,nadolol, penbutolol, pindolol, propranolol, sotalol,
timolol, carvedilol, labetalol
beta 1 - selective agents - ANSWER:acebutolol, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, esmolol, metoprolol,
nebivolol
indirect-acting antiadrenergic agents - ANSWER:clonidine, guanabenz, guanfacine, methyldopa,
methyldopate, reserpine
Parkinson drugs - ANSWER:levodopa/carbidopa, dopamine agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO -B inhibitors,
central anticholinergics, amantadine
Atypical anxiolytic (non-barbitituarate) - ANSWER:buspirone
Loop diuretics - ANSWER:Furosemide, bumetanide, ethacrynic acid
Potassium sparing diuretics - ANSWER:Spironolactone, eplerenone, triamterene
Glucocorticoids - ANSWER:Prednisone, methylprednisone, dexamethasone, cortisone, betamethasone,b
adrenergic transmitters - ANSWER:epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine
SSRIs (Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors - antidepressants) - ANSWER:escitalopram, citalopram ,
fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and vilazodone
Thiazide diuretics - ANSWER:hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, methyclothiazide
Anticholinergics - ANSWER:Ipratropium, tiotropium, benztropine, mesylate
proton pump inhibitors - ANSWER:esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole
H2 blockers - ANSWER:cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, nizatidine
Cholinergics drugs - ANSWER:bethanechol, atropine, nicotine, mecamylamine, saccinylcholine,
neostigmine
Reversible cholinesterase inhibitors - ANSWER:ambenonium, donepezil, edrophonium, galantamine,
neostigmine, physostigmine, pyridostigmine, rivastigmine, tacrine
neuromuscular blocking agents - ANSWER:attracurium, cisatracurium, pancuronium, rocuronium,
succinylcholine, vecuronium
Adrenergic agonists - ANSWER:ephinephine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dobutamine, dopamine
alpha-adrenergic blocking agents - ANSWER:phenoxybenzamine & phentolamine
alpha 1 - selective agents - ANSWER:alfuzosin, doxazosin, prazosin, silodosin, tamsulosin, teraosin
beta-adrenergic blocking agents - ANSWER:carteolol,nadolol, penbutolol, pindolol, propranolol, sotalol,
timolol, carvedilol, labetalol
beta 1 - selective agents - ANSWER:acebutolol, atenolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, esmolol, metoprolol,
nebivolol
indirect-acting antiadrenergic agents - ANSWER:clonidine, guanabenz, guanfacine, methyldopa,
methyldopate, reserpine
Parkinson drugs - ANSWER:levodopa/carbidopa, dopamine agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO -B inhibitors,
central anticholinergics, amantadine
Atypical anxiolytic (non-barbitituarate) - ANSWER:buspirone
