WGU D027 Advanced Pharmacology
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications - (correct Answer) - Donepezil, Aricept, Aricept, Rivastigmine,
Galantamine, Exelon, Razadyne
Type of medication that treats mild to moderate Alzheimers disease - (correct Answer) - cholinesterase
inhibitor medication for treatment
Memantine (Namenda) - (correct Answer) - used in treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's
Memantine (Namenda) function - (correct Answer) - medication is a methyl-d-aspartate receptor
antagonist
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) - (correct Answer) - a protein that transports cholesterol in the blood
Alpha 1 Antagonist - (correct Answer) - Tamsolosin, meds end in "osin"
Tamsolosin treats - (correct Answer) - treats benign prostatic hypertrophy
Off label use of Tamsolosin - (correct Answer) - treats insomnia, PTSD, hypertension
side effects to Tamsolosin - (correct Answer) - hypotension, dizzy and headache
Alpha 2 Agonist - (correct Answer) - suffix "dine"
Alpha 2 agonist treatment - (correct Answer) - treats ADHD, drug withdrawl, pain
Alpha 2 agonist side effects - (correct Answer) - Bradycardia, hypotension, sedation
Beta 1 Blocker - (correct Answer) - letters A-N treat cardiac "olol"
Beta 2 Blocker - (correct Answer) - letters O-Z treat cardiac and pulmonary "olol"
Beta blocker treatment - (correct Answer) - treats hypertension, tachycardia, stage fright
Contraindications - (correct Answer) - COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, disguises hypoglycemia
Side effects of beta blockers - (correct Answer) - Bronchoconstriction, bradycardia, hypotension
Cholinergic definition - (correct Answer) - rest and digestion, parasympathetic pathway, parasympathetic,
sympatholytic
Adrenergic Pathway - (correct Answer) - fight or flight, sympathetic, sympathomimetic
1st Treatment for Type 2 diabetes - (correct Answer) - Metformin or Sulfonylureas
Addition medication can be added - (correct Answer) - Sulonylurea, thiazolidinedione, didpeptidyl
peptase (DPP-4), sodium glucose transport (SGLT-2)
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor medications - (correct Answer) - Donepezil, Aricept, Aricept, Rivastigmine,
Galantamine, Exelon, Razadyne
Type of medication that treats mild to moderate Alzheimers disease - (correct Answer) - cholinesterase
inhibitor medication for treatment
Memantine (Namenda) - (correct Answer) - used in treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's
Memantine (Namenda) function - (correct Answer) - medication is a methyl-d-aspartate receptor
antagonist
Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) - (correct Answer) - a protein that transports cholesterol in the blood
Alpha 1 Antagonist - (correct Answer) - Tamsolosin, meds end in "osin"
Tamsolosin treats - (correct Answer) - treats benign prostatic hypertrophy
Off label use of Tamsolosin - (correct Answer) - treats insomnia, PTSD, hypertension
side effects to Tamsolosin - (correct Answer) - hypotension, dizzy and headache
Alpha 2 Agonist - (correct Answer) - suffix "dine"
Alpha 2 agonist treatment - (correct Answer) - treats ADHD, drug withdrawl, pain
Alpha 2 agonist side effects - (correct Answer) - Bradycardia, hypotension, sedation
Beta 1 Blocker - (correct Answer) - letters A-N treat cardiac "olol"
Beta 2 Blocker - (correct Answer) - letters O-Z treat cardiac and pulmonary "olol"
Beta blocker treatment - (correct Answer) - treats hypertension, tachycardia, stage fright
Contraindications - (correct Answer) - COPD, Asthma, Diabetes, disguises hypoglycemia
Side effects of beta blockers - (correct Answer) - Bronchoconstriction, bradycardia, hypotension
Cholinergic definition - (correct Answer) - rest and digestion, parasympathetic pathway, parasympathetic,
sympatholytic
Adrenergic Pathway - (correct Answer) - fight or flight, sympathetic, sympathomimetic
1st Treatment for Type 2 diabetes - (correct Answer) - Metformin or Sulfonylureas
Addition medication can be added - (correct Answer) - Sulonylurea, thiazolidinedione, didpeptidyl
peptase (DPP-4), sodium glucose transport (SGLT-2)
