Headache
What is the first line abortive pharmacotherapy for severe migraine attacks?
Triptans (Sumitriptan)
What is the first line therapy for status epilepticus?
What is the first line Parkinson Disease medication you should offer patients with motor symptoms that impact their quality of life?
Levodopa
For ischemic stroke, when should you give ASA?
Within 24-48 hours after symptom onset
What medication can be given within 14 days of birth to close a patent ductus arteriosus?
Indomethacin
Treatment of migraines with beta-blockers should be avoided in which patients?
Asthma
What FDA black box warning is given for Valproic acid?
Teratogenic secondary to neural tube defects
What is a unique side effect of bromocriptine?
Pulmonary Fibrosis
What is the reversal agent for Dabigatran?
Idarucizumab
What is the max dose of Acetaminophen when used in combo products (Excedrin, Lortab, etc)?
325 mg
What is first line treatment for prophylactic therapy in cluster headaches?
Verapamil
What is a unique side effect of oxcarbazepine?
Hyponatremia
What is a unique side effect of Entacapone?
Brown/orange urine discoloration
Recombinant Factor VIIa
Which opioids have an increased risk of serotonin syndrome with other serotonergic agents?
Meperidine, Methadone, etc
Which medication used for prophylactic migraines is contraindicated in patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and glaucoma?
TCAs (Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline)
Which AED can worsen absence seizures?
Carbamazepine
When is the inhaled form of levodopa indicated?
Treatment of "OFF" periods
What is the treatment for PAD? (Including dosage)
ASA 81 mg daily and Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID
What is the morphine milligram equivalent of oxycodone?
1.5
In a patient with recurrent migraines and a h/o co-morbid seizures and anxiety, which drug may be most beneficial?
Topiramate
Which contraceptive method is not affected by AEDs?
Depo Provera, IUDs
Concomitant use of which medication is contraindicated if the patient is taking apomorphine hydrochloride?
5HT3 antagonists (Ondansetron)
What are the special considerations for apixaban that stipulate 2.5 mg BID dosing instead of 5mg BID dosing?
> 80 years old
Weight < 60 kg
SCr > 1.5 mg/dL
Need to have at least 2 of these
What are the indications for Celecoxib?
Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Primary dysmenorrhea, and ankylosing spondylosis