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Prescription drug that prevents or reduces severity of epilepsy and different types of epileptic seizures, not just convulsive seizures
What is an anti-epileptic drug?
The main use of this drug is to facilitate controlled ventilation during surgical procedures
What are neuromuscular blocking drugs?
This drug mimics the effects of the SNS neurotransmitters
Example: norepinephrine, epinephrine
What are Adrenergic Drugs?
Used to treat extreme mania, BPD, and depression resistant to therapy
What is Antipsychotics?
MAOIs prolong the effects of Barbiturates
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This drug helps to relieve mild to moderate pain in the form of headaches, muscle aches and minor arthritis
What is Tylenol?
First introduced in 1903, this was the standard drug for insomnia and sedation
What are Barbiturates?
This is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder that affects dopamine-production neurons in the brain
What is Parkinson's disease?
What is a Roofie?
Phenobarbital causes hyperactivity, and is used as a stimulant
False
affects CNS arousal to produce drowsiness, hypnosis and sedation
This is a neurotransmitter that inhibits brain activity; the mechanism of action is unknown
What is Gabapentin?
This medication normally induces sleep within 20-40 minutes, to treat insomnia
What is Temazepam?
These drugs mimic the effects of acetylcholine
What are Cholinergic drugs?
This drug is indicated for schizophrenia, including negative symptoms and causes minimal extrapyramidal adverse effects
What is Risperidone (Risperdal)?
stimulants tend to "slow down" body systems
false
"speed up"
This drug depresses the CNS and peripheral nervous system to reduce or eliminate pain
What are Anesthetics (anesthesia)?
This medication is for the prevention of generalized tonic-clonic seizures and febrile convulsions
What is Phenobarbital?
Used in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease
what is Donepezil?
This drug is useful in treating patients with schizophrenia who were non adherent with their drug regimen
What is Haldol?
Levodopa-carbidopa is used to treat symptoms of epilepsy
False
used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
This drug is applied directly to skin or mucous membrane to eliminate pain sensations
What is Local Anesthesia?
This type of drug is used for ADHD, narcolepsy, obesity, and migraines
What are stimulants?
More accurately known as ethanol (ETOH)
Alcohol
The first prescription drug indicated for ADHD as well as Narcolepsy
What is Methylphenidate (Ritalin)?
Cholinergic drugs stimulate the bladder, intestines, and pupils
True