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Question | Answer |
Cetirizine | Anti-histamine- do not cross BBB (ionised at physiological pH) |
Chlorphenamine | Antihistamine for anaphylaxis |
Diazepam | Hypnotic - long life |
Temazepam | Hypnotic - short life |
Zopiclone | Z-hypnotic |
Haloperidol | First generation anti-psychotic |
Olanzapine/Risperidone | Second generation anti-psychotic associated with weight gain |
Clozapine | Second generation anti-psychotic associated with agranulocytosis |
Amitriptyline | Tri-cyclic antidepressant |
Fluoxetine | SSRI |
Citalopram | SSRI with the strongest affinity for 5-HT |
Venlafaxine | SNRI |
Mirtazepine | Atypical antidepressant |
Cyclophosphamide | Alylating agent - cancer |
Doxorubicin | Cancer drug- Anthracyclines - inhibit Topoisomerase II |
Methotrexate | Inhibits DHFR enzyme (preventing folate metabolism) |
Vincristine | Cancer drug- Binds to tubulin - preventing mitosis |
Imatinib | Protein kinase inhibitor - cancer |
Tamoxifen | Hormone antagonist of oestrogen - breast cancer |
Cisplatin | Causes crosslinking of DNA - cancer |
Darunavir | Protease inhibitor - HAART |
Tenofovir | Nucleoside Reverse Trnscriptase Inhibitor |
Efarvirenz | Directly inhibits reverse transcriptase by inhibition |
Amoxicillin | Broad spectrum penicillin - first line against pnuemonia |
Benzylpenicillin | Penicillin often given IV |
Co-amoxiclav | Amoxicillin with B-lactamase |
Piperacillin with Tazobactam | Penicillin with B-lactamase - first line against S. Aureus |
Cefotaxime | First line treatment for meningitis |
Meropenem | Used in severe sepsis - broad spectrum antibiotic |
Vancomycin | Antibiotic reserved for MRSA |
Trimethoprim | First line treatment in uncomplicated UTI |
Chloramphenicol | Topical treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis |
Clarithromycin | Hypersensitivity alternative for pnuemonia - macrolide |
Erythromycin | Hypersensitivity alternative for tonsillitis - macrolide |
Doxycycline | Compete with tRNA for binding site on ribisome - antibiotic |
Gentamycin | Used in TB treatment - ototoxic |
Clindamycin | Active against penciillin resistant staphylococci - binds to 50S ribosome |
Ciprofloxacin | Inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase |
Metronidazole | Active against obligate anaerobic bacteria - antabuse alcohol reaction |
Nitrofurantoin | Used in UTI treatment (not Trimethoprim) |
Rifampicin | TB treatment - binds to bacterial RNA polymerase |
Ethambutol | Inhibit synthesis of mycolic acid - anti-TB |
Pyrazinamide | Anti-TB drug with bactericidal activity |
Quinine | Active against P. Falciparum - interrupts detoxification of Haemin |
Chloroquine | Used in treatment of uncomplicated non-severe malaria |
Artemisin Combination Therapy | Best treatment for P. Falciparum |
Fluconazole | Inhibits synthesis of Ergosterol |
Capsofungin | Active against B-1,3-glucan - component of fungal cell wall |
Fluorocystine | Active against B-1,3-glucan - component of fungal cell wallI |
Fluorocystine | Works on protein synthesis within the nucleus - anti fungal |
Nystatin | Bind to ergosterol and create trans-membrane pores - leading to cell membrane collapse |
Aspirin | Irreversibly acetylates COX-1 |
Naproxen and Ibuprofen | Competitive COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitor |
Celecoxib | Inhibitor of COX-2 with less side effects |
Sumatriptan | Given in migraine attack - 5-HT antagonist |
Morphine | Mu and Delta opiod agonist |
Diamorphine | Very similar to morphine following deacetylation |
Methadone | Used in opiod dependence |
Codeine | Weak opiate |
Tramadol | Oral opiate used in Chronic Pain |
Lidocaine | Local Anaesthetic |
Atropine | Prevents bradycardia and fluid secretion into respiratory tract - Anaesthetic adjunct |
Isoflurane and Nitrous Oxide | Inhaled general anaesthetics |
Propofol | Total general anaesthetic |
Thiopental Sodium | IV General anaesthetic with very high lipid solubility |
Bromocriptine | DA receptor agonist - parkinsons |
Selegiline | MAO-B inhibitor |
Donepezil | Long half life Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor used in Dementia treatment |
Fludrocortisone | Synthetic analogue for Aldosterone - used in Addison's Disease |
Rivastigmine | Short half life Acetylcholine esterase inhibitor used in Dementia |
Phenytoin | Anti-epileptic targetting VGSCs with very high cerebellar toxicity associated with ataxia |
Isoniazid | nhibits synthesis of mycolic acid [metabolised by NAT2] |
Lamotrigine | Anti epileptic targetting VGSCs associated with Steven Johnson syndrome |
Phenelzine | Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor [Depression] |
Carbamazepine | Anti-epileptic targetting VGSCs - also used in trigeminal neurlagia associated with agranulocytosis |
Sildenafil | Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor - Erectile Dysfunction |
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