REGIS NU641 ADVANCED CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM TEST SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ which brain structures are involved with anxiety and mood
symptoms. Answer: frontal cortex
diencephalons
brainstem and cerebellum
limbic system
◉ Norepinephrine regulates... Answer: alertness
concentration
energy
◉ serotonin affects what in the brain?. Answer: memory
compulsions
obsessions
◉ dopamine affects what in the brain?. Answer: motivation
pleasure
,◉ TCA examples. Answer: Amitriptyline
Imipramine
Clomipramine
Nortriptyline
◉ MAOI examples. Answer: Phenelzine (Nardil)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
isocarboxazid
◉ SSRI examples. Answer: Fluoxetine (Paxil), Sertraline (Zoloft),
Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro)
◉ SNRI examples. Answer: duloxetine (cymbalta)
venlafaxine (effexor)
desvenlafaxine (prisitg)
◉ ADRs for TCAs. Answer: drowsiness
orthostatic hypotension
weight gain
◉ contraindications for TCA use. Answer: MAOI use
glaucoma
, BPH
◉ T/F: TCAs may be useful in neuropathic pain. Answer: true
◉ SSRI's black box warning is. Answer: SI
◉ donezepil (aricept) is used to treat what disase. Answer:
Alzheimers
◉ a common agent to treat parkinsons is. Answer: amantadine
◉ an unusual side effect of phenytoin (dilantin) is. Answer: gingival
hyperplasia
◉ a non-amphetamine stimulant for ADD/ADHD tx is. Answer:
atomoxetine (strattera)
◉ A 10-year-old child is diagnosed with major depression. what is
the appropriate first line antidepressant for children?. Answer:
fluoxetine
◉ a patient is started on paroxetine (paxil), an SSRI, for depression.
What does education regarding antidepressants include?. Answer:
PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM TEST SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ which brain structures are involved with anxiety and mood
symptoms. Answer: frontal cortex
diencephalons
brainstem and cerebellum
limbic system
◉ Norepinephrine regulates... Answer: alertness
concentration
energy
◉ serotonin affects what in the brain?. Answer: memory
compulsions
obsessions
◉ dopamine affects what in the brain?. Answer: motivation
pleasure
,◉ TCA examples. Answer: Amitriptyline
Imipramine
Clomipramine
Nortriptyline
◉ MAOI examples. Answer: Phenelzine (Nardil)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
isocarboxazid
◉ SSRI examples. Answer: Fluoxetine (Paxil), Sertraline (Zoloft),
Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro)
◉ SNRI examples. Answer: duloxetine (cymbalta)
venlafaxine (effexor)
desvenlafaxine (prisitg)
◉ ADRs for TCAs. Answer: drowsiness
orthostatic hypotension
weight gain
◉ contraindications for TCA use. Answer: MAOI use
glaucoma
, BPH
◉ T/F: TCAs may be useful in neuropathic pain. Answer: true
◉ SSRI's black box warning is. Answer: SI
◉ donezepil (aricept) is used to treat what disase. Answer:
Alzheimers
◉ a common agent to treat parkinsons is. Answer: amantadine
◉ an unusual side effect of phenytoin (dilantin) is. Answer: gingival
hyperplasia
◉ a non-amphetamine stimulant for ADD/ADHD tx is. Answer:
atomoxetine (strattera)
◉ A 10-year-old child is diagnosed with major depression. what is
the appropriate first line antidepressant for children?. Answer:
fluoxetine
◉ a patient is started on paroxetine (paxil), an SSRI, for depression.
What does education regarding antidepressants include?. Answer:
