NUR 5351 Midterm Review - Advanced
Pharmacology Questions and Answers New
Update 2026 | Baylor University
Q: Atypical Antidepressants (drug names) A: Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
Q: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) (drug names)
A: Fluoxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Vortioxetine (Brintellix)
Q: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) (drug
names) A: Venlafaxine (Effexor) Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) Duloxetine
(Cymbalta) Milnacipran (Savella) Levo milnacipran (Fetzima)
Q: Tetracyclines (drug names) A: Oxytetracycline Tetracycline
Demeclocycline Doxycycline Vibramycin Minocycline
Q: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) (drug names) A:
Isocarboxazid (Marplan) Phenelzine (Nardil) Selegiline (Emsam)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Q: Lithium A: This med is used for treatment bipolar disorder. This
medication stabilizes wild mood swings. It has a low therapeutic index
,and the frequency and severity of adverse reactions is directly related to
the serum levels.
Q: Valproate (Depakote) A: This drug is used for bipolar disorder as
well as seizures. It blocks the GABA uptake of the presynaptic neurons
without affecting the benzodiazepine site, which enhances GABA
function.
Q: First Pass Effect
A: The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the
gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation
through the bloodstream.
Q: Protein bound drugs A: Affects the distribution of a drug; it is
unable to pass through capillary walls; may cause drug toxicity. When
the patient has a lower-than-expected protein level, the distribution of
the drug is altered.
Q: Pharmacokinetics A: What the body does to a drug. The way in
which drugs move through the body during absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of the drugs and their metabolites.
Q: Pharmacodynamics A: What the drug does to the body
Q: Bioavailability A: the percent of administered drug available in the
systemic circulation in respect to route of administration. The percentage
of drug absorbed.
, Q: Agonist A: Drugs that produce receptor stimulation and a
conformational change every time they bind. A drug that binds to a
receptor that produces a cellular response.
Q: Antagonist A: binds to a receptor to create an interaction, which
produces no drug action/effect. Reverses or blocks the effect of the drug
Q: Sympathetic Nervous System Receptors A: alpha 1 and 2, beta 1
and 2 (NE and EPI)
Q: Parasympathetic Nervous System Receptors A: Cholinergic
(secrete acetylcholine) receptors - nicotinic and muscarinic
Q: Beta 1 receptors A: increase heart rate
Q: Beta 2 receptors A: located in the lungs (Bronchodilation),
arterioles (Dilation), uterus (Inhibits contractions) , skeletal muscles
(Tremors).
Q: Alpha 1 receptors A: Vasoconstriction of arterioles in skin, viscera,
& mucous membranes and in veins.
Q: What drug category is beneficial when treating dementia? A:
Donepezil an ACh inhibitor which will increase the amount of ACh in
the brain
Pharmacology Questions and Answers New
Update 2026 | Baylor University
Q: Atypical Antidepressants (drug names) A: Bupropion (Wellbutrin)
Mirtazapine (Remeron)
Q: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's) (drug names)
A: Fluoxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Vortioxetine (Brintellix)
Q: Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) (drug
names) A: Venlafaxine (Effexor) Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) Duloxetine
(Cymbalta) Milnacipran (Savella) Levo milnacipran (Fetzima)
Q: Tetracyclines (drug names) A: Oxytetracycline Tetracycline
Demeclocycline Doxycycline Vibramycin Minocycline
Q: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) (drug names) A:
Isocarboxazid (Marplan) Phenelzine (Nardil) Selegiline (Emsam)
Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
Q: Lithium A: This med is used for treatment bipolar disorder. This
medication stabilizes wild mood swings. It has a low therapeutic index
,and the frequency and severity of adverse reactions is directly related to
the serum levels.
Q: Valproate (Depakote) A: This drug is used for bipolar disorder as
well as seizures. It blocks the GABA uptake of the presynaptic neurons
without affecting the benzodiazepine site, which enhances GABA
function.
Q: First Pass Effect
A: The initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the
gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation
through the bloodstream.
Q: Protein bound drugs A: Affects the distribution of a drug; it is
unable to pass through capillary walls; may cause drug toxicity. When
the patient has a lower-than-expected protein level, the distribution of
the drug is altered.
Q: Pharmacokinetics A: What the body does to a drug. The way in
which drugs move through the body during absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of the drugs and their metabolites.
Q: Pharmacodynamics A: What the drug does to the body
Q: Bioavailability A: the percent of administered drug available in the
systemic circulation in respect to route of administration. The percentage
of drug absorbed.
, Q: Agonist A: Drugs that produce receptor stimulation and a
conformational change every time they bind. A drug that binds to a
receptor that produces a cellular response.
Q: Antagonist A: binds to a receptor to create an interaction, which
produces no drug action/effect. Reverses or blocks the effect of the drug
Q: Sympathetic Nervous System Receptors A: alpha 1 and 2, beta 1
and 2 (NE and EPI)
Q: Parasympathetic Nervous System Receptors A: Cholinergic
(secrete acetylcholine) receptors - nicotinic and muscarinic
Q: Beta 1 receptors A: increase heart rate
Q: Beta 2 receptors A: located in the lungs (Bronchodilation),
arterioles (Dilation), uterus (Inhibits contractions) , skeletal muscles
(Tremors).
Q: Alpha 1 receptors A: Vasoconstriction of arterioles in skin, viscera,
& mucous membranes and in veins.
Q: What drug category is beneficial when treating dementia? A:
Donepezil an ACh inhibitor which will increase the amount of ACh in
the brain
