NURS 126 Psychopharmacology
Antipsychotic Drugs - answer Treat Symptoms of Psychosis
Mechanism of Action: Block Dopamine Receptors
Name of Antipsychotic Drugs - answer Conventional: Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine,
Thioridazine, Haloperidol
Atypical: Clozapine, Risperidone, Olanzapine
3rd Generation: Dopamine System Stabilizers
Antipsychotic Drug Side Effects - answer Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Acute Dystonia
- Pseudoparkinsonism: stooped posture, mask like facies
- Akathisia: restlessness, anxiety, agitation
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: muscle rigidity, muscle spasm; can be life threatening
Tardive Dyskinesia: permanent involuntary movements
Anticholinergic side effects
Antidepressants Drugs - answerPrecise mechanism is not known
Use: major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, depressed phase of bipolar disorders
4 Groups of Antidepressants - answerSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
-Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine
Cyclic Compounds
-Imipramine, Desipramine
Other Antidepressants
-Bupropion(Wellbutrin), Venlafaxine
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors(MAOI)
-Phenelzine
Antidepressant Side Effects - answerSSRI: anxiety, agitation, akathisia
MAOIs: daytime sedation, insomnia, weight gain
Cyclic Antidepressants: anticholinergic effects, orthostatic hypertension, sedation,
weight gain
Other Antidepressants: sedation, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, agitation,
insomnia
Mood Stabilizing Drugs - answerUsed to treat bipolar illness
Mechanism of Action: Lithium normalizes reuptake of certain neurotransmitters; Valproic
acid and topiramate increase the levels of GABA; Valproic acid and carbamazepine
inhibit the kindling process
Some anticonvulsant drugs may be used as mood stabilizing drugs
Antipsychotic Drugs - answer Treat Symptoms of Psychosis
Mechanism of Action: Block Dopamine Receptors
Name of Antipsychotic Drugs - answer Conventional: Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine,
Thioridazine, Haloperidol
Atypical: Clozapine, Risperidone, Olanzapine
3rd Generation: Dopamine System Stabilizers
Antipsychotic Drug Side Effects - answer Extrapyramidal Symptoms
- Acute Dystonia
- Pseudoparkinsonism: stooped posture, mask like facies
- Akathisia: restlessness, anxiety, agitation
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: muscle rigidity, muscle spasm; can be life threatening
Tardive Dyskinesia: permanent involuntary movements
Anticholinergic side effects
Antidepressants Drugs - answerPrecise mechanism is not known
Use: major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, depressed phase of bipolar disorders
4 Groups of Antidepressants - answerSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
-Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine
Cyclic Compounds
-Imipramine, Desipramine
Other Antidepressants
-Bupropion(Wellbutrin), Venlafaxine
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors(MAOI)
-Phenelzine
Antidepressant Side Effects - answerSSRI: anxiety, agitation, akathisia
MAOIs: daytime sedation, insomnia, weight gain
Cyclic Antidepressants: anticholinergic effects, orthostatic hypertension, sedation,
weight gain
Other Antidepressants: sedation, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, agitation,
insomnia
Mood Stabilizing Drugs - answerUsed to treat bipolar illness
Mechanism of Action: Lithium normalizes reuptake of certain neurotransmitters; Valproic
acid and topiramate increase the levels of GABA; Valproic acid and carbamazepine
inhibit the kindling process
Some anticonvulsant drugs may be used as mood stabilizing drugs
