SWER Bromocriptine
What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as
sleep driving? - ANSWER Ambien
Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - AN-
SWER Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics
Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis - ANSWER Neostigmine, pyridostigmine
This drug has a very narrow therapeutic index and high risk for toxicity, therefore levels
should be monitored frequently - ANSWER Lithium
The drug class that carries an increased risk of suicidality in children, adolescents, and young
adults - ANSWER SSRIs/SNRIs
The antidote for organophosphate poisoning - ANSWER Atropine
This drug class double the rate of mortality in older adults with dementia - ANSWER Anti-
psychotics
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, In infants, this is not fully developed and therefore infants are more sensitive to CNS drugs -
ANSWER Blood Brain Barrier
Time of development that fetus is at highest risk of teratogenicity from a drug - ANSWER
First trimester
Do not stop this class of drug abruptly due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events - AN-
SWER Beta-blockers
Agents that indirectly block the breakdown of acetylcholine and are often used in treatment
of Alzheimer's Disease - ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors
Adverse drug reaction that causes difficulty speaking and chewing and worm-like move-
ments of the tongue - ANSWER Tardive Dyskinesia
Receptor found in the lungs that causes bronchodilation when activated - ANSWER Beta
2 Receptors
This drug has led to the death of children in ultrarapid metabolizers as 10% of the drug is
converted to morphine - ANSWER Codeine
Leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. - ANSWER Hepatotoxic drugs
An autoimmune disease that attacks the nicotinic receptors in skeletal muscle - ANSWER
Myasthenia Gravis
An opioid antagonist that works to quickly reverse CNS and respiratory depression - AN-
SWER Naloxone (Narcan)
How the drug affects the body - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics
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