USMLE PHARM DRUG LIST BY CLASS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

USMLE PHARM DRUG LIST BY CLASS
Antihistamines - Answer-H1 Receptor Antagonists, 1st Gen
• Chlorpheniramine
• Diphenhydramine
• Terfenadine
H1 Receptor Antagonists, 2nd Gen
• Desloratadine
• Fexofenadine
• Loratadine
• Cetirizine
Other
• Cromolyn sodium
• Nedocromil

Immunosuppressants: Corticosteroids - Answer-Prednisone

Immunosuppressants: Calcineurin Inhibitors - Answer-Cyclosporin A
Tacrolimus (FK506)

Immunosuppressants: Antiproliferative Agents - Answer-Sirolimus

Immunosuppressants: Cytotoxic Agents - Answer-Azathioprine
Mycophenoate mofetil

Immunosuppressants: SIP-R agonist - Answer-Fingolimod (FTY720)

Immunosuppressants: Antibodies and Related Agents - Answer-• Antithymocyte
globulin
• Muromonab-CD3
• Daclizumab
• Infliximab
• Etanercept
• Rho (d) immune globulin

Biological Response Modifiers - Answer-• Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
• Interleukin-2 (Aldesleukin)
• Filgrastim (Granulocyte colony stimulating factor)
• Sargramostim (Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor)
• Epoetin alfa
• Thalidomide
• Lenalidomide

EICOSANOIDS: PGE1 - Answer-PGE1
• Alprostadil
PGE1 analog
• Misoprostol

,EICOSANOIDS: PGE1 - Answer-PGE2
• Dinoprostone
PGF2α analogs
• Latanoprost
• Bimatoprost
• Travoprost
• Carboprost

EICOSANOIDS: PGE1 - Answer-PGI2 (prostacyclin)
• Epoprostenol
PGI2 analogs
• Iloprost
• Treprostinol

EICOSANOIDS: Other - Answer-LT receptor antagonists
• Montelukast
• Zafirlukast
5-LOX inhibitor
• Zileuton

NSAIDS & RELATED AGENTS - Answer-• Acetaminophen
• Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)
• Diclofenac
• Diflunisal
• Flurbiprofen
• Ibuprofen
• Indomethacin
• Ketoprofen
• Ketorolac
• Nabumetone
• Naproxen
• Piroxicam
• Salicylate
• Sulindac

NSAIDS: COX-2 selective - Answer-• Celecoxib
• Meloxicam

NSAIDS: For Acetaminophen Overdose - Answer-N-Acetylcysteine

Agents for Treating RA: Aspirin & NSAIDs
esp - Answer-Indomethacin
Naproxen
Celecoxib

Agents for Treating RA: Glucocorticoids - Answer-Prednisolone
Prednisone
Triamcinolone
Methylprednisolone

, Agents for Treating RA: Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Non-biologic - Answer-Azathioprine
Cyclosporine
Methotrexate
Hydroxychloroquine
Sulfasalazine

Agents for Treating RA: DMARDs
Biological Response Modifiers: - Answer-TNF-α Inhibitors
• Etanercept
• Adalimunab
• Infliximab
Interleukin-1 inhibitor
• Anakinra
Selective Costimulation Modulator
• Abatacept
CD20 Antibody
• Rituximab

Drugs Affecting Calcium Homeostasis: - Answer-Parathyroid hormone analog
• Teriparatide acetate
Calcitonin
Vitamin D
• Calcitriol, Dihydrotachysterol
Bisphosphonates
• Alendronate, Ibandronate, Zoledronic acid
Anti-RANKL monoclonal antibody
• Denosumab

Agents for Treating Gout - Answer-Inhibitors of Uric Acid Synthesis
• Allopurinol, Febuxostat
Uricosuric Agents
• Probenecid
For Gout Pain & Inflammation
• Colchicine, Indomethacin
For Increasing Uric Acid Degradation
• Rasburicase

Antineoplastic Agents: DNA Modifying Agents
Nitrogen Mustards - Answer-Mechlorethamine
Cyclophosphamide
Ifosfamide
Melphalan

Antineoplastic Agents: DNA Modifying Agents
Acrolein inactivator - Answer-2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (mesna)

Antineoplastic Agents: DNA Modifying Agents
Nitrosoureas - Answer-Carmustine
Lomustine