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20 Cards in this Set
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Benzodiazepines are used to treat _____, _____ and _____.
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Anxiety
Insomnia Seizures |
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Benzodiazepines have a (higher/lower) potential for abuse than barbiturates.
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lower
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What are the two important side effects of benzodiazepines?
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Confusion
Anterograde Amnesia |
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Benzodiazepine do not affect the heart when given _____ but when given _____ they do affect the heart.
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Orally
IV |
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How do benzodiazepines work?
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Enhance the effects of GABA
Doesn't act as a GABA agonist |
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All the benzodiazepines are safe during pregnancy.
T or F |
False
Most are D and some are X |
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What is flumazenil?
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Competitive benzodiazepine receptor antagonist
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What is the treatment for benzodiazepine OD?
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Flumazenil
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If the ending of the drug are -pam or -lam it is a ______.
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Benzodiazepine
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Zolpidem is a ______.
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Benzodiazepine-like drug
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Eszopiclone is a _______.
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benzodiazepine-like drug
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Zaleplon is a _______.
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benzodiazepine-like drug
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What are the prototypic drugs for the benzodiazepine-like drugs?
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Zolpidem, Eszopiclone, and Zaleplon
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All the benzodiazepine-like drugs are used for _____.
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management of insomnia
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The benzodiazepine-like drugs bind selectively with benzodiazepine 1 receptor.
T or F |
True
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Ramelteon is a ____.
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Melaonin Agonist
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What is the prototypic Melatonin Agonist?
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Ramelteon
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What are signs of barbiturate OD?
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Respiratory Depression
Coma Pupils nonreactive to light |
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What is the ultra-short prototypic barbituate drug?
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Thiopental
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What is the long lasting prototypic barbituate drug?
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Phenobarbital
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