Pharmacology-Antidepressants Questions and Answers
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Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
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Pharmacology-Antidepressants
Questions and Answers
Antidepressant therapeutic effects may not be seen for two to four weeks:
a.serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
b. tricyclics antidepressants
c. both
d. neither
✓ ~~~ c. both
Buspirone:
a. is effective in treating depression
b. is cross-tolerant with benzodiazepines
c. does not produce significant levels of sedation
d. is a benzodiazepine
e. has a rapid onset of action.
✓ ~~~ c. does not produce significant levels of sedation
Primary agent used in chronic management of mania in bipolar disorder:
a. sufentanil (Sufenta)
b. lithium
c. valproic acid (Depakene, Depakote)
, d. imipramine (Tofranil)
e. paroxetine (Paxil)
✓ ~~~ b. lithium
Least likely to cause orthostatic hypotension:
a. desipramine (Norpramin)
b. sertraline (Zoloft)
c. doxepin (Sinequan)
d. tranylcypromine (Parnate)
e. amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep)
✓ ~~~ b. sertraline (Zoloft)
Administration of an MAO inhibitor would most likely cause changes in the CNS
concentration of:
a. acetylcholine
b. histamine
c. norepinephrine
✓ ~~~ c. norepinephrine
Primary use of fluoxetine (Prozac):
a. treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
b. management of morbid obesity
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