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History of pharmacology
Coined the term psychopharmacology 1,
Reported on antipsychotic propert...,
Discovered the use of lithium in ...
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Chemical structure of psychotropics
Chlorpromazine 1,
Haloperidol 2,
Flupenthixol 3
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Mechanisms of action of psychotropic medication
Citalopram 1,
Paroxetine 2,
Fluoxetine 3
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Types and mechanisms of adverse effects
Side effects caused by histamine ...,
Side effects caused by alpha 1 bl...,
Side effects caused by muscarinic...
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Half lives
Half life definition 1,
Number of half lives taken to rea...,
Number of half lives taken for dr...
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Cytochrome p450 system
Where the cytochrome p450 enzymes...,
Importance of the cytochrome p450...,
Ethnic group showing the highest ...
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Placebo effect
Placebo which has inherent activi...,
Coined the term placebo 2,
Effect where placebo treatment re...
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Drug approval
Number of animal species a new dr...,
Number of phases in human trials 2,
Purpose of phase i drug trials 3
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Principles of pharmacokinetics
Processes involved in pharmacokin...,
Effect of enteric coating on a ta...,
Pka of a drug 3
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Clinically relevant kinetics and interactions
Percentage of caucasians who are ...,
Reason some caucasians are slow t...,
Timing to take tca plasma levels ...
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Principles of pharmacodynamics
Opposite mechanism of action to a...
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Medication adherence
The extent to which a patient s b...,
Criticisms of using compliance as...,
The extent to which the patient a...
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Antipsychotics
Antipsychotic with the largest ef...,
Antipsychotic with the lowest eff...,
Receptor thought to mediate the e...
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Clozapine
Clozapine class of antipsychotic 1,
Clozapine chemical structure 2,
Dopamine receptor which clozapine...
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Antidepressants and antianxiety medication
Most sedating ssri 1,
Reason for paroxetine s sedating ...,
Ssri with the highest rate of dis...
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Non-depression indications for antidepressants
Nocturnal enuresis in children 1,
Phobias and obsessional states 2,
Adjunctive treatment of cataplexy...
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Opioids
Three opioid receptors opioids ac...,
Most important opioid receptor fo...,
Opioid receptor which mediates eu...
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Hypnotics
Contraindications for zopiclone 1,
Side effects of zopiclone 2,
Mechanism of action of flumazenil 3
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Dementia medication
Hmechanism of action of donepezil 1,
Mechanism of action of rivastigmi...,
Mechanism of action of galantamine 3
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Antiepileptic medication and mood stabilisers
Three forms of valproate available 1,
Brand name of semi sodium valproa...,
Mix of medications in semi sodium...
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Lithium
Organ lithium is excreted by 1,
Congenital anomaly associated wit...,
Risk of ebstein s anomaly in the ...
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ADHD medication
Class of adhd medication dexamfet...,
Class of adhd medication methylph...,
Class of adhd medication lisdexam...
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Recreational drugs
Mechanism of action of cocaine 1,
Mechanism of action of amphetamine 2,
Common anabolic steroids used to ...
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Medications for treating addiction
Mechanism of action of varenicline 1,
Receptor which varenicline has th...,
Effects of varenicline which make...
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Miscellaneous medications
Indications for modafinil 1,
Receptors antihistamines work on 2,
Receptors antihistamines work on 3
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Sexual dysfunction
Receptor thought to mediate the e...,
Causes of sexual dysfunction in a...,
Antipsychotics with the greatest ...
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Renal impairment
Antipsychotics to avoid in renal ...,
Preferable antipsychotics in rena...,
Preferable antidepressants in ren...
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Hepatic impairment
Antipsychotics recommended in hep...,
Antidepressants recommended in he...,
Mood stabiiser recommended in hep...
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Cardiac side effects
Heart rate for which qtc estimate...,
Normal qtc in women 2,
Normal qtc in men 3
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Extrapyramidal side effects
Prevalence of dystonia with typic...,
Risk factors for developing dysto...,
Prevalence of pseudo parkinsonism...
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Teratogenic side effects
Congenital malformations of child...,
Neurodevelopmental effects of exp...,
Main teratogenic effects of carba...
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Serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Triad of symptoms seen in seroton...,
Time from starting or increasing ...,
Vital signs seen in serotonin syn...
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Miscellaneous side effects
Drugs which can worsen psoriasis 1,
Drugs most associated with priapi...,
Psychotropic drugs which precipit...
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Psychiatric consequences of medications
Medications strongly associated w...,
Medications associated with depre...,
Medications associated with mania 3
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