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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Vitamins containing iron should Not be taken simultaneously with levothyroxine because






2. Drug that inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase and is used in ethylene glycol exposure






3. Selective Alpha -1A blocker - used for BPH - but with little effect on HTN






4. Route of administration of warfarin






5. Names of three bisphosphonates available IV






6. SE of demeclocycline






7. '5HT-1d agonist used for migraine headaches '






8. Facilitates GABA presynaptic inhibition






9. DOC for Legionnaires' disease






10. CCB with predominate effect on arteriole dilation






11. SE of HMG COA reductase inhibitors






12. Shock due to septicemia or myocardial infarction is made worse by






13. Presynaptic Alpha 2 agonist used in HTN - and acts centrally






14. Antidote used for lead poisoning






15. Orthostatic hypotension and QT prolongation






16. TCA with greatest sedation of this group - and marked antimuscarinic effects - used for sleep






17. MOA of lovastatin (STATIN)






18. Anti - seizure medication also used in the prevention of migraines






19. Site of action for zaleplon and zolpidem






20. What do delta cells in the pancreas produce?






21. Agent similar to cisplatin - less nephrotoxic - but greater myelosuppression






22. Hyperglycemic agent that increases cAMP and results in glycogenolysis - gluconeogenesis - reverses hypoglycemia - also used to reverse severe beta - blocker overdose and smooth muscle relaxation






23. DOC for influenza A






24. Antidote for hyperkalemia






25. Antidote used for organophosphate/anticholinesterase poisoning






26. Neurotoxicity with isoniazid (INH) prevented by






27. Antidote used for digitalis toxicity






28. Thiazolidinediones






29. Antidote used for heparin overdose






30. Site of action of thiazide diuretics






31. Anti - androgen used for prostate cancer






32. Treat manifestations of Parkinson's disease and EPS






33. Only direct acting agent that is very lipid soluble and used in glaucoma






34. Mediator of tissue pain - edema - inactivated by ACE - and may be a contributing factor to the development of angioedema






35. Estrogen mostly used in oral contraceptives (OC)






36. DOC for malignant hyperthermia by acting on the sacroplasmic reticulum or skeletal muscle






37. Agent used for closure of patent ductus arteriosus






38. Most common SE of fibrates






39. Aminoglycosides used with loop diuretics potentiate adverse effect






40. SE of penicillamine






41. Losartan and valsartan block






42. Oral antibiotic of choice for moderate inflammatory acne






43. Treatment of withdrawal syndrome involves






44. Overdoses of this agent with powerful vasoconstrictive action may result in fatalities from arrhythmias - seizures - respiratory depression - or severe HTN (MI and stroke)

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45. MOA of class III antiarrhythmics






46. Anti - rheumatic agent also used for ulcerative colitis






47. Produce mydriasis and cycloplegia






48. Some cell cycle non - specific drugs






49. Partial opioid agonist - considered a strong analgesic - has a long duration of action and is resistant to naloxone reversal






50. Drugs that can be used for infantile spasms