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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Thrombolytics are used for






2. Toxicity of amphotericin






3. SE of lithium






4. Drug of choice for leprosy






5. Nitroprusside vasodilates






6. SE of minoxidil






7. MOA of penicillin






8. Meglitinide class of drugs






9. Bisphosphonates that cannot be used on continuous basis because it caused osteomalacia






10. System that increases in activity with chronic ethanol exposure and may contribute to tolerance






11. Anti - seizure drugs used also for bipolar affective disorder (BAD)






12. MOA for Ethosuximide






13. Antidote to reverse actions of warfarin






14. GnRH antagonist with more immediate effects - used for infertility






15. Agents used in Tourette's dx






16. SE of thiazide (HCTZ) diuretics






17. Inducers of Cytochrome P450 (CYP450)






18. MOA of tetracycline






19. Long acting insulin






20. SE for ticlopidine






21. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor






22. Different steps of Phase I






23. Very rapid acting insulin - having fastest onset and shortest duration of action






24. Generation of antihistamine that has the most CNS effects






25. Used intranasally and decreases bone resorption






26. Alpha 1selective blockers






27. Inhibitors of CYP450






28. IV barbiturate used as a pre - op anesthetic






29. Inhibitors of catechol - O- methyltransferase (COMT) - used as adjuncts in Parkinson's dx and cause acute hepatic failure (monitor LFT's)






30. Combined alpha and beta blocking agents that may have application in treatment of CHF






31. Amount of drug necessary to elicit a biologic effect; refers to the drug's strength






32. Microtubule inhibitor that causes peripheral neuropathy - foot drop (eg. ataxia) - and 'pins and needles' sensation






33. Pyrimidine analog that causes 'Thymine - less death' given with leucovorin rescue






34. Agent used in shock because it dilates coronary arteries and increases renal blood flow






35. SE for ganciclovir






36. Regimen used for non - Hodgkin's lymphoma






37. Primary endogenous substrate for Nitric Oxidase Synthase






38. NSAID that is used for acute condition - such as pre - op anesthesia and has limited duration (<5 days) of use due to nephrotoxicity






39. Drug used in ergot alkaloids overdose - ischemia and gangrene






40. 3 zones of adrenal cortex and their products






41. Blows DNA (breaks DNA strands) - limiting SE is pulmonary fibrosis






42. Somatostatin (SRIF) analog used for acromegaly - carcinoid - glucagonoma and other GH producing pituitary tumors






43. Thyroxine dose may need to be increased in hypothyroid patient during pregnancy because






44. Longer acting Beta 2 agonist is recommended for prophylaxis of asthma






45. SE of phenytoin






46. Antibiotic causing red - man syndrome - and prevention






47. Drugs available in combination with metformin






48. Prostaglandins that cause abortions






49. Inhibitor of MAO type B which metabolizes dopamine - used adjunct to levodopa or as sole agent in newly diagnosed patients






50. CCB are DOC for

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