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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. SE of nitrates






2. Longer acting benzodiazepines used in the management of withdrawal states of alcohol and other drugs






3. Enzyme that metabolizes acetaldehyde to acetate






4. Drug used for MRSA






5. Antidepressant having stimulant effects similar to SSRI's and can increase blood pressure






6. Agent that is teratogen and causes a fetal syndrome






7. Mechanisms of action for Phenytoin - Carbamazepine - Lamotrigine






8. Antiarrhythmic effective in most types of arrhythmia






9. Non - selective Alpha1blockers use to treat pheochromocytoma






10. Moderate opioid agonists






11. Major SE of zileuton






12. Chelating agent used in Wilson's disease






13. SE of OCs






14. W/D from this drug causes anxiety and mental discomfort






15. Some side effects of corticosteroids






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






17. SE of salicylates






18. Reason troglitazone was withdrawn from market






19. Treatment of atropine overdose and glaucoma (because lipid soluable). Enters the CNS rapidly and has a stimulant effect - which may lead to convulsions






20. Used for Cushing's syndrome (increased corticosteroid)






21. MOA of nitrates






22. Opioids used in anesthesia






23. Agent with long duration of action and is most likely to cause histamine release






24. COX 2 inhibitors should be used cautiously in pts with






25. Regimen used for breast cancer






26. Lactam that can be used in PCN allergic patients






27. Inhibit angiotensin - converting enzyme (ACE)






28. These agents are used as antidiarrheal






29. SE of thiazide (HCTZ) diuretics






30. Beta - blockers should be used cautiously in






31. Arterial vasodilator that works by opening K+ channels






32. Beta 1 agonist toxicity






33. Agent that is metabolized to acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase and microsomal ethanol - oxidizing system (MEOS)






34. Antibiotic causing red - man syndrome - and prevention






35. What do delta cells in the pancreas produce?






36. Products of Phase II conjugation






37. Side effect of sotalol






38. Nitrate used to prevent further attacks






39. Major route of elimination for Lithium






40. Used especially in postmenopausal women - dosage should be 1500 mg






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






42. SE of spironolactone






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






44. Common toxicities of cisplatin






45. Drug used for African sleeping sickness






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






47. First generation sulfonylurea






48. Treatment for opioid addiction






49. Agent used in CHF that is a selective alpha and nonselective beta blocker






50. SE of phenytoin







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