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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Direct vasodilator of arteriolar smooth muscle






2. Thiazolidinediones






3. SE of niacin






4. Antidote used for warfarin toxicity






5. Benzodiazepine used for anxiety






6. Secondary amines that have less sedation and more excitation effect






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






8. COX 2 inhibitors may have reduced risk of






9. MOA for benzodiazepines






10. Drug of choice for leprosy






11. Anti - seizure drugs used also for pain of neuropathic orgin






12. Most important toxic effects of most local anesthetics






13. Anti - Parkinson's drug which increases intraocular pressure and is contraindicated in closed angle glaucoma






14. Agent with zero - order kinetics






15. Class of drugs that reversibly inhibit COX






16. Anti - rheumatic agent also used for Chron's disease






17. Agent used in drug therapy of Parkinson's instead of Dopamine which has low bioavailability and does not cross the BBB






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






19. Time it takes for amount of drug to fall to half of its value; this is a constant in first order kinetics (majority of drugs)






20. Methyldopa is contraindicated in






21. Phenylisopropylamines that are used legitimately and abused for narcolepsy - attention deficit disorder - and weight reduction






22. Used intranasally and decreases bone resorption






23. Agent used neutropenia especially after chemotherapy






24. GABA agonist in the spinal cord






25. Neurologic SE of benzodiazepines






26. Toxicities include nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity - leading to a severe interaction with aminoglycosides






27. Epinephrine is often mixed with a local anesthetic to






28. Maximum response achieveable from a drug






29. MOA of corticosteroids






30. Non - benzodiazepine used as an anxiolytic






31. Antidepressant associated with seizures and cardiotoxicity






32. Anticancer drug also used in RA - produces acrolein in urine that leads to hemorrhagic cystitis






33. Intermediate acting glucocorticoids






34. Antiglaucoma organophosphate






35. Agent used for closure of patent ductus arteriosus






36. Prototypical drug is atropine






37. Non - selective Beta - blocker also used for migraine prophylaxis






38. SE of heparin






39. Treatment for TB patients (think RIPE)






40. Most frequent route of metabolism






41. Thrombolytic used for acute MI and ischemic (non hemorrhagic) CVA






42. This agent may cause more severe - rapid and intense symptoms to a recovering addict






43. Well - tolerated and are first - line antidepressants

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






45. SE of ACE inhibitors






46. Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used for prevention of osteoporosis and prophylaxis in women with risk factors for breast cancer






47. The most frequent cause of acute deaths in cholinesterase inhibitor toxicity






48. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors are contraindicated in






49. Vitamin K dependent anticoagulant






50. This is the drug of choice for anaphylactic shock