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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Class of anti - arrhythmics that has a pro - arrhythmic effect (CAST trial) - therefore are used as last line agents






2. Used for Addison's disease - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) - inflammation - allergies - and asthma (as a local inhalation)






3. Barbiturate used for the induction of anesthesia






4. Lactam that can be used in PCN allergic patients






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






6. Tolerance to all effects of opioid agonists can develop except






7. SE for Lamotrigine






8. NSAID contraindicated in gout






9. Produces both rapid anesthesia and recovery - has antiemetic activity and commonly used for outpatient surgery - may cause marked hypotension






10. This agent regenerates active cholinesterase and is a chemical antagonist used to treat organophosphate exposure






11. This diuretic decreases aqueous secretion due to lack of HCO3- ion. Causes drowsiness and paresthesias - alkalinization of the urine may precipitate calcium salts - hypokalemia - acidosis






12. Agent more frequently associated with extrapyramidal side effects that can be treated with benzodiazepine - diphenhydramine or muscarinic blocker






13. TCA used in chronic pain - a hypnotic - and has marked antimuscarinic effects






14. T3 compound less widely used






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






16. Prostaglandins that cause abortions






17. H1 blocker that is also a serotonin antagonist






18. This produces 'dissociative anesthesia' - is a cardiovascular stimulant which may increases intracranial pressure - and hallucinations occur during recovery






19. Inhibitor of lipoxygenase






20. Carbamate with intermediate action - used for+A1170 postoperative and neurogenic ileus and urinary retention






21. MOA of thiazide diuretics






22. Drug used concurrently with toxic anticancer agents to reduce renal precipitation of urates






23. Antidote for hyperkalemia






24. Treatment of resistant pseudomembranous colitis






25. Antidote used for benzodiazepine toxicity






26. CCB are DOC for

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27. 3 zones of adrenal cortex and their products






28. Carbamazepine may cause






29. Ability to bind reversibly to the same site as the drug and without activating the effector system






30. Thrombolytic that can cause allergic reaction






31. Non - steroidal estrogen agonist causes clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina in daughters of women who used it during pregnancy






32. Agent for pernicious anemia






33. Vascular effects of metformin






34. Nitrate used to prevent further attacks






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






36. Cystitis - postoperative bladder spasms - or incontinence






37. Antidepressant which is inhibitor of CYP450 enzymes and may be associated with hepatic failure






38. Common SE of sulfonylureas - repaglinide - and nateglinide






39. Side effects occuring in antipsychotics that block dopamine






40. Main route of metabolism for benzodiazepines






41. Antidote for methotrexate toxicity






42. Anti - rheumatic agent also used for ulcerative colitis






43. Antiplatelet drug reserved for patients allergic to aspirin






44. Irreversible condition resulting from the use of antipsychotics - reserpine at high doses - and MPTP (by- product of illicit meperidine analog)






45. Benzodiazepine that has efficacy against absence seizures and in anxiety states - such as agoraphobia






46. SE of INH






47. Peakless ling acting insulin






48. Diuretic used to antagonize aldosterone receptors






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






50. Regimen used for breast cancer