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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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1. Period of time of therapy after which GC therapy will need to be tapered






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






3. Type of resistance found with vancomycin






4. SE of AGI's






5. Acetaminophen only has






6. DOC for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)






7. Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures






8. Antipsychotic used in the treatment of psychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia






9. Life threatening cardiac event that prolong QT leads to






10. Common SE of sulfonylureas - repaglinide - and nateglinide






11. Beta blockers partial agonist activity (intrinsic sympathomimetic activity) cause some bronchodilation and may have an advantage in treating patients with asthma






12. Vitamin given with calcium to ensure proper absorption






13. Produces disulfiram - like reaction with ethanol






14. Some cell cycle specific anti - cancer drugs






15. LA causing methemoglobinemia






16. Sedation is a common side effect of these drugs - they lower seizure threshold - uses include BAD - acute panic attacks - phobias - enuresis - and chronic pain and their overdose can be deadly






17. Agents acting in the CNS or in the skeletal muscle - used to reduce abnormally elevated tone caused by neurologic or muscle end plate disease






18. Common toxicities of cisplatin






19. Benzodiazepines that are the most effective in the treatment of panic disorder






20. DOC to treat chemo - induced nausea and vomiting






21. Organophosphate anthelmintic agent with long DOA






22. Reversal of blockade by neuromuscular blockers






23. SE of HMG COA reductase inhibitors






24. NSAID contraindicated in gout






25. Causes bone marrow suppression






26. Penicillins active against penicillinase secreting bacteria






27. T3 compound less widely used






28. Aspirin reduces mortality in unstable angina by






29. Anti - arrhythmics that decrease mortality






30. Agent used to treat chronic gout by increasing uric acid secretion and excretion






31. Agents may exacerbate tardive dyskinesias (may be irreversible and there is no treatment)






32. ACTH analog used for diagnosis of patients with corticosteroid abnormality






33. Antidepressants with no effect on BP - no sedation






34. Long acting beta 2 agonist used in asthma






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






36. Syndrome of hypersecretion of gastric acid and pepsin usually caused by gastrinoma; it is associated with severe peptic ulceration and diarrhea






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






38. Selective Alpha 1 blocker used for hypertension - BPH - may cause first dose orthostatic hypotension






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






40. Antidote used for organophosphate/anticholinesterase poisoning






41. Monitoring parameter to obtain before initiation of STATINS


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






43. Antibiotic causing red - man syndrome - and prevention






44. Antifungal agent used for inhibition of all gonadal and adrenal steroids






45. Nitrosoureas with high lipophilicity - used for brain tumors






46. MAOI should not be administered with SSRI's or potent TCA's due to development of this condition






47. The elimination of drug that occurs before it reaches the systemic circulation






48. Class of drugs whose MOA utilizes ligand gated ion channels






49. Anti - thyroid drugs






50. Effective in preventing TIA's