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USMLE/COMLEX Step 1 Pharmacology One Liners

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






2. Inhaled anesthetics are myocardial depressants






3. SE of Aspirin






4. The ratio of the rate of elimination of a drug to its plasma concentration






5. Only member of depolarizing neuromuscular blocker - causes fasciculation during induction and muscle pain after use; has short duration of action






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






7. Drug used in neuroleptic malignant syndrome






8. SE for Lamotrigine






9. Usual time needed for full effect of antidepressant therapy






10. Peptide drug used to treat CHF






11. Antipsychotics that reduce positive symptoms only






12. Drugs of choice for absence seizures






13. MOA of quinolones






14. Vancomycin MOA






15. Newer estrogen receptor antagonist used in advanced breast cancer






16. These agents are used as antitussive






17. Reversal of blockade by neuromuscular blockers






18. Longer acting local anesthetics which are less dependent on vasoconstrictors






19. Product of proinsulin cleavage used to assess insulin abuse






20. Some cell cycle non - specific drugs






21. Treatment with cancer chemotherapy at high doses every 3-4 weeks - too toxic to be used continuously






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






23. SE of mirtazapine






24. Treatment for opioid addiction






25. Anti - seizure drugs used as alternative drugs for mood stabilization






26. Nitrate used to prevent further attacks






27. Acetaminophen only has






28. Side effects seen with tricyclic antidepressants






29. The selective agents loose their selectivity at






30. Short acting glucocorticoids






31. Agent to treat torsades de pointes






32. 5 alpha - reductase inhibitor used for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern baldness






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






34. For rebound HTN from rapid clonidine withdrawal






35. Laboratory value required to be monitored for patients on valproic acid


36. Second generation sulfonylurea






37. Treatment for TB patients (think RIPE)






38. Class of drugs that reversibly inhibit COX






39. Rapid acting - crystalline zinc insulin used to reverse acute hyperglycemia






40. Newer NSAID that selectively inhibits COX-2






41. Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures






42. Antidote used for tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)






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






44. Antidote for salicylate intoxication






45. These prevent the action of Ach at the skeletal muscle endplate to produce a 'surmountable blockade -' effect is reversed by cholinesterase inhibitors (ex. neostigmine or pyridostigmine)






46. Lithium is associated with this congenital defect






47. Anti - arrhythmic with 15 second duration of action






48. Captopril and enalapril (- OPRIL ending) are






49. SE of minoxidil






50. MOA of Bisphosphonates