Exam 14: Drugs Used to Treat Common Neurological Conditions

What is the typical dose for gabapentin (Neurontin)?

Which drug should be administered immediately when treating status epilepticus?

Triptans should not be administered with which of the following?

Coadministration of anorexiants and which of the following can cause hypertensive crisis?

Prescription sleep aids are excreted via:

Which of the following drugs can increase blood levels of hypnotics?

Which of the following is the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?

Which of the following medications can change urine to a brown color and cause a serious skin rash and gingival hyperplasia?

Which of the following medications requires the patient to be informed that he or she should avoid large amounts of tyramine-containing foods,alcoholic beverages,large quantities of caffeine-containing beverages,and over-the-counter cough and cold medications?

In which of the following diseases is there typically a deficiency in dopamine?

Selegiline (Eldypryl)should not be given with which of the following?

Which of the following is the therapeutic range for the iminostilbenes?

Ergotamines are classified under which pregnancy risk category?

Which of the following acetylcholinesterase inhibitors requires monitoring of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)because of the risk of hepatotoxicity?

Which drug is primarily used for essential tremors in adults?

Which of the following drugs is a selective MAO-B inhibitor?

Which of the following drugs has a U.S.Federal Drug Administration (FDA)black box warning due to its potential to cause life-threatening blood dyscrasias?

Which of the following acetylcholinesterase inhibitors should be taken 5 mg daily at night for 1 week and if tolerated may be taken 10 mg/day?

Succinimides are classified under which pregnancy risk category?

Appetite suppressants have a long history of abuse;therefore;they are placed into which of the following categories under the Controlled Substances Act?