Endocrine Pharmacology — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: mc side effect of OC pills is _____

Answer: weight gain

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Flashcard 12: 1. Identify → _____

Answer: Saheli tablets CENTCHROMAN i.e ORMELOXIFENE (Non-steroidal Oral Contraceptives)

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Flashcard 13: Centchroman is _____

Answer: a non hormonal oral contraceptive

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Flashcard 14: _____ is an oral 11-hydroxylase inhibitor for adults with Cushings disease who either cannot undergo pituitary gland surgery or have undergone the surgery but still have the disease.

Answer: Osilodrostat

Flashcard 15: First Aid Pharmacology: Endocrine _____ is a recombinant form of PTH used to treat osteoporosis

Answer: Teriparatide

Flashcard 16: Thyroid, Pituitary, & Adrenal _____ and bromocriptine are D2 receptor agonists, which may be used to treat acromegaly by inhibiting secretion of GH from the anterior pituitary

Answer: Cabergoline

Flashcard 17: _____ is a nonsteroidal contraceptive taken twice weekly as a 30mg tablet for 12 weeks and weekly thereafter

Answer: Ormeloxifene

Flashcard 18: _____ is a drug that inhibits glucocorticoid biosynthesis via inhibition of the enzyme 11-hydroxylase

Answer: Metyrapone

Flashcard 19: Endocrine _____ may be used in the treatment of primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism by increasing sensitivity to Ca2+-sensing receptors

Answer: Cinacalcet

Flashcard 20: Denosumab prevents _____ activation by binding RANKL expressed on osteoblasts

Answer: osteoclast