Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Sulfonylureas and meglitinides may cause weight _____ as a side effect

What drug class do cholestyramine, colestipol, and colesevelam belong to?

Patients with essential tremor often self-medicate with _____, which decreases tremor amplitude

Uricosurics (like Probenecid) are only for _____ of uric acid

Thiazolidinediones cause increased insulin _____, therefore enhancing glucose uptake in peripheral tissues

What is the effect of corticosteroids on lymphocyte levels? _____

What adverse effect is common to sotalol, dofetilide, and ibutilide (class III antiarrhythmics)? _____

What type of drug are class IV antiarrhythmics? _____

Thrombolytics exert their effects via direct or indirect conversion of plasminogen to _____

Glucocorticoids inhibit production of inflammatory _____ by cyclooxygenase