Autonomic/CV Drugs — Flashcards

Flashcard 2631: Dyslipidemia drugs _____ bind bile acids in the intestinal lumen, preventing absorption and recycling to the liver

Answer: Bile acid resins (e.g. cholestyramine)

Flashcard 2632: Which atypical antipsychotic is a D2 partial agonist? _____

Answer: Aripiprazole

Flashcard 2633: Which anticoagulant has the greatest efficacy on factor IIa (thrombin)? _____

Answer: Heparin

Flashcard 2634: Danazol is used to treat _____ and hereditary angioedema

Answer: endometriosis

Flashcard 2635: Phentolamine causes vaso-_____

Answer: dilation

Flashcard 2636: What drug class is the most common cause of drug overdose death? _____

Answer: Opioids (e.g. heroin)

Flashcard 2637: Triptans inhibit _____ nerve activation

Answer: trigeminal

Flashcard 2638: Triazolam, Oxazepam, and Midazolam are benzodiazepines that have _____ half lives

Answer: short

Flashcard 2639: Phenobarbital is an _____ of CYP-450

Answer: inducer

Flashcard 2640: Alpha-receptor antagonists may cause _____ (BP) as an adverse effect.

Answer: Orthostatic hypotension

Extra: Alpha-1 receptor antagonists (e.g., prazosin, doxazosin, terazosin) inhibit vasoconstriction, leading to a drop in blood pressure upon standing. This is often referred to as the "first-dose phenomenon."