pharmacology - drug classifications - 20 questions randomised

adrenaline, amiodarone, amphetamines, amplodipine, aspirin, atenolol, atracurium, atropine, bethanecol, codeine, diazepam, digoxin, diltiazem, dobutamine, dopamine, edrophonium, fluoxetine, frusemide, ipratropium, irbesartan, lignocaine, loratadine, mannitol, muscimol, neostigmine, nifedipine, nitroglycerin, nitroprusside, noradrenaline, perindopril, phenylephrine, pravastatin, prazosin, propranolol, pseudoephedrine, pyridostigmine, salbutamol, scopolamine, sotalol, spironolactone, tropicamide

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Hint	Answer
what enzyme type of drugs are Nitroglycerin and Nitroprusside?	prodrugs
what is Frusemide used for?	fluid accumulation in the lungs, abdomen, or pleural space after heart failure
what subtype of this cardiovascular drug is Prazosin?	α antagonist
what type of drug is Lignocaine?	sodium channel blocker
what kind of cardiovascular drug is Irbesartan?	vasodilator
what is the name of the drug type that includes Phenylephrine?	adrenergic agonists
is Ipratropium a sympathetic or parasympathetic drug?	parasympathetic
are Nitroglycerin and Nitroprusside agonists or antagonists?	agonists
what type of agonist/antagonist is Prazosin?	α1 selective antagonist
what are the peripheral affects of even higher doses of Dopamine?	systemic vasoconstriction (additionally acts on α1 receptors)

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what are the common uses for Adrenaline? (4)	added to other drugs to improve their efficacy
what subtype of the main cardiovascular drug is Amplodipine?	calcium channel blocker
what classification of drugs end in -zepam?	benzodiazepine sedatives
Irbesartan and Perindopril generally do the same thing. why is Irbesartan sometimes prescribed instead?	if the patient has adverse reactions to ACE inhibitors
what type of renal drug is Mannitol?	osmotic diuretic
is Scopolamine an agonist or antagonist?	antagonist
what are the common uses for Adrenaline? (1)	anaphylaxis
what type of agonist/antagonist is Phenylephrine?	α agonist
what type of renal drug is Frusemide?	loop diuretic
is Bethanecol a sympathetic or parasympathetic drug?	parasympathetic