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Drug Receptors (1)
What is meant by kd,
What is meant by ec50,
What does it mean if there are sp...
9  cards
Equations (1)
What is the equation for volume o...,
What is the equation for clearance,
What is the equation for rate of ...
9  cards
Introdcution to Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics (1)
What is meant by the term biodisp...,
What is meant by the term biotran...,
What are the two routes of admini...
28  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 9 - Sympathomimetic Drugs (1)
What is the major difference in t...,
Name three different ways of clas...,
Name the three naturally occurrin...
52  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 10 - Adrenoceptor Antagonists (1)
Name two common alpha 1 adrenocep...,
What is the major adverse effect ...,
Why does tamsulosin have relative...
19  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 13 - Digoxin (1)
Describe some pharmacokinetic fea...,
Which important cardiac drug can ...,
What is the therapeutic range of ...
10  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 14 - Antiarrhythmics (1)
What is the most common mechanism...,
Name the two basic categories of ...,
In the vaughan williams classific...
21  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 21 - Introduction to CNS Drugs (1.5)
What are metabotropic receptors,
What is a membrane delimited path...,
Apart from metabotropic receptors...
14  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 22 - Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs (1)
What is the basic chemical struct...,
What is important about sedative ...,
What is the method of clearance f...
10  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 24 - Antiseizure Drugs (1)
Targets for anti seizure medicati...,
Name two important anti seizure d...,
How are most anti seizure drugs c...
22  cards
Pharmacology - MNEMONICS
How do you remember the beta bloc...,
How do you remember which beta bl...,
How do you remember which beta bl...
3  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 4 - Biotransformation (1)
What happens in phase i reactions,
What happens in phase ii reactions,
True or false all drugs are metab...
11  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 6 - Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology (1)
To distinguish between sympatheti...,
Sympathetic fibres generally have...,
Most postganglionic sympathetic n...
8  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 30 - Antidepressant Agents (1 and 2)
Briefly describe the monoamine hy...,
Briefly describe the neurotrophic...,
What is sert
31  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 43 - Antibiotics: Beta-lactams - Penicillins (1)
Name three subgroups of beta lactams,
What are the 3 subgroups of penic...,
Describe the cell wall of gram po...
30  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 43 - Beta-lactams - Cephalosporins (1)
Give two examples of each generat...,
Describe the mechanism of action ...,
What is the difference in resista...
14  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 43 - Vancomycin (2)
Classify vancomycin,
What is the mechanism of action o...,
Vancomycin is active against whic...
9  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 45 - Aminoglycosides (1)
Name at least two important amino...,
Name three fields of clinical use...,
How do aminoglycosides get into t...
17  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 44 - Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Chloramphenicol (2)
Name a couple of tetracyclines,
What is the mechanism of action o...,
Name some clinical uses of tetrac...
14  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 46 - Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, Quinolones (2)
What is the basic mechanism of ac...,
It is interesting to note that su...,
What are some clinical uses of su...
14  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 50 - Metronidazole, Disinfectants (2)
Name some anaerobes that are susc...,
Describe the distribution of metr...,
What is the route of metabolism o...
9  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 49 - Acyclovir (2)
What is the basic structure of ac...,
Name three viruses that are most ...,
What are some clinical uses of ac...
7  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 11 - Antihypertensives (1.8)
Sodium nitroprusside is a vasodil...,
By what route is sodium nitroprus...,
What is the starting dose of sodi...
7  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 12 - Antianginal drugs (1)
Why are nitrates not given orally,
Name an active metabolite of glyc...,
What is the bioavailability of or...
21  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 20 - Respiratory, Asthma (1.5)
There are three broad categories ...,
List three beta agonists used rar...,
List two beta 2 selective agents ...
16  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 34 - Anticoagulants (1)
In basic terms describe the pharm...,
In basic terms describe the pharm...,
In basic terms what is hit
22  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 34 - Fibrinolytics (1)
Streptokinase dose for ami or pe,
What is alteplase,
In basic terms describe the pharm...
10  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 34 - Antiplatelets (1)
Describe the basic pharmacodynami...,
Describe the basic pharmacodynami...,
What dose of aspirin is required ...
11  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 25 - General Anaesthetics - Inhaled Anaesthetics (1)
Name the five primary effects of ...,
Name the two broad groups within ...,
What is meant by mac when discuss...
15  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 25 - General Anaesthetics - Intravenous (1)
What class of drug is thiopentone,
Describe the basic pharmacodynami...,
Describe the distribution of thio...
24  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 27 - General Anaesthetics - Muscle Relaxants (1)
Review the mechanism of neuromusc...,
Structurally all skeletal muscle ...,
What is the basic mechanism of ac...
19  cards
Katzung 12th ed - Chapter 26 - Local Anaesthetics (1)
What is an easy way to remember w...,
What is xylocaine,
What is marcaine
22  cards
Analgesics and Anti-inflammatories - NSAIDS (2)
Ibuprofen basic pharmacodynamics,
Should ibuprofen be taken with food,
Describe the key drug interaction...
10  cards
Analgesics and Anti-inflammatories - Steroids (1)
Which compound do steroids inhibit,
What is the difference between co...,
From which compound is cortisol s...
8  cards
Analgesics and Anti-inflammatories - Opiates (1)
What is the main difference betwe...,
What type of receptor are the opi...,
What is remifentanyl
22  cards
Analgesics and Anti-inflammatories - Paracetamol (1)
Paracetamol overdose give an over...,
Name the two dominant phase ii re...,
Name the third phase ii reaction ...
10  cards
A few must-knows for the MCQ exam
Which drug will reduce the cleara...,
Which class of drug is used to tr...,
Name a benzodiazepine that does n...
23  cards
Katzung 13th ed - Chapter 29 - Antipsychotics (2)
There are two classes of cns rece...,
Name two classical typical antips...,
What is the key pharmacodynamic f...
14  cards

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