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3. Tuberculosis: treatment If you forget your TB drugs, you’ll die and might need a PRIEST”:
P-Pyrazinamide
R-Rifampin
I-Isoniazid (INH)
E-Ethambutol
St-Streptomycin
6. Thalidomide: effect on cancer cells “Thalidomide makes the blood vessels hide”:
Use thalidomide to stop cancer cells from growing new blood vessels.
15. Insulin: mixing regular insulin and NPH “Not Ready, Ready Now”:
Air into NPH
Air into Regular
Draw up Regular
Draw up NPH
16. Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic neurotransmitters “No symphathy for a Pair of Aces”:
Norepinephren is secreted in by the Sympathetic nervous system while Acetylcholine is secreted
in the Parasympathetic nervous system.
17. Benzodiazepines: 3 members that undergo extrahepatic metabolism “Outside The Liver”:
O-Oxazepam
T-Temazepam
L-Lorazepam
These undergo extrahepatic metabolism and do not form active metabolites.
24. Tricyclic antidepressants: members worth knowing “I have to hide, the CIA is after me”:
C-Ciomipramine
I-Imipramine
A-Amitrptyline
27. Propranolol and related ‘-olol’ drugs: usage “olol” is just two backwards lower case b’s.
Backward b’s stand for “beta blocker”. Beta blockers include
acebutolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol, oxprenolol, propranolol
28. Beta blockers: B1 selective vs. B1-B2 non-selective A through N:
B1 selective: Acebutalol, Atenolol, Esmolol, Metoprolol.
O through Z: B1, B2 non-selective: Pindolol, Propanalol, Timolol.
30. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins): side effects, contraindications, interactions HMG-CoA:
• Side effects:
H- Hepatotoxicity
M-Myositis [aka rhabdomyolysis]
• Contraindications:
G-Girl during pregnancy/ Growing children
• Interactions:
C-Coumarin/ Cyclosporine
43. Anticholinergic side effects “Know the ABCD’S of anticholinergic side effects”:
A-Anorexia
B-Blurry vision
C-Constipation/ Confusion
D-Dry Mouth
S-Sedation/ Stasis of urine
49. Benzodiazapines: ones not metabolized by the liver (safe to use in liver failure) LOT:
L-Lorazepam
O-Oxazepam
T-Temazepam
77. Tetracycline: teratogenicity Tetracycline is a TE-Teratogen that causes staining of Teeth in the
newborn.
80. Narcotic antagonists The Narcotic Antagonists are Naloxone and Naltrexone.
• Important clinically to treat narcotic overdose.
93. Metabolism enzyme inducers “Randy’s Black Car Goes Putt Putt and Smokes”:
R-Rifampin
B-Barbiturates
C-Carbamazepine
G-Grisoefulvin
P-Phenytoin
P-Phenobarb
94. Cholinergics (eg organphosphates) effects if you know these you will be “LESS DUMB”:
L-Lacrimation
E-Excitation of nicotinic synapses
S-Salivation
S-Sweating
D-Diarrhea
U-Urination
M-Micturition
B-Bronchoconstriction
95. Routes of entry: most rapid ways meds/toxins enter body “Stick it, Sniff it, Suck it, Soak it”:
Stick = Injection
Sniff = Inhalation
Suck = Ingestion
Soak = absorption
96. Ipratropium: action Atropine is buried in the middle:
iprAtropium, so it behaves like Atropine.