Psychoactive Drugs plus Bronchodilator

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Lithium

Psychoactive Drugs;

  • Cationic metal does not bind to proteins

  • Orally Administered

  • Used to treat manic depression bipolar disorder

  • Drug of choice for the prevention for the prevention of chronic cluster headache

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Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)

Psychoactive Drugs;

  • Used for the treatment of depression, insomnia, extreme apathy and loss of libido

  • Major metabolites = Desipramine

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Fluoxetine

Psychoactive Drugs;

  • Blocks the reuptake of serotonin in central serotonergic pathways

  • Used for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)

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Clozapine

Psychoactive Drugs;

used to treat otherwise treatment-refractory schizophrenia, including its negative symptoms, suicidal tendencies, and various types of cognitive deficiencies associated with the disease

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Olanzapine

Psychoactive Drugs;

A thienobenzodiazepine derivative that treats schizophrenia, acute manic episodes and the recurrence of bipolar disorders

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Theophylline

Bronchodilator; 

  • Belongs to the methylated xanthine class

  • Its action is specific to the relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle 

  • It is used in the treatment of asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Drug for primary apnea of prematurity – absence of respiratory effort in newborn infants