Nervous system 1 pharmacy

what is number 1

dendrite

what is number 2

cell body

what is number 3

node of ranvier

what is number 4

axon terminal

what is 5

Schwann cell

what is 6

myelin sheath

what is 7

axon

what is 8

nucleus

What do anticonvulsants do?

Stop rapid and excessive firing of neurons

what do anticonvulsants treat?

seizures, epilepsy

what is Carbamazepine used for?

nerve pain, restless leg syndrome, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder

what is the boxed warning for Carbamazepine

Fatal term reactions, anapestic anemia, granulocytosis

what is the brand name for carbamazepine

Tegretol and carbatrol

What is the dosing for Tegretol

take 3-4 daily or for extended release twice daily

What is the brand name of phenytoin?

Dilantin

You should stop taking Dilantin when you get…

Stevens Johnson syndrome

What should you not take with carbatrol

No alcohol, other convulsants

What shouldn’t you take with phenytoin

ANTICOAGULANTS

When taking Tegretol and Dilantin it can decrease the effectiveness of what?

Birth control

What else can phenytoin be prescribed for?

Mania

what is the generic name for Neurontin?

gabapentin

In Virginia what drug is labeled as a schedule 5?

gabapentin/Neurontin

what is the generic name for the drug Lyrica?

pregabalin

pregabalin is was schedule drug?

schedule V

Can Neurotin and Lyrica be interchangeable?

NO

what is the boxed warning for pregabalin

Respiratory depression and suicide

what is the boxed warning for Neurontin?

Respiratory depression and suicide

What is the dosage range for gabapentin

300-3,200

what shouldn’t you take with pregabalin?

alcohol, CNS depressants

what can you take 2 hours after taking gabapentin

Anti-acids

what is the brand name for topirmate?

Topamax or trokendi

what is Topamax used for?

seizures painful nerve conditions

off label what can topiramate be used for?

migraine prevention and weight loss

What side effect is common with trokendi?

feeling of pins and needles in fingers and toes

that shouldn’t you take with topiramate?

other anticonvulsants, CNS depressants,

tpamax causes high levels of what?

phenytoin

what drug causes and increase risk of kidney stones?

topiramate

what should you not do while on topiramate?

Do not stop suddenly

What Is the generic name for Lamictal?

lamotrigine

what is lamotrigine used for?

Bipolar disorder, pain, and seizures.

What drug has the boxed warning of FATAL RASH

Lamictal

Do not take these drugs while on lamotrigine

other anticonvulsants, acetaminophen, and oral BCP

what is the brand name for divalproex?

Depakote

What is depakote used to treat?

seizures

Off label what may a physician prescribe divalproex for?

manic episodes and migraines

what drug has a boxed label BW:LIVER FAILURE AND FETAL MALFORMATION

Depakote

What drug can you not take with aspirin, alcohol, or caffeine

divalproex

What drug comes in many different dosage forms but they cannot be interchangeable?

depakote

what is the generic name for Keppra?

levetiracetam

what side effect can be dangerous when taking keppra

change in behavior, sucidal thoughts, and psychiatric symptoms

what can you not take with levetiracetam?

alcohol and CNS depressants

What is the brand name for pehnobarbital?

luminal

What schedule drug is luminal

schedule 4

What is phenobarbital prescribed for?

epilepsy

what are the positives of luminal?

cost, effectiveness, daily dosing

what are the negatives about phenobarbital?

can cause sleepiness, short attention Spain, and fatigue.

Do not take what with luminal?

Alcohol, CNS depressants

Phenobarbital decreases the effectiveness of what drug?

Birth control

what is the generic name for Sinemet?

carbidopa-levodopa

what is carbidopa-levodopa used for?

movement symptoms of Parkinsons

what does sinemet convert to in the brain?

Dopamine

that helps parkinson’s patients improve movement and restores normal function?

carbidopa-levodopa

what can’t you take with sinemet?

antipsychotics

what drug may decrease the effectiveness of carvidopa-levodopa

anticholinergics

brand name for pramipexole?

Mirapex

generic name for Requip?

ropinirole

What drugs are dopamine agonists?

pramipexole and ropinirole

what do dopamine agonists do?

Mimic dopamine in the brain

what may dopamine agonists cause?

dyskinesia, hallucinations, confusions, sleepiness

what may mirapex be used to treat?

restless leg syndrome

what may ropinirole treat?

restless leg syndrome

what kind of drug is benztropine?

anticholinergic

what does benztropine treat?

reduce tremor and dystonia

When should you take benztropine?

after meals

what shouldn’t you take with benztropine?

Other anticholinergic

what is the brand name for memantine?

Namenda

what drug is a glutamate regulator?

memantine

what is Namenda prescribed to help with what?

improve memory, attention, resin, language, and ability to perform simple task

how does memantine work?

regulate the neurotransmitter glutamate in the brain to help process information

this is mostly prescribed for?

moderate to sever alzheimers

what drugs are cholinesterase inhibitors?

rivastigmine and donepezil

what is the generic name for exelon

rivastigmine

what is the generic name for Aricept?

donepezil

what is exelon used to treat?

mild dementia w/ alcheimers and mild to moderate dementia due to parkinson’s

what dementia drug comes in a patch dosage form?

rivastigmine

what does aricept treat?

mild to severe dementia due to alzheimers

what can’t you take with donepezil?

NSAIDS and nicotine

what drug cannot a patient not use if they are suffering from cardiac disease, liver problems, or parkinson’s disease?

Aricept

what is the brand name for dextroamphetamine/amphetamine

Adderall

how long can Adderall last for

6-12 hours

what drug comes with the boxed warning of: BW:HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE AND MISUSE MAY CAUSE SUDDEN DEATH AND SERIOUS CV ADVERSE EVENTS

dextroamphetamine/amphetamine

what is the generic name for Vyvanse

lisdexamfetamine

what does lisdexamfetamine convert to in the body?

dextroamphetamine

what is the brand names for methylphenidate?

Ritalin and Concerta

what is the the brand name for the instant release methylphenidate?

ritalin

what is the ER name for methylphenidate?

Concerta

what drug comes with the boxed warning of: BW:HIGHPOTENTIAL FOR ABUSE, MISUSE, AND ADDICTION?

methylphenidate

why is dexmethylphenidate better than methylphenidate?

has fewer side effects

what is the generic name for Focalin?

dexmethylphenidate