Hannah Shared "NeuroExam2Drugs" - 11 Picmonics
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NeuroExam2Drugs
Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet)
- Indications
- Parkinson's Disease
- Mechanism of Action
- Increase Dopamine in Brain
- Cross blood-brain barrier
- Increase bioavailability
- Side Effects
- Arrhythmias
- Dyskinesia
1 min
Entacapone
- Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits COMT
- Use
- Parkinson's Drugs
- Side Effects
- Similar to those of carbidopa-levodopa
Tolcapone
- Mechanism of Action
- COMT inhibitor
- Side Effects
- Sim to carbadopa-levodopa
- Liver Failure
- Use
- Parkinson's Disease
Benztropine (Cogentin)
- Mechanism
- Anticholinergic
- Indications
- Parkinson's Disease
- Acute Dystonia
- Side Effects
- Blurred Vision
- Dry Mouth
- Urinary Retention
- Tachycardia
- Constipation
- Psychosis
2 mins
Methylpredisolone
- Drug Type
- Glucocorticoid
- Use
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Mechanism of Action
- Binds to cytoplasmic receptors
- Side Effects
- Insomnia
- Elevated blood sugar
- Infections
Dimethyl fumarate
- Use
- Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
- Mechanism of Action
- Activates Nrf2 pathway
- Administration
- Oral
- Side Effects
- Skin Flushing
- GI problems
- Infections
Fingolimod
- Use
- Administration
- Relapsing remitting MS
- Oral
- Mechanism of Action
- Antagonist of sphingosine-1-P type 1 receptor
- Traps T and B cells
- Side Effects
- Infections
- Skin cancer
- Macular edema
- Bradycardia & hypotension
Interferon beta 1a and 1b
- Use
- Multiple sclerosis
- Mechanism of Action
- Suppress T cell activation & proliferation
- Administration
- Subcutaneous Injection
- Intramuscular injection
- Side Effects
- Skin Reactions at Injection Site
- Influenza-like syndrome
- Hepatotoxicity**
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Glatiramer
- Use
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
- Administration
- Subcutaneous Injection
- Mechanism
- Binds to MHC II
- Side Effects
- Skin Reactions at Injection Site
- Myocardial Infarction Mimic
Natalizumab
- Use
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Mechanism of Action
- Reduce lymphocyte counts
- Side Effects
- Cardiotoxic
Teriflunomide
- Use
- Relapsing Remitting MS
- Mechanism of Action
- Decreased lymphocytes
- Side Effects
- GI problems
- Hepatotoxicity
- Teratogenic
