USMLE Step I λ Pharmacology
Mirtazapine, 140
as alpha blocker, 63 Misoprostol, 224, 230 Monoamine oxidase (MAO), 56
forms, 61
inhibitors, characteristics/uses, 140 metabolism, 11
Monoclonal antibodies, clinical uses of, 310 Montelukast, 243
Morphine
as drug of abuse, 164 characteristics/uses, 159 contraindications/cautions, 159 duality of action, 225 metabolism, 11
Motion sickness, drugs for treating, 50, 222 Muromonab, clinical uses of, 310 Muscarinic agonists, 47, 72
Muscarinic antagonists, 44, 225 Muscarinic receptors, 39
activators, 46, 47–49 mechanism of action, 46
Muscarinic stimulation, 44
Myasthenia, drugs for treating, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, 48
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC), 191 Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 191 Mycophenolate, 309
Mydriasis, 43
N
Na+. See Sodium (Na+) entries N-acetylcysteine, 233 Nafarelin, 287
Nafcillin, 181
Nalbuphine, characteristics/uses, 160 Naloxone
as antidote, 317 characteristics/uses, 160
in reversing respiratory depression, 164 Naltrexone, characteristics/uses, 160 Naproxen, 232
Natural medicinals, 318–319 Nausea, drugs for treating, 222, 225 Nedocromil, in treating asthma, 242 Nelfinavir, mechanism of action, 200 Neostigmine, characteristics/uses, 48
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, thiazides for, 86 Nephrolithiasis, thiazides for, 86 Nephrotoxicity, 138
Nesiritide, for heart failure, 99 Neuroeffector junctions
adrenergic, 55, 55–58 cholinergic, 45, 45–47
Neuromuscular blocking agents, drug list, 167 Neurotransmitters
autonomic nervous system, 39 drugs of abuse and, 165–166
336
Nevirapine, mechanism of action, 200 Niacin, as antihyperlipidemic, 118, 119 Nicotinic acid, 121
as antihyperlipidemic, 117
Nicotinic receptor antagonists, 50–51, 156 ganglion blocking agents, 50–51
neuromuscular blocking drugs. See CNS pharmacology Nicotinic receptors, 23, 39
activation, 47, 156 mechanism of action, 46 subunits, 156
Nifedipine, as calcium-channel blocker, 93 Nifurtimox, as antiprotozoal agent, 207 Nigrostriatal tract, 143
Nitrates, as antianginal drugs, 111, 111–112 Nitric oxide signaling, 25, 94
Nitroglycerin
as antianginal, 111 first-pass effect, 7
Nitroprusside, as direct-acting vasodilator, 94 Nitrosoureas, cell-cycle specificity, 299 Nitrous oxide, characteristics, 153
NNRTIs (nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors), 202 Noncompetitive antagonists, 22
Nonmicrosomal metabolism, 11
Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), 202 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), 231–233, 234
adverse cardiovascular events associated with, 233 drug list, 245
for migraine headaches, 228 for rheumatoid arthritis, 236
Nordiazepam, 9 Norepinephrine (NE), 40, 56
actions, 56 clinical uses, 61
cocaine blocking uptake, 155 dopamine as precursor, 144 drugs of abuse and, 165
indirect-acting adrenergic receptor agonists and, 61 as mixed-acting adrenergic agonist, 58
nicotinic receptor activation, 47 nonmicrosomal metabolism, 11 receptors for, 24
Norethindrone, 281 Norgestrel, 282
Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors, 188–190, 193–194 direct-acting, 190
folic acid synthesis inhibitors, 179, 188, 188–189, 193–194 mechanism of action, 179
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), 202 side effects, 202
Nutritional supplements, characteristics/uses, 321 Nystatin, characteristics/uses, 195–196
O
Octreotide, 287
Olanzapine, characteristic properties, 147