Ranting Time
(reminds me of ranitidine. whatever.)

yeah, i know i shouldn't be writing this now. pretty sick of studying. just memorizing and re-memorizing the notes for the nth time already. well maybe for the second or third time only.. but there's so much!!!

imagine: u have to remember

antacids: hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, trisillicates, Mg, Al, Ca
H2 antagonists: cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine
PPIs: omeprazole, S-omeprazole, thiophillic sulfa something in acidic canaliculi.
sulfralcate.
bismuth compounds.
misoprostol. causes abortion. PGE1 analogue
adsorbants: activated charcoal, kaolin, pectin, smectite
opioids: loperamide, diphenoxylate.
antispasmodics: hyoscine, meveberine.
SS-analogues: octreotide.
5HT3 antags: alosetron.
bulk laxatives: ispaghula husk, psyllium.
osmotic laxatives: magnesium hydroxide, PEG, cellulose, lactulose
stimulants: bisacodyl, senna. will cause discolouration of the colon (something coli)
emollients (surfactants): docusate, glycerin
lubricants: liquid paraffin (my favourite, causes lipoid pneumonia and leaks out of your ass)
partial 5HT4 agonists: tegaserod.
antihistamines: diphenhydramine, promethazine. cyclizine
antiH1, antiD2: prochlorperazine
antiD2, 5HT4: metoclopramide and domperidone
5HT4: cisapride
5HT3 antag: ondansetron
erythromycin
NK1 antagonist
benzodiazepines
corticosteroids
cholinergics
cannabinoids

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. and that's only for GI drugs... there's more

cholinergics:
muscarine
nicotine
bethanechol
carbachol
methacholine

anti-cholinergics:
hyoscine / scopolamine
atropine
ipratropium
cyclopropamine
(forgot)
pirenzipine

anti-AChEs
(?)



mind's a blank now...


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