Drug Classification: Salicylates (Aspirin)

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Which drug is a centrally acting polysynaptic inhibitor used as a skeletal muscle relaxant for acute painful spasms?

Carisoprodol (soma)

Cyclobenzaprine (flexiril) (correct)

Tizanidine (zanaflex)

Metaxalone (skelaxin)

Which traditional DMARD inhibits lymphocyte proliferation by reducing DNA and RNA synthesis, impairing immune responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Auranofin

Leflunomide (arava)

Hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil)

Azathioprine (imuran) (correct)

Which biological DMARD inhibits interleukin-1 to reduce joint inflammation and destruction in rheumatoid arthritis?

Etanercept (enbrel)

Adalimumab (humira)

Anakinra (kineret) (correct)

Infliximab (remicade)

Which drug acts on COX-2 to reduce inflammation during acute gout attacks by inhibiting prostaglandin synthase?

Indomethacin (NSAID) Signup and view all the answers

Which drug used for gout inhibits active transport sites for reabsorption of uric acid, promoting its renal excretion?

Allopurinol Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class has the potential to cause Cushing's disease as a side effect?

Corticosteroids Signup and view all the answers

Which opioid type has a blackbox warning for serotonin syndrome when interacting with certain medications?

Mild to moderate agonists Signup and view all the answers

Which skeletal muscle relaxant works by increasing GABA activity?

Baclofen Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class carries a risk of addiction/tolerance and withdrawals as side effects?

Opioids/narcotics Signup and view all the answers

Which drug classification includes drugs that block acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction?

Skeletal muscle relaxants Signup and view all the answers

Drug Classification: Salicylates (Aspirin)

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Which drug is a centrally acting polysynaptic inhibitor used as a skeletal muscle relaxant for acute painful spasms?

Which traditional DMARD inhibits lymphocyte proliferation by reducing DNA and RNA synthesis, impairing immune responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?

Which biological DMARD inhibits interleukin-1 to reduce joint inflammation and destruction in rheumatoid arthritis?

Which drug acts on COX-2 to reduce inflammation during acute gout attacks by inhibiting prostaglandin synthase?

Which drug used for gout inhibits active transport sites for reabsorption of uric acid, promoting its renal excretion?

Which drug class has the potential to cause Cushing's disease as a side effect?

Which opioid type has a blackbox warning for serotonin syndrome when interacting with certain medications?

Which skeletal muscle relaxant works by increasing GABA activity?

Which drug class carries a risk of addiction/tolerance and withdrawals as side effects?

Which drug classification includes drugs that block acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction?

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