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Anxiolytics
BuSpirONE - 5HT1A (Serotonin receptor) agonist
BuspirONE - 5HT1A (serotonin receptor) agonist as A is alphabet letter, number ONE
Antithrombotics
DaBIgatran = FIIa = thrombin (bi = 2)
DaltePARIN is same as enoXAPARIN = both are low molecular weight heparins i.e. they act on FXa
RivaroXAban = Xa inhibitor
Warfarin inhibits 1972
Xa (10)
IXa (9)
VIIa (7)
IIa (thrombin) (2)
Antiplatelets
CloPidogrel and Prasugrel = adP receptor blockers
aBciximaB has two Bs so GpIIb / IIIa inhibitor
tirofiBAn = GPIIB/IIIA inhibitor
Antivirals
NNRTI’s don’t NEED to be phosphorylated and other HIV drugs mnemonics
MaraviROC - CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival) are a ROCk band so maraviroc is a CCR5 blocker
Saquinivir -
Never tease a pro-tease.
Drugs that end in "-navir" are Protease Inhibitors
Zidovudine -
Have you dined with my nuclear family?
Drugs that end in "-vudine" are Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anticonvulsants
LeVtirAcetAm = SV2A (as V then 2A's)
PhENYtoin = ENY except absence seizures (UK)
TIAGabine = GAT-1 inhibito
PerAMPAnel is for Partial seizures (UK) and blocks AMPA receptors (obviously)
Antidepressants
MertAzApine = α2 antagonist (as 2 a's)
MertazApiNe = α2 ANtagonist
Hope this helps someone (they may be completely useless, idk). Please feel free to correct any mistakes.
Also I think I may have posted this in the wrong forum - oops!
BuSpirONE - 5HT1A (Serotonin receptor) agonist
BuspirONE - 5HT1A (serotonin receptor) agonist as A is alphabet letter, number ONE
Antithrombotics
DaBIgatran = FIIa = thrombin (bi = 2)
DaltePARIN is same as enoXAPARIN = both are low molecular weight heparins i.e. they act on FXa
RivaroXAban = Xa inhibitor
Warfarin inhibits 1972
Xa (10)
IXa (9)
VIIa (7)
IIa (thrombin) (2)
Antiplatelets
CloPidogrel and Prasugrel = adP receptor blockers
aBciximaB has two Bs so GpIIb / IIIa inhibitor
tirofiBAn = GPIIB/IIIA inhibitor
Antivirals
NNRTI’s don’t NEED to be phosphorylated and other HIV drugs mnemonics
- ZidoNevirapine
- Efavirenz
- Etravirine
- Delavirdine
MaraviROC - CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival) are a ROCk band so maraviroc is a CCR5 blocker
Saquinivir -
Never tease a pro-tease.
Drugs that end in "-navir" are Protease Inhibitors
Zidovudine -
Have you dined with my nuclear family?
Drugs that end in "-vudine" are Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anticonvulsants
LeVtirAcetAm = SV2A (as V then 2A's)
PhENYtoin = ENY except absence seizures (UK)
TIAGabine = GAT-1 inhibito
PerAMPAnel is for Partial seizures (UK) and blocks AMPA receptors (obviously)
Antidepressants
MertAzApine = α2 antagonist (as 2 a's)
MertazApiNe = α2 ANtagonist
Hope this helps someone (they may be completely useless, idk). Please feel free to correct any mistakes.
Also I think I may have posted this in the wrong forum - oops!
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