NUR 2407 Pharmacology

Pharmacology Exam 1 Rasmussen

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

- antidepressant drugs that achieve their agonistic effect on serotonin by

selectively blocking its reuptake

SNRIs

- serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

Atypical Antidepressants

- Bupropion (Wellbutrin)

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)

- antidepressant medications that increase the amount of monoamine

neurotransmitter in synapses

Lithium (mood stabilizer)

- Bipolar, maintenance

Bipolar, acute mania

Schizoaffective

*Depression; Bipolar, depressive

**Schizophrenia (adjunct)