DRUG OF CHOICE SERIES
1. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
▪️Drug of choice for generalized absent seizure -Ethosuximide and Sodium valproate
▪️Drug of choice for absence (Petit mal) seizures - Valproate
▪️Drug of choice for absence seizures in children - Ethosuximide
▪️Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures in men - Sodium Valproate
▪️Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures in women - Lamotrigine
▪️Drug of choice for focal seizure - Lamotrigine
▪️Drug of choice for generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) - Lamotrigine
▪️Drug of choice for tonic-clonic seizures - Sodium Valproate
▪️Drug of choice for infantile seizures - ACTH
▪️Drug of choice for rhinorrohea - Citrizine
▪️Drug of choice for phobias - SSRI's
▪️Drug of choice for reducing preanesthetic anxiety - Lorazepam
▪️Drug of choice for status epilepticus - I.V Lorazepam
▪️Drug of choice for febrile seizures - Diazepam
▪️Drug of choice for partial seizures - Carbamazepine
▪️Drug of choice for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder- Methylphenidate
▪️Drug of choice for Alzheimer's disease - Rivastigmine
▪️Drug of choice for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Fluoxetine
▪️Drug of choice for drug-induced parkinsonism - Benzhexol
▪️Drug of choice for parkinsonism - Ropinirole, Pramipexole
▪️Drug of choice for glioma - Nitrosourea
▪️Drug which has pain relief properties without opioid disadvantages - Tramadol
▪️Drug of choice for sedation in patients with severe liver failure - Lorazepam
▪️Drug of choice for maintenance treatment of generalized anxiety disorder-Buspirone
▪️Drug of choice for febrile seizures - Diazepam
▪️Drug of choice for endoscopic and colonscopy - Midazolam
▪️Drug of choice for hypnosis in elderly - Zolpidem
▪️Drug of choice for diabetic neuropathy - Topiramate
▪️Drug of choice for neuropathic pain - Lamotrigine or Topiramate or Gabapentin
▪️Drug of choice for reducing alcohol craving - Naltrexone
▪️Drug for decreasing relapse of alcoholism - Acamprosate (NMDA receptor antagonist) or Naltrexone
▪️Drug of choice for alcohol detoxification - Disulfiram
▪️Drug of choice for smoking cessation - Bupropion
▪️Drug of choice for depression in parkinson disease - SSRI's
▪️Drug of choice for parkinson disease - Levodopa
▪️Drug of choice for psycosis in parkinson disease - Clozapine
▪️Drug of choice for depression - SSRI's
▪️Drug of choice for restless leg syndrome - Ropinirole
▪️Drug of choice for violent behaviour - Haloperidol
▪️Drug of choice for psychotic depression - Loxapine
▪️Drug of choice for neutropenia in felty's syndrome- Lithium
▪️Drug of choice for patients with extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS) - Clozapine
▪️Drug of choice for negative symptoms - Clozapine
▪️Drug of choice for treatment resistant schizophrenia - Clozapine
▪️Drug of choice for elderly with schizophrenia - Clozapine
▪️Drug of choice for peripheral neuropathy - Lamotrigine
▪️Drug of choice for bulimia - SSRI's (Eg: Fluoxetine)
▪️Drug of choice for acute mania - Lithium
▪️Drug of choice for serotonin syndrome - Cyproheptadine
▪️Drug of choice for nocturnal enuresis - Desmopressin
▪️Drug of choice for major depression - SSRI's
▪️Drug of choice for heat stroke - Chlorpromazine
▪️Drug of choice for OCD - SSRI's or Clomipramine
▪️Drug of choice for sleep walking - Carbamazepine
▪️Drug of choice for cluster headache - Lithium
▪️Drug of choice for cyclical vomiting - Lithium
▪️Drug of choice for bipolar mood disorder - Lithium
▪️Drug of choice for cerebral edema - Mannitol
▪️Drug of choice for increased intracranial pressure - Mannitol
▪️Drug of choice for psychomotor seizures - Carbamazepine
▪️Drug of choice for mania - Lithium Carbonate
▪️Drug of choice for Huntington chorea - Tetrabenazine
▪️Drug of choice for Parkinsonism - Ropinirole and Pramipexole
▪️Drug of choice for morning sickness - Hyoscine
▪️Drug of choice for multiple sclerosis - Amitriptyline
▪️Drug of choice for acute attack of migraine - Sumatriptan /Ergotamine Drug of choice for night terrors - Benzodiazepines
▪️Drug of choice for atypical depression - MAO inhibitors
▪️Drug of choice for hydrocephalus - Glycerol or Acetazolamide
▪️Drug of choice for cluster headache - Sumatriptan Treatment of choice for cluster headache - High flow 02
▪️Drug of choice for infantile spasm - ACTH
▪️Drug of choice for Huntington chorea - Tetra benzene
▪️Drug of choice for multiple sclerosis - Interferon B
▪️Drug of choice for pulmonary edema - Morphine
▪️Drug of choice generalized anxiety disorders - Diazepam (Benzodiazepines)
▪️Drug of choice for pain in terminal illness - Morphine
▪️Drug of choice for pain of acute myocardial infarction - Morphine
▪️Drug of choice for chronic cancer pain - Morphine
▪️Drug of choice for borderline personality disorder - Buspirone (5 HT partial agonist)
▪️Drug of choice for neonate with respiratory depression due to use of morphine to control severe labour pain - Naloxone
▪️Drug of choice for sedation in liver failure patients - Lorazepam
▪️Drug of choice for decreasing anxiety in children preoperatively- Antihistaminics
▪️Drug of choice for sedation in patients with porphyrias - Benzodiazepines
▪️Drug of choice for trigeminal neuralgia - Carbamazepine
▪️Drug of choice for status absence - Benzodiazepines
▪️Drug of choice for convulsion in lidocaine treated patients - Diazepam
▪️Drug of choice for tardive dyskinesia - Diazepam
▪️Drug of choice for convulsion in tetanus patients - Diazepam
▪️Drug of choice for delirium caused by ketamine - Diazepam
