A nurse is offering a pharmacology refresher course for a group of nurses
During the education session, the nurse wants to evaluate understanding and asks the group to provide an example of a drug that binds to receptors and enhances the actions of a natural transmitter. The best response by a participant would be a. diazepam (Valium).
b. propranolol (Inderal).
c. insulin.
d. diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
A
The principal examples of drugs that bind to receptors and enhance the actions of a natural transmitter are the benzodiazepines, such as diazepam.
Drugs that bind to receptors and prevent their activation include propranolol, naloxone, and di-phenhydramine.
Drugs that bind to receptors and cause activation include insulin, morphine, and epinephrine.
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