Author Question: Mirtazapine' mechanism of action includes all of the following but one. a. Blockade of ... (Read 85 times)

tfester · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Mirtazapine' mechanism of action includes all of the following but one.

a. Blockade of pre-synaptic alpha-receptors, increasing the amount of
synaptic serotonin and norepinephrine.
b. Blockade of post-synaptic serotonin type 1A receptors.
c. Blockade of post-synaptic serotonin type 2A and 2C receptors.
d. Blockade of post-synaptic serotonin type 3 receptors.

Question 2

The primary mechanism of action by which specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors appear to initiate their effects is to

a. Directly interact with post-synaptic serotonin receptors.
b. Block the reuptake of norepinephrine.
c. Block the reuptake of monoamine oxidase.
d. Block the reuptake of serotonin.