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geq, brand, MOA, counseling
Question Brand | Answer Geq | MOA | indication | counseling |
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Corlanor | Ivabradine | Inhibit funny current (If) in the heart | CHF- 1st new drug for systolic heart failure | decrease HR without causing a drop in blood pressure |
ProAir RespiClick | Albuterol dry powder | Beta 2 agoist, bronchodilator | Asthma | Do not require hand- breath coordination. But patients must be able to inhale deeply. Ages 12 and up |
Miralax | PEG ( polyethylene glycol) | osmotic laxative | laxative | less cramping than stimulant laxative |
Movantik | Naloxegol | Opioid antagonist - They inhibit opioid binding in the gut to increase motility...but DON'T affect analgesia. | laxative | one more bowel movement/week. tab. taken on an empty stomach and stop laxatives |
Relistor | Methylnaltrexone | Opioid antagonist - They inhibit opioid binding in the gut to increase motility...but DON'T affect analgesia. | laxative | one more bowel movement/week. Injectable. taken on an empty stomach and stop laxatives |
Amitiza | Lubiprostone | prostaglandin E 1 analogue that increases intestinal fluid secretion by activating specific chloride channel in the luminal cells of intestinal epithelium | for treating constipation in adult | BID Not for patients who are on methadone |
Palcohol | Powdered alcohol | Freeze dried alcohol | recreational med | mix with 6 oz of water or mixer |
Sovaldi, Harvoni | Sofasbuvir | Antiviral | Treating HEP C | DI with amiodarone. cause bradycardia and cardiac arrest. |
Victoza | Liraglutide | Glucagone - like peptide -1 (GLP-1 )receptor agonist | DM | loose weight |
Invocana | Canagliflozin | sodium glucose co transporter 2 (SGLT 2) inhibitor. block reabsorption of glucose by kidney. | DM | loose weight |
Januvia | Sitagliptin | Dipeptidyl - peptidase 4 inhibitor. inhibit breakdown of GLP and GIP and incretin | DM | loose weight |