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Pharm test 2 summary
NSAIDS, Antibiotics, Antihistamines.... lilk8tob 1-2 facts per drug
Drug | Drug facts |
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Aspirin | inhibits platelet aggregation |
Indomethacin (Indocin) | not for those w/ asthma, renal or liver disease |
Ibuprofen (Motrin) | RA, osteoarthritis; not for preg. women |
Ketorolac (Toradol) | short-term, powerful |
Celebrex | osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis |
Allopurinol (Zyloprim) | prevents uric acid prod. Drink a lot of water!! |
Azathioprine (Imuran) | organ rejection, RA; causes blood problems |
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) | organ rejection, RA, IBD; causes blood, liver & kidney problems |
Muromonab (OKT3) | graft rejection, RA; SE: chest pain, flulike symptoms |
Sulfamethozazole (Bactrim) | for UTI's; causes delayed cutaneous reaction |
Amoxicillin (Amoxil) | infections of E/N/T, GI, skin |
Penicillin V potassium (Pen-vee K) | for G+ infections |
Cefazolin Sodium (Ancef) | 1st gen ceph. for preop & postop surgical prophylaxis |
Cephalexin (Keflex) | 1st gen cepha. - oral only, G+ |
Cefthaxone (Rocephin) | 3rd gen ceph. IV or IM, can diffuse into CSF; only need 1x/day |
Erythromycin (EryPed) | increases GI motility, for G+ and G-, bacteriostatic, macrolide |
Azithromycin (Zithromax- Z pack) | Resp & skin, 1x/day, tissue penetration high, macrolide |
clarithromycin (Biaxin) | resp. & skin, age 12+, less GI than erythromycin, 2x/day |
doxycycline (Doryx) | broad antibacterial, chlamydial &mycoplasmal infectinos, many G- |
Gentamicin (Garamycin) | G+ and G- "big guns" |
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) | G-, anthrax, STD's, UTI, prostate |
Clindamycin (Cleocin) | anaerobes, Misc., bactericidal or bacteriostatic depending on dose |
Metronidazole (Flagyl) | anaerobic, G- infections |
Vancomycin (Vancocin) | MRSA infection, Blood level (peak): 18-26 mg/ml |
Acyclovir (Zovirax) | HSV-1 & 2, (chickenpox & shingles) |
Isoniazid (INH) | for TB, don't drink alcohol, liver toxic, need B6 |
Fluconazole (Diflucan) | antifungal, can pass into CSF |
Metronidazole (Flagyl) | helminths, anaerobes, no alcohol |
Mebendazole (Vermox) | roundworm, must treat whole family |
Loratidine (Claritin) | nonsedating, seasonal allergic rhinitis |
Cetirzine (Zyrtec) | nonsedating, seasonal allergic rhinitis |
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) | sedating, anticholinergic, for: hives, PD, sleep |
Dextromethorphan (Vicks, Delysm) | non-opioid, no CNS depression, antitussive |
Guaifenesin (Robitussin) | coughs- thins mucus, 1/2life=1 hr, expectorant |
Theophylline (Theo-Dur, Slo-bid) | chronic resp,. acute asthma, blood 10-20 |
Albuterol (Ventolin) | for acute asthma attacks, beta2-specific |
Epinephrine (Adrenaline) | bronchodilator, nasal decongestant, beta-adrenergic |
Ipratopium Bromide | COPD, slow & prolonged action, anticholinergic |
Montelukast (Singulair) | for chronic asthma , not for acute attacks, antileukotriene |
Beclomethasone diproprionate (Beclovent, Vanceril) | oral inhalation, control of asthma for long term, no systemic effect, corticosteroid |