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Drug List 14
Cardiovascular Drugs
Term | Definition |
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hydrALAZINE | Trade Name: Apresoline* Drug Name: Vasodilator IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
Apresoline* | hydrALAZINE |
triamterene | Trade Name: Dyrenium* Drug Name: K-sparing diuretics IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
Dyrenium* | triamterene |
spironolactone | Trade Name: Aldactone* Drug Name: K-sparing diuretics IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
Aldlactone* | spironolactone |
rosuvastatin | Trade Name: Crestor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
Crestor* | rosuvastatin |
atorvastatin | Trade Name: Lipitor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
Lipitor* | atorvastatin |
pravastatin | Trade Name: Pravachol* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
Pravachol* | pravastatin |
simvastatin | Trade Name: Zocor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
Zocor* | simvastatin |
omega-3-acid ethyl esters | Trade Name: Lovasa* Drug Class: esterified fish oils IOU: Hypertriglyceridemia |
niacin | Trade Name: Niaspan* Drug Class: Nicotinic Acid IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause flushing; pretreat w/ aspirin; do not crush |
ezetimibe | Trade Name: Zetia* Drug Class: cholesterol absorption inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause abdominal pain; fatigue |
fenofibrate | Trade Name: Tricor*, Antara* Drug Class: fibrate IOU: Hyperlipidemia |
gemifibrozil* | Trade Name: Lopid* Drug Class: fibrate IOU: Hyperlipidemia |
Combo: ezetimibe/ simvastatin | Trade Name: Vytorin* Drug Class: HMG-CoA/ Chol absorption inhibitor IOU: Hypercholesterole |