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Common medical drugs
Common medical drugs-Medical coding
Question | Answer |
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Medication used to treat schizophrenia; Antiphycotic, neuroleptic | Abilify; aripiprazole |
Used to used treat hypertension, congestive heart failure (CHF); Antidote; ACE inhibitor | Accupril; quinapril |
Medication used to treat Supraventricular tachycardia, as a diagnostic aid to assess myocardial perfusion defects in coronary artery disease (CAD); Antidysrhythmic | Adenocard, Adenoscan; adenosine |
Antineoplastice used to treat Wilms' tumor; certain cancers; Hodgkin's disease; certain leukemia's; neurblastomas; lymphomas & sarcomas | Adriamycin; doxorubicin |
Antiplatelet used to treat essential thrombocytopenia, polycythemia vera, & chronic myelogenous leukemia. | Agrylin; anagrelide |
Blood derivative used to restore plasma volume in burns, hyperbilirubinemia, shock, cardiopulmonary bypass & ARDS (acute resp dis synd). | Albuminar, Albutein, Buminate, Plasbumin; normal serum albumin |
Potassium-sparing diuretic and antiphyertensive used to treat edema of CHF, HPN, diuretic-induced hypokalemia, primary hyperaldosteronism, edema of nephrotic syndrome, & cirrhosis of the liver with ascites. | Aldactazide; combination of spironolactone and hydrochlorothiazide or Adactone; spronolactone |
Antihypertensive (10) | Aldomet; Aldoril; Atacand (candersartan); Benicar; Diovan, Lotensin (benazepril); Micardis (temisartan); Tenormin (atenolol); Teveten HCT; Zebeta (bisoprolol) |
Antineoplastic used to treat multiple myeloma, malignant melanoma, advanced ovarian cancer. | Alkeran (mephalan) |
Antigout drug used to treat chronic gout, hyperuricemia associated with malignancies, recurrent calcium oxalate calculi, Chagas' disease, cutaneous/ visceral leishmaniasis | Allopurinol-Alloprim; Lopurin |
ACE inhibitor; Hypertension, CHF, reduction of risk of MI, stroke, & death from cardiovascular disorders. | Altace (ramipril) |
Bronchodilator; Bronchial asthma, bronchopasms (4) | Alupent; Aminophylline; Brethine (tertutaline); Bronkosol (isotarine) |
Antibiotic, anti-infective; Skin, respiratory, GI, GU infections, OM, Gonorrhea, gram-positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria organisms. | Amoxil (amoxicillin) |
Anticoagulant; Unstable angina in pts undergoing PTCA. | Angiomax (bivalrudin) |
Nonnarcotic analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic. Used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis & osteoarthritis. | Ascriptin |
Anti-anxiety, sedative; Used to treat irritabliity in psychiatric or organic disorders, & insomnia. (2) | Ativan (lorazepam); Buspar (busulfan) |
Antihypertensive. treats HTN & nephropathy in type II diabestes (2) | Avapro (irbesartan);Cozaar (lorartan) |
Antidysrhythmic; Life-threatening ventricular tachycardia, cardioversion, ventricular fibrillation. (5) | Bretylol (bretylium); Cordarone, Pacerone (amiodarone); Norpace (disopyamide); Pronestyl (procainamide); |
Antineoplastic used to treat leukemia. | Busulfex (busulfan); Campath (alemtuzumab) |
Anti-intective, antibacterial. Treats UTI's, lower respiratory infection, bone & joint infection, acute sinusitis & post exposure inhalation anthrax. | Cipro (ciprofloxacin) |
sedative, hypnotic. Insomnia. flurazepam. | Dalmane |
Analgestic. Mild to moderate pain. (2) | Darvocet; Darvon (propoxyphene) |
Opoid analgesic to treat moderate to severe pain, pre & post op. | Demerol (meperidine) |
Antidepressant (5) | Desyrel (trazodone); Elavil (amitriptyline)Paxil (paroxetine); Prozac (fluoxetine); Zolaft (sertaline) |
Antifungal; Candidiasis, cyptococcal menigitis. | diflucan (fluconazole) |
Cardiac glycoside, inotropic, antidysrhthmia. Used to treat CHF, A-fib, atrial tachycardia. | Digoxin/Digitalis |
Adrenergic used to treat shock, increaed perfusion, hypotension. | Dopamine (intropin) |
Antineoplastic used to treat metastatic carninomas of colon or rectum. | Eloxitan (oxaliplatin) |
Antineoplastic used to treat advanced breast carcinomas in estrogen receptor-positive patients. | Faslodex (fulvestrant) |
Bone resorption inhibitor used to treat osteoporosis, Paget's disease. | Fosamax (adendronate) |
Antripsychotic, neuroleptic used to treat psychotic disorder, tourette's syndrome, short term treament of hyperactive children, control of severe nausea and comiting in chemotherapy, & emergency dedation of delirious patients. | Haldol (haloperidol) |
Antiviral used to treat chronic hepatitis B. | Hepsera (adefovir dipivoxil) |
Antirheumatic agent, immunodulator used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. | Humira (adalimumab) |
Diuretic, antihypertensive used to tread: Edema, HTN, diuresis, CHF. (2) | HCTZ; Hygroton |
Anti-anginal, antihypertensive beta-blocker. Used for: chronic strable angina pectoris, HTN, supraventricular dyshythmias, migrance, MI, dyshythmias, alcohol withdrawal. | Inderal (propanol) |
Antineoplastic used to treat meastaic renal cell carcinoma in adults, phase II for HIV in combination with zidovudine, melanoma. | Interleukin (aldesleukin) |
Calcium channel blocker, anti-hypertensive, antianginal used to treat chronic stable angin pectoris, vasopastic angina, dysphthmias, HTN, supraventricular tachycardia, A-flutter or A-fib. | Isoptin (verapamil) |
Antiobiotic used to treat gram-negative & gram positive organisms, upper & lower respiratory tract, UTI, skin infection, OM, genital infections, endocarditis & septicemia. (2) | Kefzol (cefazolin); Mandol (cefamandole) |
Cardiac glycoside, inotropic, antidysrhythmia. Used to treat CHF, atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, cardiogenic shock, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, rapid digitalization in these disorders. | Lanoxin (digoxin) |
Antimanic, antipsychotic. Used to treat bipolar disorder (manic phase) prevention of bipolar manic depressive psychosis. | Lithium carbonate (lithium) |
Anticoagulant, antithrombic used to prevent deep vein throbosis, pulmonary emoli in hip and knee replacement. enoxaparin | Lovenox |
Diuretic, osmotic used to treat edema, decrease intraocular pressure, improve renal function in acute renal failure, chemical poisonint. (2) | Mannito, Osmitrol |
Antihypertensive ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension, heart failure, post MI, left ventricular dysfuntion post-MI. | Mavik (trandolapril) |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonopioid analgesic and antipyretic. Used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis, primary dysmenorrhea, gout tental pain, musculoskelatal disorders, fever. | Motril (ibuprofen) |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonpoid anagesic and antipyretic. Used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, primary dysmenorrhea, gout, dental pain, musculoskeletal disorders & fever. | Motrin (ibuprofen) |
Toptical antifungals used to treat tinea cruris, tinea pedia, diaper rash, & minor skin irritations. nystatin | Mycostatin |
Vasodilator for acutely decompensated CHF. | Natrecor (nesiritide) |
Biologic modifier (1); Hematopoietic agent (2). Used to decrease infection in patients receiving chemotherapy/antineoplastics who are myelosuppressive to increase WBC count in pts with drug-induced neutropenia. (2) | Neupogen (filgrastim); Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) |
Antidiabetic used to treat diabetes meelitus of stable type without acute complications. | Orinase (tolbutamide) |
Antineoplastic used to treat ovarian carcinomas. | Paraplatin (Carboplatin) |
Immunomodulator used to treat chronic hepatitis C. (peginterferon alfa -2A) | Pegasys |
Antihistamine, histamine receptor antagonist used to treat allergic reations, urticaria, rhinitis, pruritus & colds. (2) | Periactin (cyproheptadine); Phenergan (promethazine) |
Anticonvulsant used to treat all forms of epilepsy, status epilepticus, febrile seizures in children, sedation, and insomnia. | Phenobarbital sodium |
Antineoplastic used to treat advanced bladder cancer, adjunctive in metastatic testifular cancer, adjunctive in metastatic ovarian cancer, head, neck cancer, esophagus, prostate, lung and cervical cancer, lymphoma. | Platinol (cisplatin) |
Corticosteroid used to treat severe inflammation, immunosuppression, neoplasms, multiple sclerosis, collagen disorder, and dermatologic disorders. | Prednisone |
Antiulcer, proton pump inhibitor used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, severe erosive esophagitis, pathologic hypersecretory conditions, and treatment of active deodenal ulcers. | Prilosec (omeprazole) |
Intropic/vasodilator agent for advanced CHF. | Primacor (milrinone) |
Antidyshythmic used to treat life-treatening ventricular dysrhthmias. | Procarnbid (procainmaide); Pronestyl (procainamide) |
Antipsychotic used for phchotic disorder, schizophrenia. | Prolixin (fluephanazine hydrochloride) |
Antidyshythmic used to treat PVC's, atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, & atrial flutter | Quinaglute (quinidine) |
Antiplatelet agent used to treat pumonary arterial hypertension. treprostinil | Remodulin. |
Platelet inhibitor used with heparin and asa to prevent acute cardiac ischemia following PTCA in pts at high risk for reclosure of affected arteries. abciximab | ReoPro |
Antacid used to treat heartburn, acid indigestion, peptic ulcer disease, duodenal gastric ulcers, reflux esophagitis, hyperacidity. magakdrate | Riopan |
Anti-infective, antibacterial used to treat UTI's OM, acute & chronic protatitis, shigellosis, Pneumocystic carinii pneumonitis, chronic bronchitis, chancroid, & traveler's diarrhea. trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole | Septra |
Corticosteroid used to treat sever inflammation, septic shock, adrenal insufficiency, ulcerative colitis, collagen disorders. hydrocortisone sodium succinate. | Solu-Cortef |
Psychotherapeutic used to treat ADHD. | Strattera (atomoxetine) |
Throbolytic enzyme. Acute MI for lysis of cornonary artery thrombi. (3) | Eminase (anistreplase); Streptase (streptokinase); Abbokinase (U/urokinase) |
Laxative, stool softener. Softens stools. docusate calcium. | Surfak |
Histamine receptor antagonist. Short-term treatment of duodenal and gastic ulcers and maintenance, management of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Zollinger-Ellison syndrom. cimetidine | Tagament |
Throbolytic enzyme used to treat lysis of obstructing thrombi associated with acute MI, ischemic conditions requiring thrombolysis. alteplase | t-PA, tissue plasminogen activator |
Throbolytic enzyme used to treat Acute MI. tenecteplase. | TNKase |
Anti-infective used to treat severe systemic bacterial infections of CHS, respiratory, GI, urinary tract, bone, skin, soft tissues, cystic fibrosis. tobramycin (2) | Tobax, TOBI |
Anti-inflammatory used to used for relief of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and juvenile rhematoid arthritis. tolmetin sodium | Tolectin |
Antianxiety, anticonculsant, sedative/hypnotic used to treat anxiety, acute achohol withdrawal, and adjunct in seizure disorder. | Tranxene |
Broad-spectrum anti-infective used to treat skin infections, intra-abdominal infections, pneumonia, meningitis, septicemia. ampicillin sulbactam | Unasyn |
Anti-infective used to treat resistant staphylococcal infections, pseudomembraneous colitis. | Vancocin (Vancomycin) |
Antianginal used to treat stable angina pectoris. bepridil. | Vascor |
Antihypertensive, ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension, CHF, & ventricular dysfunction. enalapril | Vasotec |
Broad spectrum anti-infective used to treat respiratory infections, scarlet fever, erysipelas, OM, pneumonia, skin and soft-tissue infections, gonorrhea, gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. penicillin G(#1)/ V(#2) potasium. | #1) Wycillin #2) Veetides |
Throbolytic agent used to treat severe sepsis associated with organ dysfuntion. drotrecogin alfa | Xigris |
Antidysrhythmic used to treat ventricular tachycardia, ventricular dyshythmias during cardia surgery, MI digitalis toxicity, cardiac catherization. lidocaine | Xylocaine |
Histamine receptor antagonist used to treat duodenal ulcers Zollinger-Ellison syntrom, & GERD. ranitidine | Zantac |
Diuretic, antihypertensice used to treat edema, HTN, CHF, & nephrotic syndrome. metolazone | Zaroxolyn |
Antihypertensive, ACE inhibitor used to treat HTN, edjunctive therapy of sysolic CHF, acute MI. lisinopril | Zestril |
Antilipemic used to treat ypercholesterolemia. ezetimibe | Zetia |
Antineoplastic used to treat Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. ibritumomab tiuxetan | Zevalin |
Anti-infective used to treat mild to moderate infections of the respiratory tract, skin infections, nongonocaccal urethritis & CAP. azithromycin | Zithromax |
Antilipemic used to treat hypercholecterolemia, isolated hypertriglyceridemia, type III hyperlipoproteimia, CAD. | Zocor |
Antiviral used to treat herpes. acyclovir | Zovirax |
Antigout drug used to treat gout, & hyperuicemia associated with malignancies & Chagas' disease, cutaneous visceral leishmaniasis. alloprinol | Zyloprim |
What is the suffix for sedatives & hypnotics: benzodiazepines | -azepam & -azolam |
Used to treat glaucoma to reduce intraocular pressure | Pilocarpine |