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MB2080 - drugs
Drugs used to treat the disorders covered in MB2080
| Treatment | Disorder |
|---|---|
| Transfusions and folic acid | beta-thalassaemia |
| Hydroxocobalamin | Pernicious anaemia |
| Phlebotomy | Polycythaemia Vera |
| JAK2 inhibitors | Polycythaemia Vera |
| Oral rehydration therapy | Cholera |
| Antiemetics | Acute pancreatitis (mild) |
| Thrombo-prophylaxis | Acute pancreatitis (severe) |
| Pancreatecomy | Chronis pancreatitis |
| Omeprazole | Gastric Ulcer |
| Sucralfate | Gastric ulcer |
| Colloidal bismuth subcitrate | Gastric ulcer |
| Histamine antagonists | Gastric ulcer |
| Antacids | Gastric ulcer |
| Vagotomy | Gastric ulcer (extreme cases only!) |
| Alendronate | Osteoporosis |
| Raloxifene | Osteoporosis |
| Teriparatide | Osteoporosis |
| Salcatonin | Osteoporosis |
| calcium lactate | Osteoporosis |
| Strontium ranelate | osteoporosis |
| Denosumab | Osteoporosis |
| Transsphenoidal surgery | Cushing's disease |
| Metyrapone | Cushing's disease |
| Aminoglutethimidine | Cushing's disease |
| Mifepristone | Cushing's disease |
| Hydrocortisone | Addison's disease or congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
| Fludrocortisone acetate | Addison's disease |
| Apironolactone | Primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome) |
| Leptin | Genetic Obesity |
| Orlistat | Obesity |
| Sibutramine | Obesity |
| Gastric band | Obesity |
| Gastric bypass | Obesity |
| Erythromycin | Legionnaires disease |
| Bronchodilators | COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis |
| Glucocorticosteroids | COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis |
| alpha-1 antitrypsin | alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (COPD) |
| Methyldopa | Pre-eclampsia (hypertension) |
| Nifedipine | Pre-eclampsia (hypertension) |
| Hydralazine | Pre-eclampsia (hypertension) |
| Labetalol | Pre-eclampsia (hypertension) |
| Clomifene | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| chronotherapy | Circadian rhythm disorders |
| Phototherapy | Circadian rhythm disorders |
| Benzodiazepines | Insomnias (including restless leg syndrome), REM sleep behaviour disorder and narcolepsy |
| Ropinirole | Restless Leg Syndrome |
| Pramipexole | Restless Leg Syndrome |
| Modafinil | Narcolepsy |
| Gammahydroxybtyrate | Narcolepsy |