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Week 6 ROP 2008
DUS 6 (15) drugs
| Question | Answer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prinivil, Zestril | lisinopril | ACE inhibitor, antihypertensive | Treat HBP in adults and children 6 years and older, used after heart attack, prevents strokes, heart attack, kidney problem | Tab. |
| Lomotil | diphenoxylate/atropine | Anticholinergic | Treat diarrhea, helps decrease the frequency of bowel movements, | Tab, USP, oral solution |
| Lovenox | enoxaparin sodium | Anticoagulants | Preventing blood clots in patients with acute illnesses and in patients undergoing hip replacement or stomach surgery, prevents heart attack and chest pain. | Inj. |
| Macrobid | nitrofurantoin | Antibiotic | Treat bladder infections, stopping the growth of bacteria | CAps |
| Meridia | sibutramine | Appetite suppressant | Obesity management, works by affecting the area in the brain that controls hunger | Caps |
| Methadone, Dolophine,Methadose | methadone | Narcotic opiate-type medication | Treat severe pain, withdrawal of opioid, for detoxification treatment | Inj, tab., oral sol, dispersable tab |
| Rheumatrex, Trexall | methotrexate | Antineoplastic,antimetabolite | Blocking the metabolism of cells, used for cancer treatment,treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis | Pulv for Inj, solution Inj,tab |
| Mevacor,Altocor | lovastatin | Antilipemic | Lowering high cholesterol | Tab, ER Tab |
| Mirapex | pramipexole | Antiparkinsons agent | Replaces brain chemical (dopamine), improve ability to move, decrease shakiness (tremor), also used for restless legs syndrome-RLS | Tab |
| Mobic | meloxicam | NSAID | Treatment of osteoarthritis, treat pain or inflammation | Tab, oral susp |
| Motrin | Ibuprofen | NSAID | Treat pain and inflammation, fever, headaches, muscle aches, backaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps | Tab, Liquid gels, caps, oral susp, chew tab, gtt's |
| MS Contin, Oramorph | morphine sulfate | Opioid analgesic, long-abtin narcotic pain reliever | Severe pain, mild sedative | Film-coated tab, oral sol, caps, CR tab, SR caps |
| Mucomyst | acetylcysteine | Mucolytic, antidote-acetaminophen | Help treat lung diseases, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, works by making phlegm in the lungs more liquid, help cough up the phlegm and breathing is easier, also used as antidote for acetaminophen overdose to prevent liver damage | Pulv, oral susp |
| Naprosyn, Anaprox, Naprelan, Aleve | naproxen | NSAID, non-Opioid analgesic | Mild pain, osteoarthritis, fever, inflammation | Tab, CR tab, oral susp, ER tab |
| Lotrel | amlodipine/benazepril | Antihypertension | Combination of two drugs, calcium blocker and ACE inhibitor, works by relaxing blood vessels and widening them, lowering blood pressure, prevents heart attack and kidney problem. | combination cap |