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Drugs: Group: 6
Drug Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What's the class for Cymbalta? | Duloxetine |
| Class (Cymbalta) | SSNRI |
| Black Box Warning (Cymbalta) | children/teens/YA (up to 24 yrs of age), have shown clinical signs of suicidal thoughts, children younger than 18 should not be given drug(Doctor will determine if the needoutweighs the risk), |
| Black Box continued... (Cymbalta) | tendency for suicidal thoughts develops during the beginning of treatment & at anytime dose is changed |
| Use (Cymbalta) | depression, generalized anxiety disorder, patients who have diabetic neuropathy, suffer from fibromyalgia& stress urinary incontinence in women |
| KBU (Cymbalta) | taking MAOIs, anticoagulants, antidepressants, antihistamines,NSAIDs, meds for irregular heartbeat, diuretics,antihypertensive meds, migraine meds, PPIs, quinolone antibiotics, |
| SE | decrease apatite, dry mouth,increased urination, dizziness,HA, drowsiness |
| AR | Unusual bruising or bleeding, extreme tiredness/weakness,confusion, flu-like symptoms,hoarseness |
| S&F | delayed release capsules 20, 30,60 mg |
| Trizivir | Abacavir, Lamivudine, Zidovudine |
| Class (Trizivir) | antiviral reverse transcriptase inhibitors |
| Use (Trizivir) | reduces amount of HIV in the bloodstream, but doesn’t cure disease |
| Black Box Warning (Trizivir) | Abacavir can cause severe fatal abdominal pain, body aches, cough,diarrhea, extreme fatigue, fever, nausea, SOB, severe peeling of skin, sore throat, vomiting) |
| SE (Trizivir) | abdominal cramps, blisters in mouth/eyes, blood/lymph disorders, enlargement of breast in men, enlarged spleen, fatigue, hair loss, high blood sugar, joint pain,severe peeling of the skin |
| KBU (Trizivir) | tell dr if allergic to any component,severe kidney disease, weigh less than 90 lbs, liver problems, muscle disease |
| Trizivir Warning | may cause liver damage, lactic,acidosis (women who over weight), when you begin therapy your immune system may have inflammatory reaction to other infections such as pneumonia and neutropenia |
| DI (Trizivir) | don’t take with any other HIV meds alcohol w/ med, doxorubicim, diflucan, cytovene, methadone, trimethatprim/sulfamethoxazole,depakene |
| Preg Warning (Trizivir) | may cause fetal defects relating to body weight, skeletal formation,and even still birth |
| S&F (Trizivir) | 300mg/150mg/300mg tab |
| Zoloft | Sertraline |
| Class (Zoloft) | SSRI |
| Use (Zoloft) | treats major depression, PMDD, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder |
| KBU (Zoloft) | don’t take with MAOIs, may not feel affects for several weeks, will be on for several months and do not stop abruptly |
| SE (Zoloft) | decreases sex drive, dizziness, dry mouth, increased sweating,insomnia, tingling |
| Black Box Warning (Zoloft) | children and adolescents increase suicidal thoughts, may cause weight loss in children, when combined with NSAIDs, stomach bleeding,trigger manic episodes, tapered & not to be stopped abruptly |
| DI (Zoloft) | Pimozide, Diazapan, Cimetidine,Diazapam, Lithium, Warfarin |
| S&F (Zoloft) | 25, 50, 100 mg cap; 20mg/ml oral concentrate |
| Nuvaring | Etonogestrel/Ethinyl estradiol |
| Class (Nuvaring) | Hormonal Contraceptives |
| Use (Nuvaring) | eliminated hormonal surge that ordinarily triggers the release of an egg |
| S&F (Nuvaring) | 0.120mg/0.0150mg vaginal ring |
| SE (Nuvaring) | Abdominal cramps, bloating, blood clots, breakthrough, bleeding and/or spotting, emotional instability, |
| SE (Continued for Nuvaring) | gallbladder disease, HA, heart attack, HBP, intolerance to contact lenses, stroke, upper respiratory tract infections |
| KBU (Nuvaring) | clotting disorder, tendency for strokes/mini-strokes, heart disease, severe HBP, diabetes, with impaired circulation, unexplained vaginal bleeding,smoke 15 or more cigarettes per day past age 35 |
| Black Box Warning (Nuvaring) | increased risk of blood clots & related disorders such as phlebitis, heart disease, heart attack, vision loss, stoke, slight risk of developing breast cancer and liver tumors, |
| Black Box Warning (Continued for Nuvaring) | if you have diabetes problem may worsen, increase risk of blood pressure especially in older women |
| Cialis | Tabalafil |
| Class (Cialis) | Phosphodiesterase Enzyme inhibitor |
| Use (Cialis) | dilates blood vessels in the penis,allowing the inflow of blood needed for an erection |
| SE (Cialis) | arm/leg/back pain, flushing, HA, indigestion, muscle aches, nasal congestion |
| KBU (Cialis) | do not use drug if taking nitrate-based drugs, street drugs known as “poppers”, certain blood pressure & prostate drugs know as alpha-blockers, doxazosin, terazosin, prazosin |
| S&F (Cialis) | 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg tab |