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Sooner Practice III
Pharmacy Practice III Drug List
| Medication | Generic | Indication | Usual Dosage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isopto Atropine | atropine | induce mydriasis or cycloplegia | ophthalmic drops | |
| Transderm-Scop | scopolamine | prevention N/V with motion sickeness | topical patch | apply behind ear, replace q 72hr, wash hands, avoid eye |
| Cogentin | benztropine | Parkinson's Disease | .5-2mg daily | |
| Bentyl | dicyclomine | functional IBS (Irritable bowel) | 20-40 mg tid-qid | |
| Levsin .125 mg tab | hyoscyamine | IBS | .125-.25 q4hr prn | |
| Levsinex .375 | hyoscyamine | IBS | 1-2 capsules q 12hr | |
| Ditropan / XL | oxybutynin | bladder instability / urgency | 5mg tid or 5mg XL daily | |
| Detrol / LA | tolterodine | overactive bladder | 2mg tab bid or 4mg LA capsule daily | |
| Atrovent | ipratopium | maint. tx bronchospasm COPD | 2 puffs (or 1 vial of neb solution) tid-qid | |
| Combivent | ipratopium / albuterol | maint. tx bronchospasm | 2 puffs qid | |
| Duoned inhalation sol | ipratopium / albuterol | maint. tx bronchospasm | one vial via nebulizer qid | |
| Spiriva | tiotrpium | maint of bronchospasm COPD | one 18 mcg capsule inhaled daily | |
| Dopamine | dopamine | hemodyanamic imbalances | injectable | |
| Sinemet | carbidopa / levodopa | Parkinson's Disease | individulized start 25/100 tid | 10/100, 25/100, 25/250 |
| Sinemet CR | carbidopa / levodopa | Parkinson's Disease | individualized, start 50/200 bid | 25/100, 50/200 mg tablets |
| Dobutrex | dobutamine | cardiac decompensation | injectable | |
| Naphcon, Privine | naphazoline | ocular redness; nasal congestion | ophthalmic drops, nasal spray | |
| OcuClear, Afrin | oxymtazoline | ocular redness, nasal congestion | ophthalmic drops nasal spray | |
| Sudafed | pseudoephedrine | nasal congestion | 60mg q 4-6 hours prn (adults) | Max dose 240mg/day |
| Sudafed PE, Neo-Synephrine | phenylephrine | nasal congestion | oral tablets, nasal spray | |
| Epinephrine | epinephrine | respiratory distress, anaphylaxis | injectable | |
| Catapres | clonidine | HTN | .1-.4 mg bid | generally start with .1 mg bid |
| Catapres-TTS patches | clonidine | HTN | .1 mg patch q 7 days | TTS-1= .1mg/24 hr and so on. |
| Alphagan P | brimonidine | open angle glaucoma | 1ggt in affected eye(s) q 8 hours | |
| Proventil aerosol MDI | albuterol | relief of bronchospasm | 1-2 puffs q 4-6 hours prn | |
| Proventil inhalation solution | albuterol | relief of bronchospasm | 2.5mg tid - qid prn | |
| Serevent Diskus | salmeterol | maint treat of asthma | 1 inhalation q 12 hours | to prevent, not relieve bronchospasm |
| Foradil Aerosolizer | formoterol | maint treat of asthma | one 12 mcg capsule inhaled q 12 hours | to prevent not relieve bronchospasms |
| Maxair | pirbuterol | relief of bronchospasm | 1-2 inhalations q 4-6 hours prn | |
| Xopenex inhalation solution | levabuterol | relief of bronchospasm | 1 vial nebulized tid (dosages based on age) | 3 available strengths .31 .63 1.25 per 3 ml. |
| Brethine | terbutaline | relief of asthma / bronchospasm | 5mg tab tid | |
| Alupent | metaproterenol | relief of asthma / bronchospasm | oral inhalation | |
| Amitriptyline | amitriptyline | depression | 40-150 mg divided doses or qhs | |
| Tofranil | imipramine | childhood enuresis (>6 years of age) | 50-75 mg qhs | no more than 2.5 mg/kg/day |
| Tofranil, Tofranil PM caps | imipramine | depression | 50-150 mg daily | |
| Pamelor | nortriptyline | depression | 75-150 mg daily | |
| Nardil | pheneizine | depression | oral tablet | |
| Flomax | tamsulosin | BPH | .4-.8 mg daily | |
| Minipress | prazosin | hypertension HTN | 2-5 mg tid | |
| Cardura | doxazosin | HTN / BPH | 1-16 mg daily | |
| Cardura XL | doxazosin | BPH | 4 mg daily | |
| Hytrin | terazosin | HTN | 1-5 mg daily | |
| Lopressor | metoprolol tartrate | HTN | 100 mg daily or 50 mg bid | |
| Toprol XL | metoprolol succinate | long-term treatment of angina pectoris | 100 mg daily | up to 400 mg/day |
| Toprol XL | metoprolol succinate | HTN | 25-100 mg daily | up to 400 mg/day |
| Toprol XL | metroprolol succinate | CHF | 12.5-25 mg daily | up to 200 mg/day |
| Inderal LA | propranolol | HTN | 120-160 mg daily | |
| Inderal LA | propranolol | angina prophylaxis | 30-160 mg daily | |
| Betopic | betaxolol | open angle glaucoma | 1-2 gtts in affected eye(s) bid | |
| Zebeta | bisoprolol | HTN | 2.5-10 mg daily | |
| Tenormin | atenolol | long-term treatment of angina pectoris | 50-200 mg daily | |
| Tenormin | atenolol | HTN | 50-100 mg daily | |
| Timoptic | timolol | open angle glaucoma | 1 gtt in affected eye(s) bid | |
| Cosopt | dorzolamide / timolol | open angle glaucoma | 1 gtt in affected eye(s) bid | |
| Normodyne | labetaolo / Trandate | HTN | 200 mig bid | |
| Coreg | carvedilol | CHF | 25 mg bid (<85kg) 50mg bid (>85kg) | **Start dose for CHF is 3.125 mg bid |
| Coreg | carvedilol | HTN | 25mg bid | **Start dose for HTN is 6.25 mg bid |
| Reserpine | reserpine | HTN | oral tablet | |
| Coumadin | warfarin sodium | prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolism | 2-10 mg daily | narrow therapeutic index, dosage regimens vary widely |
| Urecholine | bethanechol | Urinary retention | Oral Tablets | |
| Isopto Carpine | pilocarpine | glaucoma | ophthalmic drops | |
| Aricept | donepezil | mild / mod Alzheimer's | 5mg qhs |