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chapter 16
Question | Answer |
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Alendronate; Fosamax, Fosamax D | Bone Metabolism;Alendronate decreases bone resorption thus minimizing loss of bone density. |
hydroxychloroquine;Plaquenil Sulfate | Antiinefective(can cause irreversible tissue damage);Used adjunctively with primaquine for eradication of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium malariae. More commonly prescribed than chloroquine for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus |
ibandronate; Boniva | Regulator, bone metabolism;In postmenopausal women, it reduces the rate of bone turnover, resulting in a net gain in bone mass. |
ibruprofen; motrin,advil | NSAID,ANTIPYRETIC; Has nonsteroidal antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects. Inhibits platelet aggregation and prolongs bleeding time but does not affect prothrombin or whole blood clotting times. |
indomethacine;Indameth, Indocid | ANALGESIC, ANTIPYRETIC; NSAID; Antipyretic and antiinflammatory actions may be related to its ability to inhibit prostaglandin biosynthesis. It is a potent analgesic. |
naproxen;Naprelan, Naprosyn, Naxen | ANALGESIC,NSAID; Analgesic, antiinflammatory and antipyretic effects; also inhibits platelet aggregation and prolongs bleeding time but does not alter whole blood clotting, prothrombin time or platelet count. |
raloxifene ;Evista | SERM; used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and those on glucocorticoids. |
teriparatide;Forteo | HORMONES & SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTES; Stimulates new bone formation by preferential stimulation of osteoblastic activity over osteoclastic activity; improves bone microarchitecture, and increases bone mass and strength by stimulating new bone formation. |
zidovudine;Retrovir | ANTIINFECTIVE; ANTIVIRAL. Zidovudine has antiviral action against HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the causative agent of AIDS, LAV, and ARV |