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Medications/drugs
Medications/drugs for PHM230
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Calcium Carbonate | OTC - (Tums, Gas-x, Maalox) - Antacid |
| Magnesium Hydroxide | OTC- (Milk of magnesium) - Laxative looks like dairy milk with a thick texture therefore can act like an antacid |
| Ranitidine | H2 Blocker, HsRA - (Zantac) |
| Famotidine | H2 Blocker, HsRA - (Pepcid) |
| Cimetidine | H2 Blocker, HsRA - (Tagament) |
| Esomeprazole | Proton Pump Inhibitor PPI - (Nexium) |
| Omeprazole | Proton Pump Inhibitor PPI - (Prilosec) |
| Bismuth Sudsalicylate | Antidiarrheal-(Pepto Bismol) not for use in children, can cause Reye's syndrome |
| Loperamide | Antidiarrheal - (Imodium) |
| Asprin | Analgesic NSAID – comes from the chemical name AcetylSalicylic Acid or ASA for remembrance- (Ecotrin, Mortrin, Advil, Ibuprofe) |
| Acetaminophen | OTC - APAP abbreviated, (Tylenol) |
| Celecoxib | – Rx Analgesic – Cox -2 inhibitor – NSAIDS- (Celebrex) |
| hydrocodone/acetaminophen | Opioid Analgesic- (Vicoden) |
| oxycodone/acetaminophen | Opioid Analgesic- (Percocet) |
| Eletriptan | Headaches and Migraines - (Relpax) |
| Sumatriptan | Headaches and Migraines - (Imitrex) |
| Methotrexate | DMARD- (Rheumatrex) |
| Alendronate | bisphosphonates - (Fosamax) |
| Ibandronate | bisphosphonates - (Boniva) |
| diphenhydramine | OTC Antihistamine - (Benadryl) B as in bed associate benadryl with drowsiness. |
| Centirizine | OTC Antihistamine - (Zyrtec) |
| guaifenesin/codeine | Rx antitussive/mucolytic (Cheratussin AC) |
| methylprednisolone | Steroids-Asthma (Medrol) |
| Prednisone | Steroids-Asthma (Deltasone) |
| Albuterol | Beta2 receptor agonist (ProAir HFA) |
| Montelukast | leukotriene receptor antagonist - (Singulair) |
| Epinephrine | Bronchodilator - (Epipen) for Anaphylaxis shock |
| amoxicillin | Antibiotic - (Amoxil) |
| cephalexin | Antibiotic - (Keflex) – mechanism of action the same as amoxicillin |
| doxycycline | Antibiotic - (Doryx) – mechanism of action inhibits bacterial proteinsynthesis |
| azithromycin | Antibiotic - (Zithromax Z-Pak) – mechanism of action same astetracycline family |
| ciprofloxacin | Antibiotic - (Cipro) – mechanism of action inhibitor of DNAreplication |
| fluconazole | Antifungal- (Diflucan) |
| acyclovir | Antiviral - (Zovirax) |
| ramelteon | Sedative Hypnotic - (Rozerem) |
| citalopram | SSRI - (Celexa) |
| escitalopram | SSRI - (Lexapro) |
| sertraline | SSRI - (Zoloft) |
| alprazolam | Benzos - (Xanax) |
| midazolam | Benzos- (Versed) |
| clonazepam | Benzos- (Klonopin) |
| lorazepam | Benzos- (Ativan) |
| furosemide | Loop Diuretic- (Lasix) |
| hydrochlorothiazide | Thiazide Diuretic- (Microzide) |
| propranolol | Beta Blocker - (Inderal) |
| atenolol | Beta blocker- (Tenormin) |
| enalapril | ACEI - (Vasotec) |
| lisinopril | ACEI - (Zestril) |
| losartan | ARBs - (Cozaar) |
| amlodipine | CCB - (Norvasc) |
| atorvastatin | Antihyperlipidemic - (Lipitor) |
| warfarin | Anticoagulent - (Coumadin) |
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