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Medications
Pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antigout drugs, Antihyperuricemics | Allopurinol |
| Anti Inflammatory drugs NSAIDs | Aspirin, Ecotrin, ibuprofen |
| Calcitonin | Calcium carbonate/Tums |
| Cholinesterse inhibitors | Neostigmine |
| Cox-2 inhibitors | Celecoxib |
| DMARDs | methotrexate |
| Muscle relaxant and antispasmodics | Baclofen, cyclobenzaprine |
| Gout or Kidney stones | Allopurinol |
| Swelling, fever, pain, prevent heart attack,stroke or chest pain | Aspirin, Ecotrin, ibuprofen |
| osteoporosis in premenopausal women | Cacium Carbonate |
| Myasthenia Gravis | Neostigmine |
| Pain or swelling caused bt arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and menstrual pain, antirheumatics, nonsteroidal, anti inflammatory | Celecoxib |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | methotrexate |
| Muscle spasms, pain and stiffness | Baclofen, cyclobenzaprine |
| Retinoids | Tretinoin Retin-A |
| Scabicides and pediculicides | Lindane, permethrin |
| Topical antifungals | Clotrimazole |
| Topical Cortcosteroids | Hydrocortisone |
| Antipsoriatic Agent | Coal Tar |
| Treatment of Acne | Tretinoin Retin-A |
| Infection of lice or scabies (parasites) that lay eggs or live on hair or skin | Lindane, permethrin |
| Fungal infection of the skin (ringworm, athletes foot, jock itch, vaginal infections and diaper rash | Clotrimazole |
| Inflammatio and rashes caused by allergic reactions, psoriasis or eczema | Hydrocortisone |
| Dandruff, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, skin cancer | Coal Tar |
| Neutrolize stomach acids to treat symptoms of Acid reflux, heartburn, indigestion | Antacids |
| treat bacterial infections, current infection or to prevent infection (prophyaxis) | Antibiotics |
| Treat fungal infections | Antifungal Agents |
| decrease swelling | Anti-inflammation |
| lower fevers resulting from infection, inflammation and cancer | Antipyretics |
| prevent or treat stomach ulcer | Antiulcer agents |
| manage viral infections, such as herpes, chickpox. influenza A, and cytomegalovirus, (CMV) infection | Antiviral medications |
| Help manage blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rates, vessel narrowing, migrane headaches, glaucoma, and heart failure, They can also prevent heart attacks and manage symptoms of low thyroid function | Beta Blockers |
| used alone or incombination to reduce high blood pressure and swelling resulting from congestive heart failure (CHF) and other disorders. K+ sparing diuretics conserve K+ while decreasing fluid | Diuretics |
| Treat and prevent constipation | Laxatives |
| reduce pain | Analgesics |
| manage nausea, vomiting and motion sickness | Antiemetics/antivertigo agents |
| control and give symptomatic relief for both acute and chronic diarrhea | Antidiarrheals |
| manage symtoms of rheumatoid arthritis (pain and swelling), slow joint destruction and preserve joint function | Antiheumatics |
| correct adrenocortical insufficiency, anti inflammatory, immunodsuppressive and antineoplastic activity. reduce blood calcium, treat autoimmune diseases. Decrease inflammation and allergic conditions. Inhaled vasoconstriction, eye disorders | Corticosteroids |
| used to decrease the production of acid in the stomach by blocking histamine-induced gastric acid secretion in the treatment of GERD gastric ulcers and other hypersecretory illness | H2 antagonists |
| control mild to moderate pain, fever and inflammatory symptoms resulting from conditions as rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis. Ophthalmic NSAIDS decrease inflammation after eye surgery | Nonsteroidal anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) |
| Opthalmic Alpha Blockers | Apraclonidine HCI |
| Opthalmic beta blockers | timol maleate |
| Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors | Acetazolamide |
| Cycloplegic mydriatics, Miotics | Pilocarpine |
| Immunomodulators | Cyclosporine |
| Ophthalmic antibiotics | Gentamicin Ophthalmic |
| Ophthalmic corticosteriods | Dexamethasone |
| Ophthalmic local anesthetics | Tetracaine |
| Ophthalmic anti inflammatories | Diclofenac |
| Osmotic diuretics | Glycerin |
| Ophthalmic prostaglandin | Travoprost |
| Antivertigo agents | dimenhydrinate/Benadryl scopolamine/Dramamine |
| Otic antibiotics | oflaxacin otic |
| otic combination drugs | Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone |
| Antifungal | Nystatin |
| Antiematic,antihistamine, antivertigo | Promethazine |
| Antiemetic | ondansetron, Zofran |
| Antiulcer | pantoprazole |
| Antiulcer | cimetidine |
| Antimetic | metoclopramide |
| Antiulcer | sucralfate |
| Peptic ulcer, GERD, acid indigestion | calcium carbonate (tums)Nau |
| Nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, prophylaxis | ondansetron (Zofran) promethazine, scopolamine, |
| antiflatulents | Simethicone (gas) |
| H2 receptor anatagonist | Cimetidine |
| Laxatives and stool softners | docusate (colace) senna with docusate bisacodyl |
| mucosal protectant | sucralfate |
| Ulcers | sucralfate |
| Constipation | docusate (colace) senna with docusate bisacodyl |
| duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, GERD | Cimetidine |