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Med. Indications
Pharmacology 2 test
| Acarbose | Management of type 2 diabetes in conjunction with dietary therapy ; may be used w insulin or other hypoglycemic agents. |
| Atorvastatin | Adjunctive management of primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia. Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in asymptomatic patients with increased total and LDL cholesterol, and decreased HDL cholesterol. |
| Captopril | Alone or w other agents in management of HTN. Management of HF. Reduction of risk of death, HF related hospitalizations, and development of overt HF following MI. Tx of diabetic neuropathy in pts w type 1 diabetes mellitus and retinopathy. |
| Carbamapazine | Treatment of tonic-clonic, mixed, and complex-partial seizures. Management of pain in trigeminal neuralgia. Equetro only: Acute manic or mixed episodes associated w Bipolar 1 disorder. Other forms of neurogenic pain. |
| Carvedilol | HTN. HF (ischemic of cardiomyopathic) with digoxin, diuretics, and ACE inhibitors. L ventricular dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction (MI). |
| Donepezil | Mild, moderate, or severe dementia/neurocognitive disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease. |
| Escitalopram | Major depressive disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder. Panic Disorder, OCD, PTSD, Social anxiety disorder, Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). |
| Finasteride | Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); can be used with doxazosin. Adrongenetic alopecia (Male pattern baldness) in men only. |
| Fluticasone | Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy |
| Gabapentin | Partial seizures (adjunct tx, immediate release only). Postherpetic neuralgia. Restless legs syndrome (Horizant only) Neuropathic pain, prevention of migraine, bipolar disorder, anxiety, diabetic peripheral neuropathy. |
| Glyburide | PO control of blood sugar in type 2 diabetes mellitus when diet therapy fails. Requires some pancreatic function. |
| Heparin | Prophylaxis and tx of various thromboembolic disorders including: VTE, PE, A fib w embolization, Acute and Chronic consumptive coagulopathies, peripheral arterial thromboembolism. Used in very low doses (10-100 units) to maintain patency of IV catheter |
| Insulin Lispro | Control of hyperglycemia in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Insulin Glargine | Control of hyperglycemia in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Insulin Humulin N | Control of hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus |
| Insulin Regular | Control of hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus. Concentrated regular insulin U-500: Only for use in patients with insulin requirements >200 u/day. Treatment of hyperkalemia. |
| Levothyroxine | Thyroid supplementation in hypothyroidism. Treatment of suppression of euthyroid goiters. Adjuctive treatment for thyrotropin-dependent thyroid cancer. |
| Magnesium Hydroxide / Aluminum Hydroxide | Neutralize gastric acid following dissolution in gastric contents. Inactivate pepsin if pH is raised to > or equal to 4. Neutralization of gastric acid with healing of ulcers and decrease in associated pain. |
| Memantine | Moderate to severe dementia/neurocognitive disorder associated with Alzheimer's disease. |
| Mesalamine | Delzicol, Lialda, and Pentasa: Tx & Maint. of remission of mild-mod. ulcerative colitis (UC). Apriso: Maint. of remission of UC. Asacol HD: Tx of mod-active UC. Canasa: Tx of active UC. Rowasa: Tx of active mild-mod distal UC, proctosigmoiditis, proctitis |
| Metformin | Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus; may be used with diet, insulin, or sulfonylurea oral hypoglyemics. |
| Metoclopramide | PO: GastroE reflux. PO IV Intranasal: Acute and recurrent diabetic gastroparesis. IV: Prevent N/V associated emetogenic chemotherapy, Prevent post-op N/V when nasogastric suction undesirable, Facilitation of small bowel intubation in radiography. Hiccups |
| Metoprolol | HTN, Angina pectoris, Prevent MI and decrease MI mortality, Management of stable HF due to ischemic, HTN or cardiomyopathic origin. Ventricular arrhythmias, tachycardia, migraine prophylaxis, tremors, anxiety, aggression, drug-induced akathisia |
| Midazolam | Procedural sedation/anxiolysis in pediatric. Preoperative sedation/amnesia - Status epilepticus. Conscious sedation. Aids in anesthesia. Continuous sedation of vented pt. Int.nasal: Acute tx intermittent stereotypic frequent seizure distinct from epilepsy |
| Omeprazole | GERD, healing erosive esophagitis. Duodenal ulcers. Short tx of active benign gastric ulcer. Pathologic hypersecretory conditions - ZollingerEllison syndrome. Reduce risk GI bleeding in ill pts. Heartburn >2x/week |
| Ondansetron | Prevention of N/V associated with highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy. Prevention of post-op N/V. Prevention of N/V associated w radiation therapy. |
| Pantoprazole | Erosive esophagitis associated with GERD. Maintenance of healing of erosive esophagitis. Pathologic gastric hypersecretory conditions. Adjunctive tx of duodenal ulcers associated with H. Pylori. |
| Phenobarbital | Anticonvulsant in tonic-clonic, partial, and febrile seizures in children. Preoperative sedative and in other situations for sedation. Hypnotic (Short term). Prevention/Tx of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates. |
| Phenytoin | Tx/Prevention of tonic-clonic seizures and complex partial seizures. As antiarrhythmic, partially ventricular arrhythmias associated w digoxin toxicity. Management of neuropathic pain, & trigeminal neuralgia. |
| Pioglitazone | Type 2 diabetes mellitus (w diet and exercise); may be used with metformin, sulfonylureas, or insulin. Requires insulin for activity. Decreased insulin resistance, resulting in glycemic control w/o hypoglycemia |
| Polyethylene Glycol | Treatment of occasional constipation |
| Potassium Chloride | Treatment/prevention of potassium depletion. |
| Promethazine | Treatment of various allergic conditions/motion sickness. Preoperative sedation. Treatment and prevention of N/V. Adjunct to anesthesia and analgesia. |
| Rosuvastatin | Adjunctive management of primary hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemias. Adjunctive of hypertriglyceridemia. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Slow progress of atherosclerosis as adjunct to diet. Reduction in LDL, Cardiovascular disease |
| Spironolactone | NY Heart association class III-IV HF. HTN. Edema associated w cirrhosis and nephrotic syndrome. Primary hyperaldosteronism (tablets only). Acne, hormone therapy for transgender females (M to F). |
| Sucralfate | Short term management of duodenal ulcers. Maintenance/preventative of duodenal ulcers. Management of gastric ulcer or GERD. Prevention of gastric mucosal injury caused by high-dose aspirin or other NSAIDs in pt w RA or w H.stress. Mucositis/stomatisis/ |
| Sulfasalazine | Mild to moderate ulcerative colitis or as adjunctive therapy in severe ulcerative colitis. Rheumatoid arthritis unresponsive or intolerant to salicylates and/or NSAIDs |
| Tamsulosin | Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
| Tiotropium | Long-term maintenance treatment of bronchospasm due to COPD. Reduce exacerbations in patients with COPD. Long-term maintenance treatment of asthma. |
| Verapamil | Management of HTN, angina pectoris, and/or vasospastic angina (prinzmetal's). Management of SVT arrhythmias and rapid ventricular rates in atrial flutter or fibrillation. Prevention of migraine headache. |
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