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Drug List 14
Cardiovascular Drugs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hydrALAZINE | Trade Name: Apresoline* Drug Name: Vasodilator IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
| Apresoline* | hydrALAZINE |
| triamterene | Trade Name: Dyrenium* Drug Name: K-sparing diuretics IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
| Dyrenium* | triamterene |
| spironolactone | Trade Name: Aldactone* Drug Name: K-sparing diuretics IOU: Hypertension QF: Avoid Alcohol |
| Aldlactone* | spironolactone |
| rosuvastatin | Trade Name: Crestor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
| Crestor* | rosuvastatin |
| atorvastatin | Trade Name: Lipitor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
| Lipitor* | atorvastatin |
| pravastatin | Trade Name: Pravachol* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
| Pravachol* | pravastatin |
| simvastatin | Trade Name: Zocor* Suffix: -Statin Drug Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause muscle pain, liver toxicity, nausea. Constipation, take in evening w/ food |
| Zocor* | simvastatin |
| omega-3-acid ethyl esters | Trade Name: Lovasa* Drug Class: esterified fish oils IOU: Hypertriglyceridemia |
| niacin | Trade Name: Niaspan* Drug Class: Nicotinic Acid IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause flushing; pretreat w/ aspirin; do not crush |
| ezetimibe | Trade Name: Zetia* Drug Class: cholesterol absorption inhibitor IOU: Hyperlipidemia QF: may cause abdominal pain; fatigue |
| fenofibrate | Trade Name: Tricor*, Antara* Drug Class: fibrate IOU: Hyperlipidemia |
| gemifibrozil* | Trade Name: Lopid* Drug Class: fibrate IOU: Hyperlipidemia |
| Combo: ezetimibe/ simvastatin | Trade Name: Vytorin* Drug Class: HMG-CoA/ Chol absorption inhibitor IOU: Hypercholesterole |