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Pharm17&18
Antihistamines/Drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Generic Brompheniramine maleate | Trade - Lodrane |
| Generic Cyproheptadine hydrochloride | Trade - Periactin |
| Generic Dimenhydrinate | Trade - Dramamine |
| Generic Diphenhydramine hydrochloride | Trade - Benadryl |
| Generic Meclizine hydrochloride | Trade - Bonine, Antivert |
| Generic Promethazine hydrochloride | Trade - Phenergan |
| Generic Cetirizine hydrochloride | Trade - Zyrtec |
| Generic Fexofenadine hydrochloride | Trade - Allegra |
| Generic Loratadine | Trade - Claritin |
| Generic Azelastine hydrochloride | Trade - Astelin |
| Generic Cloemastine fumarate | Trade - Tavist |
| Generic miconazole nitrate vaginal cream | Trade - Monistat |
| Generic Terconazole | Trade - Terazol |
| Generic Clotrimazole | Trade - Lotrimin, Gyne-Lotrimin |
| Generic Mupirocin calcium | Trade - Bactroban |
| Generic Silver sulfadiazine | Trade - Silvadene Cream |
| Generic Tretinoin | Trade - Retinoic Acid, Retin-A |
| Generic Isotretinoin | Trade - Accutane |
| Generic Erythromycin topical gel | Trade - Emgel, Erygel |
| Generic Clindamycin phosphate | Trade - Cleocin-T, Clindagel |
| Generic Adapalene solution | Trade - Differin |
| A chemical released from body tissues in response to an allergic reaction | Histamine |
| Symptoms manifested by red watery eyes, uticaria, sneezing, coryza, rash, the bronchiolar constriction of asthma. etc | Allergic reaction |
| A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction, marked by an extreme drop in blood pressure and body temp, a decrease in the circulating blood volume, and cardiac abnormalities | Anaphylaxis |
| Periactin is used to treat | Pruritus of varicella eruptions (chickenpox) |
| Dramamine is for | Motion sickness and works best when taken 30 min before travel |
| Benadryl is used to | control moderately sever allergic reactions |
| Bonine and Antivert are used to | control nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, it is also quite effective in the prevention of motion sickness |
| Phenergan treats | nausea |
| Zyrtec is for relief of | seasonal allergic rhinitis |
| Allegra is effective | effective in allergic rhinitis |
| Claritin is used for | for symptomatic improvement of rhinitis and urticaria in adults and children older than 6 yrs |
| Astelin is formulated to be administered intranasally for the treatment of | seasonal allergic reactions |
| Tavist is used for | seasonal allergies |
| fatty or oily substances applied to soothe the skin or mucus membranes | Emollients |
| Protective agents employed primarily to alleviate irritation, particularly of mucus membranes and abraded tissue | Demulcents (may be incorporated in lozengers to sooth the throat) |
| Substances that cause a loss of sensation | Anesthetics |
| Novacain | used in dentistry and before minor surgery |
| Nizoral is used for the treatment of | fungal and yeast infections |
| Tinactin is effective against | ringworm, athletes foot and similar conditions |
| Desenex is for treatment and prevention of | Athletes foot |
| Lotrimin is used against | Fungi as well as yeasts |
| Spectazole will cure many | Topical tinea infections |
| Mycostatin treats | Vulvovaginal Candida infections, (they come in tablet form) |
| Monistat treats | Vulvovaginal Candida infections (sold in a water-miscible cream) |
| Terazol is used for treatment of | Vulvovaginal monilial infections |
| Gyne-Lotrimin is used for | monilial infections (intravaginally) |
| Aloe is | an herb, which rubbed on the skin soothes, treats minor burns |
| Bactroban is ued for the treatment of | local infections, such as impetigo |
| Silvadene Cream is used topically to | prevent wound infections in patients w/second and third degree burns |
| Retin-A (Retinoic Acid) appears to act as a | follicular irritant preventing cells from sticking together |
| Accutane is used in | nodular acne |
| Emgel, Erygel is used to treat | local treatment of acne |
| Cleocin-T , Clindagel is applied topically to | acneiform lesions |
| Differin is used for the treatment of | Acne |