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Mod F Week 3 herbal
Herbals, antineoplastic, anticholinergics.... etc.....
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Echinacea | Purple Cone Flower Herbal Immune building** Most herbals not endorsed by the FDA |
| Azo Cranberry | Cranberry Herbal** Most herbals not endorsed by the FDA. Helps block bacteria from being able to attach to the bladder wall. Prevents from getting bacterial infections in the bladder. |
| Garlic | Garlic Allium Sativum Blood thinning, lower blood pressure, and cholesterol levels. Must use caution when taking other blood pressure medicine. |
| VESIcare | Solifenacin Antispasmodic Treat symptoms of overactive bladder and frequent urination. Stops bladder spasms. |
| Enablex | Darifenacin Antispasmodic Treatment of overactive bladder of frequent urination. Stops bladder spasms. |
| Ditropan | Oxybutin Chloride Antispasmodic (stops bladder from spasming out.) Stops bladder instability, urges, frequency and leaking. |
| Valstar | Valrubicin Antineoplastic Treatment of bladder cancer |
| Mutamycin | Mitomycin Antineoplastic Treatment of stomach and pancreatic cancer |
| Gantrisin | Sulfasoxazole Antibiotic (Sulfonamide) Treatment of bacterial infections. No sulfa drug allergies. |
| Bactrim | Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim SMZ/TMP Antibiotic (sulfonamide) Treatment of severe infections. Once prepared, IV only good for 2 hours. |
| Gantanol | Sulfamethoxazole Antibiotic (sulfonamide) Treat bacterial infections. |
| Bentyl | Dicyclomine Anticholinergic Treatment of IBS Stops intestinal spasms. |
| Levsin | Hyoscyamine Anticholinergic Treats stomach, intestinal and bladder cramps. Used under the tongue of dying patients, to stop the drooling. |
| Urispas | Flavoxate Anticholinergic Treatment of painful, frequent urination, and bedwetting. |
| Detrol LA | Tolterodine Antimuscarinic (slows production of body fluids such as sweat and urine) Treatment of overactive bladder. |
| DDAVP | Desmopressin acetate Antidiuretic hormone Treat night time bedwetting (nocturia) |
| Tofranil | Imipramine Antidepressant Can be used for bedwetting. |
| Lasix | Furosemide Loop Diuretic Treatment of edema, swelling, high blood pressure. By pill or IV |
| Bumex | Bumetanide Loop diuretic Treatment of edema, swelling & lowers blood pressure. |
| Pyridium | Phenazopyridine Pain reliever Treatment of painful urination. Make urine Orange/ brown |