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PHARMACOLOGY -DRUG C
DRUG CLASS
| Term | Definition | USES |
|---|---|---|
| Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) | Non-narcotic analgesic Antipyretic Antiplatelets | Blocks pain impulse in peripheral and some CNS; □ antipyretic result; □ inhibit platelets aggregation |
| Activated charcoal (Actidose) | □ Antidote □ Adsorbent | Treat poison and overdose following oral ingestion. □ Binds to poison and prevent its absorption by the GI tract and then eliminates in the feces. |
| Acyclovir (Zovirax) | Antiviral - Herpes simplex virus – HSV - Herpes zoster - varicella | Used for herpes simplex. Does not eradicate latent herpes. It reduces viral shedding and formation of new lesions and speeds healing time. |
| Alteplase recombinant (Activase) | Thrombolytic agent | Indicated for clients at risk for developing thrombus with resultant ischemia such as MI, ischemic stroke, arterial thrombosis, DVT, PE |
| Aluminum hydroxide (Amphogel) | Antacid | □ Neutralizes gastric acid, □ antflatulent to alleviate symptoms of gas and bloating |
| Ampicillin (Ampicin) | Antibiotic Aminopenicillin | Treat bacterial infection Commonly used with: □ Shigella, □ salmonella, Escherichia coli, □ haemophilus influenza, □ Neisseria gonorrhea, □ Neisseria meningitis, □ gram positive organism |
| Atropine Sulfate. | Anticholinergic (such as for Parkinson’s disease) For ophthalmic use | Use to increase heart rate (not necessarily first drug of choice). □ Decreases involuntary movement and rigidity in Parkinson’s disease □ Pre-op to decrease secretions and prevent aspiration of secretions while under anesthesia |
| Beclomethasone diproprionate (Beclovent) | inhaled corticosteroid medication | Used in bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis |
| Benztropine mesylate (Cogentin) | Anticholinergic (cholinergic receptor antagonist) Anti-Parkinson | Treat Parkinson symptoms: Suppresses tremors and rigidity, not tardive dyskinesia □ Decreases hypersalivation and irregular movement related to Parkinson disease. □ Reduces extrapyramidal side effects |
| Buspirone (Buspar) | anxiolytic | Anxiety |
| Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride (Librium) | Anxiolytic Sedative-hypnotic benzodiazepine | □ To relieve tension and/or anxiety □ To manage alcohol withdrawal |
| Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) | Anti-bacterial | severe infection for susceptible organisms when other anti-infective are ineffective. |
| Chlorothiazide (Diuril) | □ Thiazide diuretic, non-Potassium sparing □ Anti-hypertensive | Increases urinary excretion sodium and water by inhibiting sodium reabsorption. Use for edema and HTN, HF, cirrhosis, corticosteroid and estrogen therapy, diabetes insipidus, |
| Chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine) | □ phenothiazine □ Antipsychotic medication □ Anti-emetic | Use: treat psychotic disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar, and other mental illnesses); prevent acute exacerbation and maintain highest possible level of function |
| Cimetidine (Tagamet) | □ GI meds, □ H2 receptor antagonist | □ Works against histamine receptors, decreases gastric secretion. □ Use short term for duodenal ulcer, benign gastric ulcer, acute upper GI bleed |
| Cisplatin (Platinol) | □ Antineoplastic medication □ Alkylating agent | Treat ovarian and testicular cancer by interfering with DNA replication |
| Codeine sulfate | □ Opioid analgesic (agonist) □ Antitussive (cough suppressant) | □ To treat mild to severe pain □ most oral preparations combined with ASA or acetaminophen □ hyperactive cough |
| Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) | VITAMIN B | □ Vitamin B12 helps in the formation of red blood cells essential for the proper production of blood platelets and red and white blood cells and the nervous system □ Malabsorption syndrome □ Pernicious anemia |
| Cyclosporine (Sandimmune) | Immunosuppressant medication | Inhibit T helper and T suppressor cells. Prevent rejection of kidney, liver and heart transplants. |
| Debrox drops | Ear drops to dewax | used to soften and loosen ear wax, making it easier to remove. |
| Diazepam (Valium) | □ Benzodiazepine □ minor tranquilizers, □ anticonvulsant, □ anxiolytic | □ Relieve pain and discomfort from musculoskeletal disorders, □ manage anxiety, □ Manage acute alcohol withdrawa |
| Digoxin (Lanoxin) | Cardiac glycoside, antiarrhythmic drug. | □ Positive inotropic effect □ In heart failure it Increase contraction of the heart muscle. □ In atrial fib, it slows the heart rate |
| Disulfiram (Antabuse) | The only alcohol antagonist in use. □ Enzyme inhibitor □ Anti-alcohol agent. | Adjunct treatment of patient with chronic alcoholism who sincerely wants to maintain sobriety. |
| Epinephrine (Adrenalin) | □ alpha and beta adrenergic agonist □ vasopressor □ bronchodilator | □ Reverses anaphylactic reaction □ Restores cardiac rhythm in cardiac arrest □ Acute asthmatic attack |
| Famotidine (Pepcid) | □ Histamine □ H2 antagonist. | □ Decreases output of gastric acid □ Short term treatment in duodenal ulcer or benign gastric ulcer |
| Fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) | □ psych med. □ Tricyclic antidepressant. □ Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) | □ Major depressive disorder □ Obsessive compulsive disorder, □ bulimia, □ panic disorder □ obesity □ alcoholism □ chronic pain. |
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