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Medications
Pharmacology
Question | Answer |
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Antigout drugs, Antihyperuricemics | Allopurinol |
Anti Inflammatory drugs NSAIDs | Aspirin, Ecotrin, ibuprofen |
Calcitonin | Calcium carbonate/Tums |
Cholinesterse inhibitors | Neostigmine |
Cox-2 inhibitors | Celecoxib |
DMARDs | methotrexate |
Muscle relaxant and antispasmodics | Baclofen, cyclobenzaprine |
Gout or Kidney stones | Allopurinol |
Swelling, fever, pain, prevent heart attack,stroke or chest pain | Aspirin, Ecotrin, ibuprofen |
osteoporosis in premenopausal women | Cacium Carbonate |
Myasthenia Gravis | Neostigmine |
Pain or swelling caused bt arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and menstrual pain, antirheumatics, nonsteroidal, anti inflammatory | Celecoxib |
Rheumatoid arthritis | methotrexate |
Muscle spasms, pain and stiffness | Baclofen, cyclobenzaprine |
Retinoids | Tretinoin Retin-A |
Scabicides and pediculicides | Lindane, permethrin |
Topical antifungals | Clotrimazole |
Topical Cortcosteroids | Hydrocortisone |
Antipsoriatic Agent | Coal Tar |
Treatment of Acne | Tretinoin Retin-A |
Infection of lice or scabies (parasites) that lay eggs or live on hair or skin | Lindane, permethrin |
Fungal infection of the skin (ringworm, athletes foot, jock itch, vaginal infections and diaper rash | Clotrimazole |
Inflammatio and rashes caused by allergic reactions, psoriasis or eczema | Hydrocortisone |
Dandruff, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, skin cancer | Coal Tar |
Neutrolize stomach acids to treat symptoms of Acid reflux, heartburn, indigestion | Antacids |
treat bacterial infections, current infection or to prevent infection (prophyaxis) | Antibiotics |
Treat fungal infections | Antifungal Agents |
decrease swelling | Anti-inflammation |
lower fevers resulting from infection, inflammation and cancer | Antipyretics |
prevent or treat stomach ulcer | Antiulcer agents |
manage viral infections, such as herpes, chickpox. influenza A, and cytomegalovirus, (CMV) infection | Antiviral medications |
Help manage blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rates, vessel narrowing, migrane headaches, glaucoma, and heart failure, They can also prevent heart attacks and manage symptoms of low thyroid function | Beta Blockers |
used alone or incombination to reduce high blood pressure and swelling resulting from congestive heart failure (CHF) and other disorders. K+ sparing diuretics conserve K+ while decreasing fluid | Diuretics |
Treat and prevent constipation | Laxatives |
reduce pain | Analgesics |
manage nausea, vomiting and motion sickness | Antiemetics/antivertigo agents |
control and give symptomatic relief for both acute and chronic diarrhea | Antidiarrheals |
manage symtoms of rheumatoid arthritis (pain and swelling), slow joint destruction and preserve joint function | Antiheumatics |
correct adrenocortical insufficiency, anti inflammatory, immunodsuppressive and antineoplastic activity. reduce blood calcium, treat autoimmune diseases. Decrease inflammation and allergic conditions. Inhaled vasoconstriction, eye disorders | Corticosteroids |
used to decrease the production of acid in the stomach by blocking histamine-induced gastric acid secretion in the treatment of GERD gastric ulcers and other hypersecretory illness | H2 antagonists |
control mild to moderate pain, fever and inflammatory symptoms resulting from conditions as rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis. Ophthalmic NSAIDS decrease inflammation after eye surgery | Nonsteroidal anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) |
Opthalmic Alpha Blockers | Apraclonidine HCI |
Opthalmic beta blockers | timol maleate |
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors | Acetazolamide |
Cycloplegic mydriatics, Miotics | Pilocarpine |
Immunomodulators | Cyclosporine |
Ophthalmic antibiotics | Gentamicin Ophthalmic |
Ophthalmic corticosteriods | Dexamethasone |
Ophthalmic local anesthetics | Tetracaine |
Ophthalmic anti inflammatories | Diclofenac |
Osmotic diuretics | Glycerin |
Ophthalmic prostaglandin | Travoprost |
Antivertigo agents | dimenhydrinate/Benadryl scopolamine/Dramamine |
Otic antibiotics | oflaxacin otic |
otic combination drugs | Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone |
Antifungal | Nystatin |
Antiematic,antihistamine, antivertigo | Promethazine |
Antiemetic | ondansetron, Zofran |
Antiulcer | pantoprazole |
Antiulcer | cimetidine |
Antimetic | metoclopramide |
Antiulcer | sucralfate |
Peptic ulcer, GERD, acid indigestion | calcium carbonate (tums)Nau |
Nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, prophylaxis | ondansetron (Zofran) promethazine, scopolamine, |
antiflatulents | Simethicone (gas) |
H2 receptor anatagonist | Cimetidine |
Laxatives and stool softners | docusate (colace) senna with docusate bisacodyl |
mucosal protectant | sucralfate |
Ulcers | sucralfate |
Constipation | docusate (colace) senna with docusate bisacodyl |
duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, GERD | Cimetidine |