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DRUG LIST WK#2
PT 101
Question | Answer |
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GLUCOPHAGE (metformin) Antidiabetic | For people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Glucophage is sometimes used in combination with insulin or tother medications, but it is not for treating type 1 diabetes. |
LOPRESOR (metoprolol) Beta-blockers | Used to treat angina (chest pain) and hypertension (high blood pressure) |
LASIX (furosemide) Loop diuretic (water pill) | Treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, or kidney disorder sucha as nephrotic syndrome. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure. |
BENTYL (dicyclomine HCi) anticholinergic | Treating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, relieves spasms of the muscles in the stomach and instestines. |
ZOLOFT (Setraline) Antidepresant SSRIs | Used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stess disorder (PTSD), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). |
PRILOSEC, Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) Pronton pump inhibitor PPI | Used to reat symtoms of gastroesophageal reflus disease (GERD) and other conditions caused by excess stomach acid. |
AMBIEN (Zolpidem) Hypnotic sedative | Used for the short-term treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep) |
NEXIUM (Esomeprazole) Proton pump inhibitor GI anti-secretory | Used to treat symptomps of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. |
LEXAPRO (Escitalopram) Antidepressant SSRIs | Used to treat anxiety in adults and major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents who are at least 12 years old. |
OXYCONTIN, Oxyfast, ETH-Oxydose, Oxylr, Percolone, Roxicodone, Roxicodone Intensol(Oxycodone/APAP) narcotic analgesic | Used to treat moderate to severe pain. |