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PT 102 wk three
PT 102 Wk three drugs
BRAND | GENERIC | CLASSIFICATION | GENERAL USE |
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Lotrel | Amlodipine Besylate / Benazepril Hydrochloride (am-LOW-dih-PEEN BEH-sih-LATE/BEN-AZE-uh-pril HIGH-droe-CLOR-ide) | Calcium Channel Blocker / ACE inhibitor (Anti-hypertensive) | Treats hypertension, angina, heart failure, diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease or damage that results as a complication of diabetes). |
K-Dur, K-Tab, Klor-Con, Micro-K | potassium chloride (poe TASS ee um) | Mineral | Potassium chloride is used to prevent or to treat low blood levels of potassium (hypokalemia). Potassium levels can be low as a result of a disease or from taking certain medicines, or after a prolonged illness with diarrhea or vomiting. |
Catapres | Clonidine (KLOE-ni-deen) | Alpha agonist (high bp) | Treats hypertension. It can also be used to treat alcohol withdrawal, ADH, migrains, nicotine withdrawal and severe pain. |
Zetia | Ezetimibe (e-ZET-i-mibe) | Anti-hyperlipidemic | Treats high cholesterol. |
Tricor & Antara | Fenofibrate (FEN-oh-FYE-brate) | Anti-hyperlipidemic | Treats high cholesterol. |
Celebrex | Celecoxib (SEL-e-KOX-ib) | Cox-II inhibitor/NSAID | Treats osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and acute pain. |
Seroquel | Quetiapine (kwe-TYE-a-peen) | Antipsychotic | Treats schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and bipolar depression. |
Flomax | Tamsulosin (tam-SOO-loe-sin) | Alpha Blocker | Treats BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasia (an enlarged prostate). |
Medrol | Methylprednisolone (METH-il-pred-NIS-oh-lone) | corticosteroid | Treats severe allergies, arthritis, asthma, certain blood disorders, and skin conditions. |
Mobic | Meloxicam (mel-OX-i-kam) | NSAID | Treats rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and juvenile arthritis. |