Brand/Generic Name

Question 1

What is the difference between a brand name and a generic name for a medication?

Answer 1

A brand name is the name given to a medication by the pharmaceutical company, while a generic name is the drug’s common scientific name.

Question 2

Brand name: Tylenol

Answer 2

Generic name: Acetaminophen
Max dose: 4 g/ 4000 mg a day

Question 3

Brand name: Zantac

Answer 3

Generic name: Ranitidine

Question 4

Brand name: Lipitor

Answer 4

Generic name: Atorvastatin

Give at night

Question 5

Generic name: Ibuprofen

Answer 5

Brand name: Advil

Question 6

Brand name: Prilosec

Answer 6

Generic name: Omeprazole

Question 7

Brand name: Prozac

Answer 7

Generic name: Fluoxetine

Question 8

Generic name: Loratadine

Answer 8

Brand name: Claritin

Question 9

Brand name: Xanax

Answer 9

Generic name: Alprazolam

Question 10

Brand name: Vicodin

Answer 10

Generic name: Hydrocodone

Question 11

Generic name: Simvastatin

Answer 11

Brand name: Zocor

Question 12

Brand name: Allegra

Answer 12

Generic name: Fexofenadine

Question 13

Brand name: Ritalin

Answer 13

Generic name: Methylphenidate

Question 14

Generic name: Levothyroxine

Answer 14

Brand name: Synthroid

Question 15

Brand name: Celexa

Answer 15

Generic name: Citalopram

Question 16

Brand name: Adderall

Answer 16

Generic name: Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine

Question 17

Generic name: Metformin

Answer 17

Brand name: Glucophage

Question 18

Brand name: Benadryl

Answer 18

Generic name: Diphenhydramine

Question 19

Brand name: Protonix

Answer 19

Generic name: Pantoprazole

Question 20

Generic name: Gabapentin

Answer 20

Brand name: Neurontin

Question 21

Brand name: Dilaudid or Exalgo

Answer 21

Generic name: Hydromorphone

Question 22

Brand name: Percocet

Answer 22

Generic name: Oxycodone and Acetaminophen

Question 23

Brand name: Reglan

Answer 23

Generic name: Metoclopramide

Question 24

Generic name: Diprivan

Answer 24

Brand name: Propofol

Question 25

Brand name: Pepcid

Answer 25

Generic name: Famotidine

Question 26

Brand name: Microzide

Answer 26

Generic name: Hydroclorothiazide

Question 27

Generic name: Digoxin

Answer 27

Brand names: Digox and Lanoxin

Question 28

Generic name: Furosemide

Answer 28

Brand name: Lasix

Question 29

Generic name: Sironolactone

Answer 29

Brand name: Aldactone

Question 30

Brand name: Xalatan

Answer 30

Generic name: Latanoprost

Question 31

Cobalamin or Cyanocobalamin Vitamin:

Answer 31

Vitamin B12

Question 32

Water soluble vitamins:

Answer 32

Vitamin B complex and Vitamin C

Question 33

Fat - Soluble vitamins:

Answer 33

Vitamin D, E, A, K

Question 34

Generic name: Cholstyramine

Answer 34

Brand name: Prevalite

Question 35

Generic name: Lovastatin

Answer 35

Brand name: Altoprev

Question 36

Brand name: Pravachol

Answer 36

Generic name: Pravastatin

Question 37

Generic name: Fenofibrate

Answer 37

Brand names: Triglide, Fibricor, and Lipofen

Question 38

Generic name: Cefazolin

Answer 38

Brand name: Ancef or Kefzol

Question 39

Generic name: Buprenorphine

Answer 39

Brand names: Buprenex

Question 40

Generic name: Ondansetron

Answer 40

Brand names: Zofran

Question 41

Generic name: Suralfate

Answer 41

Band name: Carafate

Question 42

Generic name: Misoprostal

Answer 42

Brand name: Cytotec

Question 43

Brand names: Aloprim orZyloprim

Answer 43

Generic name: Allopurinol

Question 44

Brand name: Keppra

Answer 44

Generic name: Levetiracetam

Question 45

Generic name: Valsartan

Answer 45

Brand name: Diovan

Question 46

Generic name: Docusate

Answer 46

Brand name: Colace

Question 47

Generic name: Polyethylene Glycol

Answer 47

Brand name: Miralax

Question 48

Generic name: Bumetanide

Answer 48

Brand name: Bumex

Question 49

Brand name: Imodium

Answer 49

Generic Name: Loperamide

Question 50

What kind of medication is Imodium?
What do you need check for prior to starting this medication?

Answer 50

Antidiarrheal medication

Check for C. Diff

Question 51

How much fluid should you mix Mirilax with?
How quickly should it be drank?

Answer 51

4 - 8 oz

10-15 minutes

Question 52

What is Norco?

Answer 52

Hydrocodone and Tylenol

Question 53

Generic Name: Ketorolac

What type of medication is this?

Answer 53

Brand Name: Toradol

NSAID

Question 54

Generic Name: Enoxaparin

Answer 54

Brand name: Lovenox

Question 55

Generic Name: Methocarbamol

Answer 55

Brand name: Robaxin

Question 56

What type of medication is Baclofen?

Answer 56

Muscle relaxant

Question 57

Generic name: Piperacillin /Tazobactam

Answer 57

Brand name: Zosyn

Question 58

Generic name: Metoclopramide

Answer 58

Brand name: Reglan

Question 59

Brand name: Flagyl

Answer 59

Generic name: Metronidazole

Question 60

Generic Name: Amlodipine

Answer 60

Brand name: Norpass

Question 61

Brand Name: Coreg

Answer 61

Generic Name: Carvedilol

Question 62

Brand name: Inderal

Answer 62

Generic name: Propranolol

Question 63

An example of an ARB:

Answer 63

Losartan

Question 64

Brand name: Plavix

Answer 64

Generic name: Clopidogrel

Question 65

Generic name: Carbidopa/ Levodopa

Answer 65

Brand name: Sinemet

Question 66

Generic name: Nalaxone

Answer 66

Brand name: Narcan

Question 67

What is a side effect of Steroids involving lab values?

Answer 67

Can increase blood glucose

Question 68

How long is protonix administered over?

Answer 68

3-5 minutes

Question 69

What would Thiamine be used for?

Answer 69

Alcoholism

Question 70

What is an ECG side effect of Ondansetron?

Answer 70

QT interval prolongation

Question 71

Generic Name: Rosuvastatin

Answer 71

Brand Name: Crestor

Question 72

Spironolactone is what kind of medication?
What is the common Brand name?

Answer 72

Potassium sparing diuretic

Aldactone

Question 73

What is a common side effect of ACE inhibitors?

Answer 73

A dry cough