Cardiovascular Drugs Examples

Question 1

Examples of fibrates

Answer 1

Bezafibrate

Question 2

Examples of statins

Answer 2

Simvastatin

Pravastatin

Question 3

Examples of B-adrenoreceptor antagonists

Answer 3

Atenolol
Propranolol
Bisoprolol

Question 4

Examples of nitrates

Answer 4

Glyceryl trinitrate (sub-lingual, acute)
Isosorbide dinitrate (slow release patch, prophylactic)

Question 5

Examples of calcium channel blockers

Answer 5

Cardio-selective = verapamil

Smooth muscle selective = nifedipine, amlodipine

Question 6

Examples of COX inhibitors

Answer 6

Aspirin

Question 7

Examples of P2Y12 inhibitors

Answer 7

Clopidogrel

Question 8

Examples of Thrombin-receptor antagonist

Answer 8

Voripaxar

Question 9

Examples of anti-coagulants

Answer 9

IV Heparin
Warfarin
Rivaroxaban

Question 10

Examples of Fibrinolytic

Answer 10

tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and streptokinase

Question 11

Examples of Cardiac Glycoside

Answer 11

Digoxin

Question 12

Examples of Loop diuretics

Answer 12

Frusemide

Question 13

Examples of Aldosterone Receptor Antagonsist

Answer 13

Spironolactone

Question 14

Examples of ACE inhibitors

Answer 14

lisinopril

enalapril

Question 15

Examples of Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers (ARBs)

Answer 15

Losartan

Valsartan

Question 16

Examples of vasodilators

Answer 16

isosorbide mononitrate/hydralazine

Question 17

Examples of Thiazide diuretics (milder than loop diuretics)

Answer 17

bendrofluromethiazide

Question 18

Examples of purine nucleoside

Answer 18

adenosine

Question 19

Examples of membrane-stabilising anti-arrhythmic

Answer 19

lidocaine

Question 20

Examples of class 3 anti-arrhythmic

Answer 20

amiodarone

Question 21

Examples of muscarinic antagonist

Answer 21

atropine

Question 22

Examples of potassium channel openers

Answer 22

minoxidil

Question 23

Examples of alpha-adrenoreceptor blockers

Answer 23

doxazosin