CH 18 Pharmacology Medication Listings

Question 1

ANALGESICS: DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR PAIN RELIEF

Answer 1

• Acetaminophen (Anacin -3, Panaol, Tempra, Tylenol) - Aspirin (Ecotrin, Emprin) - Ibuprofen (Actiprofen, Advil, Excedrin IS, Motrin, Novoprofen, Nuprin) - Indomethacin (Indocin) - Nalbuphhine (Nubain) - Naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve) **- Morphine (Astramorph PF, Duramorph, MS Contin, Roxanol) **-Codeine **- Oxycodone (OxyContin) - Propoxyphane (Darvon)

Question 2

ANTIDYSRHYTHMICS: DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS

Answer 2

• Carvedilol (Coreg) - Digoxin (Lanoxin) - Disopyramide (Norpace) - Metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL) - Propranolol (Inderal) - Procainamide (Procan SR, Pronestyl) - Verapamil (Calan, Calan SR, Isoptin, Isoptin SR, Verelan)

Question 3

ANTICONVULSANTS: DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SEIZURES

Answer 3

• Carbamazepine (Epitol, Tegretol) - Ethosuximide (Zarontin) - Gabapentin (Neurontin) - Lamotrigine (Lamictal) - Levetiracetam (Keppra) - Phenobarbital (Solfoton) - Phenytoin (Dilantin) - Primidone (Mysoline) - Topiramate (Topamax) - Valproic acid (Depakene)

Question 4

ANTIHYPERTENSIVES: DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO REDUCE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

Answer 4

• amlodipine (Norvasc) - captopril (Capoten) - clonidine (Catapres) - hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDiuril, Oretic) - hydralazine (Apresoline, Hydralazine HCL) - methyldopa (Aldomet) - nifedipine (Adalat, Adalat CC, Procardia) - prazosin (Minipress)

Question 5

BRONCHODILATORS: DRUGS THAT RELAX THE SMOOTH MUSCLES OF THE BRONCHIAL TUBES. THESE MEDICATIONS PROVIDE RELIEF OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Answer 5

• albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin HFA, Volmax) - albuterol/iprattropium (Combivent, DuoNeb) - ipratropium (Atrovent) - levalbuterol (Xopenex) - metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaproterenol sulfate, Metaprel) - montelukast (Singulair) - salmeterol (Serevent) - zafirlukast (Accolate)

Question 6

ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS: DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO DIABETIC PATIENTS TO CONTROL HYGLYCEMIA (HIGH BLOOD SUGAR)

Answer 6

• glimepiride (Amaryl) - glipizide (Glucotrol) - glyburide (DiBeta, Glynase PresTab, Micronase) - insulin (Humulin, Novolin, NPH, Humalog) - metformin (Glucopage) - rosiglitazone maleate (Avandia)

Question 7

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS: DRUGS PRESRIBED TO HELP REGULATE THE EMOTIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE PATIENT TO MINIMIZE THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL STATES

Answer 7

• amitriptyline (Elavil) - amoxapine (Asendin) - bupropion (Wellbutrin) - citalopram (Celexa) - clomipramine (Anafranil) - escitalopram (Lexapro) - fluoxetine (Prozac) - imipramine (Tofranil) - nefazodone (Serzone) - nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor) - paroxetine (Paxil) - protriptyline (Vivactil) - sertraline (Zoloft) - trimipramine (Sumontil) - venlafaxine (Effexor)

Question 8

BLOOD THINNERS: PRESCRIBED ANTI-COAGULANT AGENTS

Answer 8

• apixaban (Eliquis) - dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) - injected low-molecular weight heparin (Lovenox) - rivaroxaban ((Xarelto) - ticagrelor (Plavix) - warfarin (coumadin)

Question 9

BLOOD THINNERS: PRESCRIBED ANT-PLATLET AGENTS

Answer 9

• aspirin - clipidogrel (Plavix) - ticagrelor (Brillinta)

Question 10

The Five (5) Rights

Answer 10

1. Right medication 2. Right dosage 3. Right time of administration 4. Right effects noted 5. Right route administered

Question 11

Liquids injected in a way that they circumvent going through the GI tract are……

Answer 11

Parenteral Examples: Epinephrine auto injector

Question 12

Liquids taken that go through the GI tract are called:

Answer 12

Eternal route Examples are: Cough syrup