Chapter 12 Drugs To Know Flashcards
Aspirin
Used for heart attacks, emergency use: chew two 325mg aspirin tablets and drink some water then call for help.
Nitroglycerin
Vasodilators that improve the coronary blood flow. Drugs such as Nitrostat, Nitroglycerine Paste, Transderm-Nitro
Isosorbide Dinitrate (Isordil)
Vasodilator, used to improve coronary blood flow
Hydrochlorothiazide
HCTZ- low ceiling thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of HTN
Furosemide
(Lasix) High ceiling loop diuretic used to treat
CHF
Propranolol
(Inderal) Beta Blocker
Metaprolol
(Lopressor) Beta Blocker
Atenolol
(Tenormin) Beta Blocker
Captopril
(Capoten) 1st ACE-1 inhibitor
Enalapril
(Vasotec) ACE-1 Inhibitor
Losartan
(Cozaar) Angiotensin ll RC Blocker
Verapamil
(Calan) Calcium channel blocker
Nifedipine
(Procardia) Calcium Channel Blocker
Renin, Angiotensin ll, and Aldosterone
All endogenous hormones that are affected by the use of cardiovascular drugs
Capozide
Capoten (Captopril) mixed with a mild diuretic
Hydralazine
(Apresoline) An old time drug, mostly an arterial vasodilator
Bidil
Race-based combination containing hydralazine and a Nitroglycerin compound (Isosorbide Dinitrate/Hydralazine
Minoxidil
Vasodilator marketed as a hair regrowth medication called Rogaine
Digoxin
(Lanoxin) Most common glycoside, is a positive inotropic, and negative chronotropic action drug
Dopamine/Dobutamine
Not cardiac glycosides, sympathetic agonists that increase strength of heart contraction much like epinephrine
Atropine
Anticholinergic prototype, will “Lyse” the parasympathetic nervous system
Atavastatin
(Lipitor) HMG-COA Reductase inhibitors
Simvastatin
(Zocor) HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor
Cholestyramine
(Questran) Binding resin. This drug is “inert” therefore it is neither digested nor absorbed.
