Class / Indication Flashcards
Thiazide diuretic (“water pills”)
High blood pressure and swelling
ACE Inhibitor (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Blocker) ‘-pril’
High blood pressure, heart failure
ARBs (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers) (“-sartan”)
High blood pressure, heart failure
Beta blockers (“-olol”)
High blood pressure, irregular heartbeat
Calcium Channel Blockers
(Dihydropyridine Type)
High blood pressure
Calcium Channel Blockers (NON-dihydropyridine Type)
High blood pressure, rapid heart rate / abnormal heart rhythms
Alpha Blockers (“-zosin”)
High blood pressure, enlarged prostate symptoms (BPH)
Alpha-2 Agonists
High blood pressure, ADHD
Vasodilators
High blood pressure, heart failure
Nitrate Vasodilators
High blood pressure, heart failure *Chest pain
Loop Diuretics or “water pills”
Swelling from various diseases
Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
High blood pressure, heart failure
Antiarrhythmics
Irregular heartbeat
Cardiac Glycoside
Heart failure, irregular heartbeat
Vitamin K Antagonist Anticoagulant
Blood clots (strokes, aneurysms, venous thrombosis, etc.)
DOACs (Direct Oral Anticoagulants) -Direct Factor Xa Inhibitors
Blood clots (strokes, aneurysms, venous thrombosis, etc.)
Antiplatelets
Blood clots, heart attack
HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors (“-statins”)
High cholesterol
Sulfonylureas
Diabetes
Biguanides
Diabetes
DPP-4 Inhibitors (Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors) (“-gliptin”)
Diabetes
TZDs
(Thiazolinediones)
Diabetes
SGLT-2 Inhibitors (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors) (“-gliflozin”)
Diabetes
GLP-1 Analogs
(Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Agonists) (“-glutide”)
Diabetes
Insulins
Diabetes
H2 Antagonists (H2 Blockers) (“-ine”)
Heartburn, GERD
PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) (“-azole”)
Heartburn, GERD
Antihistamine Antiemetics (Phenergan)
Nausea, vomiting
Antihistamine Antiemetics (Antivert)
Dizziness, motion sickness
5-HT3 Antagonists
Nausea, vomiting
Gastro-Intestinal
Constipation / GI prep procedure / irritable bowel syndrome
Antiepileptic
Seizures, bipolar disorder / migraine prevention / Nerve pain