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Clinical Use Flashcards

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Intraarticular for chronic pain resulting from permanent joint changes

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Dexamethasone

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parenteral iron

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(a) Patients in whom GI absorption is prevented by disease (b) Patient who cannot tolerate orally administered iron (c) Hemodialysis patients (Sodium ferric gluconate and iron sucrose)

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Effective against P. falciparum

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Halofantrine

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immunosuppressant for transplantation

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tacrolimus

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Gametocidal

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Primaquine

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cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP)

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Primary and secondary prevention of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

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Dabigatran

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used in pregnant patients with severe allergic reactions to heparin (e.g., HIT).

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Fondaparinux and parenteral direct thrombin inhibitors

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(a) Patients in whom GI absorption is prevented by disease (b) Patient who cannot tolerate orally administered iron (c) Hemodialysis patients (Sodium ferric gluconate and iron sucrose)

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parenteral iron

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Treatment and chemoprophylaxis of P. falciparum infections

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“Atovaquone-proguanil aka Malarone”

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standard prophylactic drug in SE Asia (in combination with mefloquine)

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Doxycycline

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12
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fludarabine

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CLL

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13
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circumvents the action of inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase and potentiates the cytotoxic effects of 5- fluorouracil

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Leucovorin (folinic acid)

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14
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DIC in patients where bleeding predominates

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Fresh frozen plasma

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15
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eluting stents - Approved for coronary artery disease

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sirolimus

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Pneumocystis jiroveci: Prophylaxis for first-episode infection and therapy for pneumonia

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Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

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17
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von Willebrand disease (types 1 or 2A)

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DDAVP (desmopressin)

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Radical cure and terminal prophylaxis of infections with P. vivax and P. ovale; alternative chemoprophylaxis for all species

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Primaquine

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Infants usually receive an intramuscular injection at birth for VKDB prophylaxis

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Phytonadione

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20
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Treatment (with quinine) of infections with P. falciparum

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Doxycycline

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21
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Megaloblastic anemia

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IM B12 and folic acid

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22
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Thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery

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rivaroxaban

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23
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therapy of choice for many systemic fungal infections

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Polyenes: Amphotericin B; followed by outpatient treatment with azoles

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24
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blood schizontocide

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Artemisinin Chloroquine Mefloquine Doxycycline Quinine and Quinidine Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

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25
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Used only in combination with amphotericin B

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flucytosine

26
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autoimmune disease, e.g., autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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MPA or MMF; (Mycophenolic Acid and Mycophenolate Mofetil)

27
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Daclizumab and Basiliximab

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Induction therapy for renal transplantation

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Adequate for minor bleeding episodes in patients with mild hemophilia A

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DDAVP (desmopressin)

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used for prevention and acute treatment of VTE

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heparin, LMWH, fondaparinux

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Treatment and secondary prevention of VTE (DVT or pulmonary embolism)

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rivaroxaban

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patients with pernicious anemia or ileal disease

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Cyanocobalamin (parenteral)

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Tretinoin

33
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Drug of choice for treatment of P. falciparum-sensitive malaria & chemoprophylaxis of malaria

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Chloroquine

34
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DIC in patients where thrombosis predominates

35
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Immunosuppressants in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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azathioprine

36
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used in patients with HIT to prevent further thromboembolic complications

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Lepirudin and argatroban

37
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Chemoprophylaxis and Treatment of infections with chloroquine‐resistant P. falciparum

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Mefloquine

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von Willebrand disease (types 2B, 2M, and 3)

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Plasma-derived vWF-containing products

39
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prophylactic administration when there is increased utilization such as in pregnancy and lactation

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Iron poisoning if plasma concentration of iron > 3.5 mg/L

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Deferoxamine

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Primary prophylaxis (regular replacement therapy) started at a young age before onset of joint bleeding in hemophilia A/B

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Factor VIII/IX replacement Plasma-derived products; Recombinant factor VIII/IX

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In patients with pernicious anemia high doses are used since it is absorbed via passive diffusion

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Cyanocobalamin (oral)

43
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High doses can control bleeding in acute bleeding episodes

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Factor VIII/IX replacement Plasma-derived products; Recombinant factor VIII/IX

44
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ABVD - doxorubicin [Adriamycin], bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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First line therapies for P. falciparum malaria, especially cerebral malaria

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Quinine and Quinidine

46
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Treatment of acute bleeding episodes in patients with low inhibitor titer

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Aminocaproic acid; Tranexamic acid

47
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Therapy for meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans

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Amphotericin B + flucytosine followed by fluconazole

48
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Active against hepatic-stage schizonts”

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Primaquine “Atovaquone-proguanil aka Malarone”

49
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Vitamin K deficiency

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Phytonadione

50
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imatinib

51
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Treatment of acute bleeding episodes in patients with high inhibitor titer

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Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and activated PCC (aPCC) OR Recombinant factor VIIa

52
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Therapy for encephalitis cause by Toxoplasma gondii

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Pyrimethamine/sulfadiazine

53
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Treatment of infections with some chloroquine‐resistant P. falciparum; could be combined with artesunate; preventive therapy in endemic areas

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Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

54
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preferred for prevention and treatment of VTE in pregnancy

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Low-molecular weight heparins (e.g., enoxaparin)

55
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Available as a fixed dose combination with Artemether – 1st line therapy for uncomplicated malaria in most of Africa

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Lumefantrine

56
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Prophylaxis for first episode Toxoplasma gondii

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Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

57
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Prevention of graft versus host disease

58
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Secondary prophylaxis: Cryptococcus neoformans

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fluconazole

59
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active against HBV and HIV

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Lamivudine (nucleoside analog of cytosine), Emtricitabine (fluorinated analog of lamivudine), Tenofovir (nucleotide analog of adenosine)

60
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Prevention and treatment of VTE: In patients with atrial fibrillation and a presumed cardiac source of embolism, the antithrombotic agent of first choice for primary and secondary prevention of ischemic stroke

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