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Corpsman Manual Ch 18 Pharmacy (meds) Flashcards

1
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Name the astringents

A

Aluminum acetate solution (Burow’s solution, domeboro)

Calamine, zinc oxide, glycerin and bentonite magma in calcium hydroxide

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Name the Emollients

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Theobroma oil (coca butter)
Petrolatum (petroleum jelly)
Zinc Oxide

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3
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What class of medication is made of brochomucotropic agents?

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Expectorants

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4
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What class of medications is made from agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing?

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Antitussives

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5
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What is the generic name for Robitussin DM?

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Guaifenesin and dextromethorphan

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What is the generic name for Robitussin AC?

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Guaifenesin and codeine phosphate

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What is the generic name for Actifed?

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Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride and Triprolidine Hydrochloride

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List the antihistamines

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Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride (Benadryl)
Chlorpheniramine Maleate (Chlor-Trimeton)
Meclizine Hydrochloride (Antivert, Bonine)
Dimenhydrinate  (Dramamine)
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9
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What antihistamine may be used to control nausea with radiation sickness?

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Dimenhydrinate (dramamine)

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What antihistamine is used in the symptomatic treatment of urticaria?

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Chlorpheniramine Maleate

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11
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List the Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists

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Cimetidine (tagamet)

Ranitidine (Zantac)

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12
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List the antacids

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Magnesium Hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia)
Aluminum Hydroxide Gel (Amphojel)
Alumina and Magnesia oral suspension (Maalox)

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13
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What condition can prolonged use of Magnesium Hydroxide result in?

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Kidney stones

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14
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What bacteriostatic cleansing agent is a neurotoxin agent and must not be used on premature infants, denuded skin, burns, or mucous membranes?

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Hexachlorophene (pHisoHex)

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15
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What germicide is routinely used to cleanse pus-producing wounds and is used in the treatment of NUG?

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Hydrogen peroxide

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16
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What is silver nitrate most commonly used for?

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Cauterize mucous membranes

To treat aphthous ulcers

17
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What is the most common side affect of silver nitrate?

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It leaves a black mark on the area it was used on

18
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List the Sulfonamides

A

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin)
Trimethoprim and Sufamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra)
Sulfacetamide sodium
Silver Sulfadizine (Silvadene cream)

19
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List the Penicillins

A

Penicillin G, Aqueous
Penicillin G Benazathine (Bicillin LA)
Penicillin G Procaine, Aqueous (Wycillin)
Penicillin V Potassium (Pen-Vee K, Beatpen-VK, V-Cillin K)
Dicloxacillin Sodium (Dynapen)
Ampicillin (Polycillin)
Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
Amoxicillin and Clavulanate potassium (Augmentin)

20
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List the cephalosporins

A

Cefazolin sodium (Ancef, Kefzol)
Cephalexin (Keflex)
Cefprozil (Cefzil)

21
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Why is the administration of tetracyclines contraindicated in pregnant females and children?

A

It discolors teeth and suppresses bone marrow growth

22
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List the tetracyclines

A 
tetracycline hydrochloride (Achromycin, Sumycin)
Doxycycline Hyclate (Vibramycin)
Minocycline Hydrochloride (Minocin)
23
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What can Sulisoxazole (Gantrisin) be used to treat?

A

UTI and Acute Otiits media

24
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What can Trimethoprim and Sufamethoxazole (Bactrim,Septra) be used to treat?

A

UTI and Otitis Media

25
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What can Sulfacetamid Sodium (sudium sulamyd, Bleph-10) be used to treat?

A

Conjuctivitis and corneal ulcers

26
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What can PCN G Aqueous be used to treat?

A

Meniingococcal meningitis, anthrax, and gonorrhea

27
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What can PCN G, Benazathine (bicillin) be used to treat?

A

syphilis, URI caused by Streptococcal group A

28
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What can PCN V be used to treat?

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URI, otitis media, sinusitis, bacterial endocarditis, mild staph infection, also drug of choice for GABHS

29
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What can Ammpicillin (Polycillin) be used to treat?

A

Shigella, salmonella, escherichia coli and gonorrhea

30
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What can Amoxicillin and Clavulanate (augmentin) be used to treat?

A

sinusitis, PNA, ear infections, bronchitis, UTI and infections of the skin

31
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List the Aminoglycosides

A

Gentamicin Sulfate
Tobramycin sulfate(nebcin)
Neomycin sulfate

32
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What is Erythromycin used for?

A

gonorrhea, uncomplicated urethral, endocervical and anal infections; early syphilis and diarrhea associated with campylobacter enteritis. Also used as prophylactic prior to colorectal surgery

33
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List the Macrolides

A

Erythromycin
Clindamycin
Vancomycin
Azithromycin

34
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What is azithromycin used for?

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community aquired PNA, Otitis media, infections of the skin structure, STDs, chancroid and bacterial sinusitis

35
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What is metronidazole (flagyl) used to treat?

A

amebiasis and trichmonoacide

36
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what is the drug of choice for pinworm and roundworm infestations?

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mebendazole

37
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What is Pyrantel pamoate(Antiminth) used to treat?

A

hookworm, roundworm, pinworm and whipworm

38
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What is the drug of choice in treating acute malarial attacks?

A

Chloroquine phosphate

39
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In what patient is primaquine phosphate contraindicated in?

A

G6PD deficient personnel

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