DMARDS and commonly used medicine

Question 1

What drug is common for atherosclerosis?

Answer 1

Statins

Question 2

What drugs are commonly used for hypertension?

Answer 2

B blockers
Diuretics
ACE inhibitors
Angiotensin 2 antagonists
CC blockers

Question 3

What drug group is Bisoprolol from?

Answer 3

B blockers

Question 4

What drug group is ramipril from?

Answer 4

ACE inhibitor

Question 5

What drug group is Valsartan from?

Answer 5

Angiotensin 2 antagonists

Question 6

What drug group is Amlopipine from?

Answer 6

CC blocker

Question 7

What drugs are common for heart failure?

Answer 7

Diuretics
ACE inhibitors
B blockers
Digoxin

Question 8

What drugs are common for valvular heart disease?

Answer 8

Anti coagulants

Question 9

What can be the side effects of corticosteroids?

Answer 9

Cushings syndrome
Osteoporosis
Candidosis
BRONJ

Question 10

What are common drugs to treat an auto immune disease?

Answer 10

Corticosteroids
NSAIDS
analgesics
DMARDS

Question 11

What are common examples of DMARDS?

Answer 11

Methotrexate
ciclosporin
Sulfasalazine
Azathioprine

Question 12

How often do you take methotrexate?

Answer 12

Once per week

Question 13

What is needed in addition to Methotrexate?

Answer 13

Folic acid

Question 14

What are side effects of Methotrexate?

Answer 14

ulercation
Neutropenia
Thrombocytopenia

Question 15

What are some side effects to Azathioprine?

Answer 15

Neutropenia
Increased susceptibility to infections
Red cell aplasia

Question 16

When would a patient be on monoclonal antibody therapy?

Answer 16

For patient who have failed therapy with at least 2 DMARDS