Drug classes Flashcards
what are the three types of nitrates?
nitroglycerine
ISDN
ISMN
-lol, -olol
beta blockers
-pine
calcium channel blockers (DHP)
ranolazine
sodium channel blocker
what are the two groups in the calcium channel blockers class?
DHP
NDHP
name the CCB NDHPs
verapamil
diltiazem
-pril
ACEI
-sartan
ARB
name the ARNI drug
sacubitril / valsartan
name the osmotic diuretic
mannitol
name the carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
acetazolamide
-mide
loop diuretics
-thiazide
thiazides
what are aldosterone receptor antagonists also known as?
K-sparing diuretics
name 2 aldosterone receptor antagonists
spironolactone
eplerenone
-none
K-sparing diuretics
(ARA)
name two balanced veno/vaso dilation combos
hydralazine + nitrate
sodium nitroprusside
name the CCB good for heart failure
amlodipine
which loop diuretic can cause the worse toxicity and what toxicity is it?
ethacrynic acid
ototoxic
3 thiazides used to treat hypertension that don’t follow the name game
indapamide
metolazone
chlorthalidone
2 K sparing diuretics used treat hypertension that don’t follow the name game
triamterene
amiloride
aliskiren
renin inhibitor
renin inhibitor used to treat hypertension
aliskiren
direct arterial vasodilators used to treat hypertensive emergencies
Na Nitroprusside
diazoxide
labetalol
-sin
alpha receptor blockers
-dine
central alpha 2 agonists
name the central alpha 2 agonists used to treat hypertension but doesn’t follow the name game
methyldopa
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class IA
Double - disopyramide
Quarter - quinidine
Pounder - procainamide
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class IB
Lettuce - lidocaine
Tomato - tocainide
Mayo - mexiletine
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class IC
Fries - flecainide
Please - propafenone
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class II
Eat - esmolol
More - metoprolol
Poor people (food) - propanolol
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class III
Ami - amiodarone
Says - satolol
Drones - dronedarone
Don’t - dofetillide
Interest - ibutillide
Bret - bretylium
anti-arrhythmic drugs in class IV
D and V
dilitiazem
verapamil
AAD used for PSVT
adenosine