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Drug Names And Uses Flashcards

1
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Furosemide

A

Resistant hypertension

Oedema

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2
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Digoxin

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Atrial fibrillation or flutter

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3
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Metformin

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Diabetes mellitus

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Levothyroxine

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Hypothyroidism

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Aspirin

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Mild to moderate pain
Pyrexia
Anti-platlet

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Thiamine

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Alcohol dependence

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Cetirizine

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Symptomatic relief of allergy such as hayfever

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Alfacalcidol

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Vitamin D

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Sodium valproate

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Epilepsy
Migraine prophylaxis
Brand name Epilim

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Sertraline

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Depressive illness
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic disorder, PTSD, Social anxiety disorder

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11
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Tramadol Hydrochloride

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Moderate to severe pain

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Apixaban

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A direct inhibitor of activated factor X (factor Xa)
Prophylaxis of venous thrombosis
Prophylaxis of stroke and systemic embolism

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Clopidogrel

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Prevention of atherothrombotic events in periferal arterial disease, or within 35 days of myocardial infarction or 6 months of ischemic stroke

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Doxycycline

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Antibiotic

Urinary tract infection, syphilis, genital chlamydia, Lyme disease, anthrax

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Ferrous fumarate

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Iron deficit anaemia

C4H2FeO4

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Fludrocortisone Acetate

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Mineralocorticoid replacement in adrenocortical insufficiency

17
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Diazepam

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A benzodiazepine- severe anxiety

Anxiety
Çlinical procedures 
Muscle spasm
Palliative care- convulsions and dyspnoea
Status epilepticus
Febrile convulsions
Convulsions due to poisoning
18
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Mirtazapine

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Major depression

19
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Omeprazole

A

Proton pump inhibitor
Gastric and duodenal ulcers
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Zollinger-ellison syndrome

20
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Atorvastatin

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Hypercholesterolaemia

21
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Edoxoban

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Edoxaban is a direct and reversible inhibitor of activated factor X (factor Xa), which prevents conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and prolongs clotting time, thereby reducing the risk of thrombus formation.

22
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Lansoprazole

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Proton pump inhibitor
Gastric or duodenal ulcers
NSAID- associated gastric or duodenal ulcers
Zollinger Ellison syndrome

23
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Codeine phosphate

A

Opioid analgesic
Mild to moderate pain
Diarrhoea
Cough suppression

24
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Loratadine

A

Symptomatic relief of allergy such as hayfever

Chronic idiopathic urticaria (chronic hives)

25
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Baclofen

A

Chronic severe spasticity resulting from disorders such as MS or a traumatic partial section of the spinal cord
(Spasticity- a condition in which muscles stiffen or tighten, preventing normal fluid movement. The muscles remain contracted and resist being stretched, thus affecting movement, speech and gait.)

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Loperamide hydrochloride

A

Acute diahorrea

Faecal incontinence

27
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Metoclopramide hydrochloride

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Nausea and vomiting

28
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Tramadol hydrochloride

A

Opioid

Moderate to severe pain

29
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Flucloxacillin

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Penicillinase resistant penicillin

30
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Risperidone

A

Schizophrenia and others psychoses

Short term treatment of persistent agression in Alzheimer’s dementia

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