drugs 106-120

Question 1

folic acid

Answer 1

brand names: folate, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid
used to help body make new health cells (especially important for women experiencing pregnancy) and to prevent folic acid deficiency (which could lead to anemia); B vitamins

Question 2

cephalexin monohydrate

Answer 2

brand names: keflex
used to treat bacterial infections (pneumonia, respiratory tract infections, infections of bone/skin/ears/genitals/etc.); cephalosporin antibiotics

Question 3

enalapril maleate

Answer 3

brand names: vasotec
used to treat high blood pressure; angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; blocks substances in body that cause blood vessels to tighten –> decreased blood pressure

Question 4

buspirone

Answer 4

brand names: BuSpar (no longer on market)
used to treat anxiety disorders or symptoms of anxiety; anxiolytics; changes amounts of certain chemicals in brain

Question 5

carbamazepine

Answer 5

brand names: tegretol, carbatrol, equetrol
used to control seizures in people with epilepsy, neuralgia, episodes of mania/depression, and other abnormal moods; anticonvulsants; reduces abnormal electrical activity in brain

Question 6

losartan potassium

Answer 6

brand names: cozaar
used to treat high blood pressure; angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB); blocks substances in body that tightens blood vessels, lowering blood pressure

Question 7

methylphenidate

Answer 7

brand names: ritalin, methylin, metadate
used to control symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), difficulty focusing/remaining still, narcolepsy; CNS stimulants

Question 8

oxybutynin chloride

Answer 8

brand names: ditropan
used to treat overactive bladder (where bladder muscles contract uncontrollably and cause frequent urination); anticholinergics/antimuscarinics

Question 9

morphine sulfate ER

Answer 9

brand names: MS contin
used to relieve acute, short-term or chronic, long-term moderate-severe pain or pain severe enough to require around-the-clock opioid treatment; opioid (narcotic) analgesics; can lead to physical dependence

Question 10

ferrous sulfate

Answer 10

brand names: slow FE
used as iron supplement to treat or prevent low blood levels of iron (anemia), which body needs to produce red blood cells and to keep in good health; iron supplements

Question 11

lidocaine transdermal

Answer 11

brand names: lidoderm
relieves pain of neuralgia or minor pain in shoulders/arms/neck/legs; local anesthetics; stops nerves from sending pain signals

Question 12

carbidopa/levodopa

Answer 12

brand names: sinemet, duopa, rytary
used to treat Parkinson’s (shaking palsy, disorder of CNS); levodopa replaces missing dopamine in brain and helps control symptoms; levodopa = CNS agents, carbidopa = decarboxylase inhibitors

Question 13

tizanidine

Answer 13

brand names: zanaflex
used to relieve spasms and increase muscle tone caused by multiple sclerosis (nerves do not function properly; weakness, loss of muscle coordination, problems with vision/speech/bladder); skeletal muscle relaxants; slows action in brain and nervous system to allow muscles to relax

Question 14

baclofen

Answer 14

brand names: lioresal
used to treat pain and certain types of spasticity (muscle stiffness or tightness) from multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries; skeletal muscle relaxants

Question 15

verapamil

Answer 15

brand names: isoptin, calan, verelen
used to treat high blood pressure, control angina, and treat irregular heartbeats; calcium channel blockers; relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure