Drugs Flashcards
1
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PARACETAMOL
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Analgesic: Mild to moderate pain (non-opioid analgesics)
Antipyretic: Lower down temperature/ relieve fever
2
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PENICILLIN
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- Antibiotic/ antibacterial
- Doesn’t easily absorbed in the acidic environment of the stomach that’s why K and Na is being added to increase its absorption. (e.g., Pen K, Pen Na)
3
Q
ASPIRIN
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- Lipid soluble (weak acid) (can easily pass the cell membrane).
- NSAID (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug)
- Analgesic and Antipyretic
- Both anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet action (causes dilution of blood)
- Typically for patients that are post MI (e.g., heart attack) and post PCA (e.g., stroke) where blood clot happens
- Thins the blood
- Be very cautious when giving aspirin to children as they could acquire Reye’s Syndrome, an acute hepatic encephalopathy which liver and brain would be affected.
- There is no aspirin that is parenteral or in any other route, aspirins are only per orem or oral drug.
- Has short half life ; Half-life is 3 hours
4
Q
LIDOCAINE
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- Has high first pass
- No oral drug
- Local anesthetic/ anesthesia
- Has an anesthetic effect to the heart
- For some heart problems, specifically heart rhythm problems or heart arrhythmias
5
Q
SOME NITROGLYCERINES
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- Has high first pass
- No oral drug
- For angina (chest pain that can possibly lead to heart attack)
- For lowering blood pressure
6
Q
MORPHINE
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- Narcotic Analgesic
- Potent
- For severe pain (opioid analgesics)
- Addictive
- Has first-pass effect
- Passes to the liver first
- metabolized first before it reaches the bloodstream.
7
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WARFARIN
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- Anticoagulant (prevents blood clot)
- Has first-pass effect
- Passes to the liver first
- metabolized first before it reaches the bloodstream.
- Has 99% protein binding ability / Highly protein bound
8
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PIROXICAM
- NSAID
- Has 99% protein binding ability /Highly protein bound
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- NSAID
- Has 99% protein binding ability /Highly protein bound
9
Q
DIAZEPAM
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- Anti-anxiety
- Affects the nervous system (depresses, relaxes)
- For people who have anxiety or depression
- Has 98% protein binding ability
- Highly protein bound
10
Q
IBUPROFEN
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- Has 98% protein binding ability
- NSAID
- Highly protein bound
- Has short half life
- 2 hours half life
11
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AMITRIPTYLINE
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- Antipsychotic
- Has 97% protein binding ability
- Highly protein bound
12
Q
CHLORPROMAZINE/ THORAZINE
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- Antipsychotic in the brain
- Regulates the neurotransmitters
- Has 95% protein binding ability
- Highly protein bound
- Non-selective
13
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DICLOXACILLIN
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- Antibiotic
- Has 95% protein binding ability
- Highly protein bound
14
Q
FUROSEMIDE
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- Diuretic
- Has 95% protein binding ability
- Highly protein bound
15
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LORAZEPAM
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- Anti-anxiety
- Has 92% protein binding abilit
