DRUGS Flashcards
SSRI
Effective For Sadness Panic Compulsions
-Escitalopram
-Fluoxetine
-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
-Citalopram
*ST John’s Wort is bad
Insulin order of drawing up
- Inject air into NPH
- Inject air into Regular
- Draw up Regular
- Draw up NPH
Docusate
Stool softener
Toradol
is a highly potent (NSAID) often used for pain and available in intravenous form. However, NSAIDs (eg, indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen, ketorolac) are nephrotoxic and should be avoided in clients with kidney disease.
NSAIDS
Ketorolac, indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen, meloxicam
-Risk for bleeding
-Medication used for moderate to severe pain.
Hydromorphone (dilaudid)
Replaces a missing pancreatic hormone
Insulin detemir
-Long acting insulin
Tramadol
opioid
Methylergonovine
prevent and treat postpartum bleeding
-contracts the uterus
Methotrexate
used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies
DMARD
Gabapentin
-Treat seizures
-neuropathic pain caused by diabetic neuropathy
-Take at night
Nitroglycerin
treat angina
do not take with tadalafil (fil it up)
Allopurinol
Treat gout and kidney stone
-decreases uric acid
-Decrease intake of purines
Meloxicam
NSAID
-treat arthritis OA or RA
Risperidone
antipsychotic
-used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Methylprednisolone
relieves inflammation
-Prolong use causes cushing’s syndrome
Budesonide/formoterol
Steroid/bronchodilator combo
Combination to treat asthma and improve lung function
Vancomycin
Antibiotic
-Steven Johnson syndrome (give slowly)
Amiodarone
Slows heart rate
V Tach and V Fib
Digoxin
Treat heart failure
>2 is toxicity
Trazodone
antidepressant induced insomnia
Montelukast
Asthma
-Maintenance med taken everyday
Ace inhibitor
-pril
Causes hyperkalemia
Used for HTN
Can cause dry cough
filgrastim
Increase neutrophil count
-Used for pts w/ HIV/AIDS and cancer
buspirone
anti-anxiety
-full effects occur between 2-4 weeks
TCA- Tricyclic antidepressants
Imipramine
Amitriptyline
Nortriptyline
*Taper off
MAOI’s
Isocarboxazid
Phenelzine
Tranylcypromine
