drugs!!!!!

Question 1

3 ARB’s

Answer 1

• losartan
• valsartan
• candesartan

Question 2

4 CCB’s

Answer 2

• amlodipine - vasodilating
• felodipine - vasodilating
• verapamil - rate limiting
• child bearing age give nifedipine

Question 3

2 ACE’s

Answer 3

• ramipril
• perindopril

Question 4

diuretics?

Answer 4

• indapamide - thiazide type diuretic
• spironolactone if higher dose thiazide type diuretic doesn’t work

Question 5

hypertension in pregnancy treatment?

Answer 5

• methyldopa
• modified release nifedipine (NOT immediate release)

Question 6

Drug for orthostatic hypotension?

Answer 6

midodrine

Question 7

5 key antiplatalet agents

Answer 7

aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, prasugrel, fondaparinux

Question 8

2 MRA’s (aldosterone receptor agonists)?

Answer 8

spironolactone, eplerenone

Question 9

Which drugs are vasodilators?

Answer 9

nitrates, CCB’s

Question 10

What are types of fibrolytic agents?

Answer 10

fibrin specific and non-fibrin specific

Question 11

Which drug acts on SA node (IK blocker)?

Answer 11

ivabridine

Question 12

What are 3 beta blockers?

Answer 12

atenolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol

Question 13

What are 5 antiplatalet drugs?

Answer 13

aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, prasugrel, ticlopidine

Question 14

What is the action of most antiplatelets??

Answer 14

clopidogrel, ticagrelor, ticlopidine and prasugrel

…prevent ADP binding to platelet receptors

Question 15

What are 5 anticoagulants/DOAC’s?

Answer 15

warfarin
edoxaban
apixaban
dabigatran
rivaroxaban

Question 16

What is the action of aspirin?

Answer 16

inhibits production of prostaglandins

Question 17

What is the action of warfarin?

Answer 17

inhibits vitamin K

Question 18

What is the action of rivaroxaban and others?

Answer 18

inhibits clot and prothrombinase associated factor Xa