Drugs 2:26-51 Flashcards
felodipine brand name and uses
- Plendil
- HTN
felodipine dosing
2.5 - 10 mg
amlodipine brand name and uses
- Norvasc
- HTN
- vasospastic / chronic stable angina
amlodipine dosing
5 - 10 mg
diltiazem brand name and uses
- Cardizem: angina prophylaxis
- Cardizem CD: HTN
- Tiazac: HTN
diltiazem dosing
- Cardizem: angina prophylaxis: 30 - 120 mg tid
- Cardizem CD: HTN: 120 - 360 mg; target regimen = 360 mg daily
- Tiazac: HTN: 120 - 540 mg; target regimen = 360 mg daily
verapamil brand name and uses
- Calan: HTN, vasospastic / chronic stable angina
- Isoptin SR: HTN
verapamil dosing
- Calan: HTN: 120 - 360 split into 1-2x/day
- Calan: vasospastic / chronic stable angina: 120 - 480 mg split into 3x/day
- Isoptin SR: HTN: 120 - 360 split into 1-2x/day
doxazosin brand name and uses
- Cardura XL
- BPH
- HTN
doxazosin dosing
- BPH: 4 - 8 mg; titrate to 8 mg at 3-4 weeks if needed
- HTN: 1 - 16 mg; titrate q1-2weeks; retitrate if therapy interrupted
terazosin brand name and uses
- Hytrin
- HTN
terazosin dosing
- 1 - 20 mg split into 1-2x/day
- re-titrate if therapy interrupted several days
clonidine brand name and uses
- Catapres / TTS
- HTN
clonidine dosing
- Catapres: 0.1 - 0.8 mg split into 2x/day; max 2.4 mg;can increase 0.1-0.2 mg daily to response
- Catapres TTS: 0.1 - 0.3 mg wkly; max dose 0.6mg
rosuvastatin brand name and uses
- Crestor
- antihyperlipidemic (Type IIa,IIb,IV)
rosuvastatin dosing
5 - 40 mg; start 20 mg/day if LDL > 190; titrate q4-6 wks
fluvastatin brand name and uses
- Lescol
- Lescol XL
- antihyperlipidemic (Type IIa,IIb)
fluvastatin dosing
- Lescol: 20 - 80 mg split into 1-2x/day
- Lescol XL: 80 mg daily
- titrate q4-6wks
atorvastatin brand name and uses
- Lipitor
- antihyperlipidemic (Type IIa,IIb,IV)
atorvastatin dosing
- 10 - 80 mg
- titrate q4-6wks