Elimination Medications Flashcards
Ranitidine (Zantac)
Histamine-2-receptor Blocker
Famotidine (Pepcid)
Histamine-2-receptor Blocker
Nizatidine (Axid)
Histamine-2-receptor Blocker
Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Histamine-2-receptor Blocker
Amoxicillin
Antibiotic
-Treats H.Pylori
Clarithromycin
Antibiotics
-Treats H.pylori
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
ANtibiotic
- Treats C.Difficile
Metronidazole diffuses into the organism, inhibits protein synthesis by interacting with DNA
Omeprazole
Proton Pump inhibitor
Ciprofloxacin
Treats travellers diarrhea
Vancocin (vancomycin)
- Treats C.difficile
“drug of last resort,” kills by preventing bacteria from building cell walls.
Diphenoxylate (Lomotil)
Antidiarrheals
Loperamide HCL (Imodium)
Antidiarrheals
Meperidine (Demerol + atropine)
Antidiarrheals
-atropine blocks acetylcholine
Sodium Bicarbonate
Antacid
Aluminum Hydroxide
Antacid