Final Drugs Flashcards
AIDS treatment
Atripla, one tablet daily
AIDS - post exposure prophylaxis
Truvada + Isentress
AIDS Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Truvada or Tenofiir
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Recombivax - HB I mL IM
Today & repeat in 1 and 6 months
Hepatitis C treatment
Interferons (B & C)- Pegasys 180 mcg SQ Once a week for 48 weeks \+ Ribaspehere 600 mg 1 tablet every 12 hours
Influenza
Neurominidase Inhibitor- Tamiflu
75mg
One capsule twice a day
For 5 days
Helminths
Albenza
200 mg
Two tablets one time
Strongylodiasis infection
Ivermectin
Schistosomiasis
Praziquantel
Pinworms
Pyrantel Pamoate
– Pin-X™ Oral Suspension
– 50 mg base/mL
– Administer one time to family member based on weight and package instructions
Common fungal infection
Fluconazole 100 mg Two tablets on Day 1 & then one tablet daily for 14 days
Invasive fungal infections
Amphoteracin B
pretreat with acetominophen + corticosteroids
Candidal Infections
Micafungin, capsofungin
o Mycamine™
– 100 mg IV Infuse once daily for 14 days
Allergic Rhinitis
Fluticasone Nasal Spray
50 mcg/spray
Two sprays each nostril once a day
Leukotriene Modifiers
Singulair 10 mg one tablet once a day
Common Cold - Antihistamine
Loratadine (Claritin)
10 mg
One tablet once daily
– Avoid in the elderly
Common Cold - Decongestants
Sudafed™ 12 hour
120 mg, One tablet every 12 hours
Antitussives
Delsym™ Extended Release Liquid
30 mg/5 ml, 10 ml twice a day for cough relief
Herpes
Valacyclovir
1 g
one tablet twice a day for 10 days
TB latent treatment
Isoniazid
300 mg
One tablet daily for 9 months
Active Tb treatment
- RIPE daily for 8 weeks
2. Isoniazid + Rifampin twice weekly for 18 weeks
Malaria prophylaxis
Chloroquine
500 mg
Once a week (always on same day)