HW Week 13 - 15 Flashcards
Exenatide (Byetta) treats
diabetes type 2 only
Glipizide (Glucotrol; Glucotrol XL) treats
diabetes type 2 only
Sitagliptin (Januvia) treats
diabetes type 2 only
Levothyroxine (Levothroid; Synthroid) treats
Hypothyroidism
Humulin N treats
diabetes type 1 or type 2
Amaryl (glimepiride) treats
diabetes
DDAVP (desmopressin) treats
diabetes insipidus
Levothyroid (Levothyroxine) treats
Hypothyroidism
Tapazole (methimazole) treats
Hyperthyroidism
Lantus treats
diabetes
T or F? Type 2 diabetes mellitus is first treated with insulin; but an antidiabetic drug may also be needed
FALSE
T or F? Insulin is often used to treat type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes
TRUE
T or F? Drugs used to treat acromegaly decrease the production of growth hormone or block growth hormone from activiating receptors on the cell membrane
TRUE
T or F? The pancreas of a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is still producing insulin; but in smaller amounts than normal
TRUE
T or F? Oral antidiabetic drugs are a unique drug form of insulin
FALSE
Septra DS drug category
antibiotic drug
ciprofloxacine (Cipro) drug category
antibiotic drug
K-Dur drug category
potassium supplement
tolterodine (Detrol) drug category
urinary tract antispasmodic
phenazopyridine (Pyridium; Urogesic) drug category
urinary tract analgesic
Avodart treats
BPH
Cialis treats
ED
Viagra treats
ED
Cipro treats
UTI
Flomax treats
BPH
T or F? The kidneys continuously filter the circulating blood; extracting waste products of metabolism and non waste products
TRUE
T or F? Combination antibiotic drugs; such as Bactrim or Septra; are used to treat urinary tract infections. The two drugs they contain work synergistically to block one step in the synthesis of folic acid by bacteria and then the other drug in the combination blocks the next step in the same process
TRUE
T or F? Pyridium is prescribed to treat the pain of urinary tract infections
TRUE
T or F? Finasteride is used to treat BPH (as the trade name Proscar); but is also used to treat male pattern baldness (as the trade name drug Propecia)
TRUE
T or F? Viagra is injected into the penis to treat a patient with ED
FALSE
Requip drug category
Parkinson’s disease
Keppra drug category
Seizure disorder
Lunesta drug category
Insomnia
Aricept drug category
Alzheimer’s diseae
Rozerem drug category
Insomnia
Cymbalta drug category
Depression/Anxiety
Ambien drug category
Insomnia
Paxil drug category
Depression/Anxiety
Prozac drug category
Depression/Anxiety
Dilantin dryg category
Epilepsy
T or F? Melatonin; a hormone that regulates the wake-sleep cycle; is available as an over the counter medicaiton but there is also a prescription drug that works similar to melatonin by stimulatin the melatonin receptors
TRUE
T or F? Tonic clonic seizures are also know as grand mal seizures
TRUE
T or F? Effexor and Celexa are often used to treat depression
TRUE
T or F? Jack has BPH; his doctor prescribed Adderall; this will help shrink the size of the prostate gland.
FALSE
T or F? Dilantin is often used to treat insomnia
FALSE
