Indications Flashcards
Analgesic for active PUD
acetaminophen or opioids (codeine)
Best for UC (IBD)
Sulfasalazine (5-aminosalicylic acid plus sulfapyridine)
Rescue inhaler
Short acting Beta 2 agonists
Decreasing aspirin sensitive asthma
Zileuton (leukotriene inhibitor)
OTC osmotic laxative for occasional constipation
Miralax (polyethylene glycol)
Most potent NSAIDs, but have the worst side effects
Indomethacin
Phenylbutazone
Reduces pain and inflammation in acute gout attacks
Colchicine
To rapidly clear stomach contents
Erythromycin
Antidote to Acetaminophen intoxication
N-acetylcysteine
administered parenterally within 10-12 hours
DOC NSAID for gout
Indomethacin
Chronic use causes vasoconstriction and CNS effects
Ergotism (St anthony’s fire)
Make your tongue and stool black
Bismuth subsalicylate
Can cause severe hypersensitivity because the enzyme is not found in humans
Urate oxidase enzymes: Rasburicase Pegloticase (presumably)
Analgesic if no history of PUD
NSAID
To prevent or reduce NSAID-induced damage
Misoprostol
Give in patients that had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate
Tofacitinib
Reduce absorption of aspirin
Antacids
NSAID for closing the patent ductus arteriosus
Indomethacin
Used in combination with 5HT3 antagonists (“setrons”)
NK1 antagonist→ Aprepitant
Long term use decreases colon cancer
Aspirin
Used for IBS
Antispasmodics
Very intense mucosal agent
Castor oil
Used for surgery, diagnostic
Castor oil
Reduce inflammation in IBD
Corticosteroids
Migraine prophylaxis
Beta-Blockers→ Propranolol
Calcium Channel Blockers→ Verapamil
Antidepressants
•Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep)
•Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Clonidine Valproic Acid Topiramate (antiepileptic) Botulinum Toxin Type A+B Angiotensin II receptor blockersk
Increase lower esophageal sphincter tone
Bethanechol
Most widely used treatment for asthma
Short acting Beta 2 agonists
For severe, refractory IBD
Infliximab, adalimumab
TNF-alpha blockers
Give prophylactic colchicine therapy as it can trigger an attack
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
Allopurinol
Febuxostat
Utilized for removal of warts, corns, fungal infection, eczematous dermatitis
Salicylic acid (but not aspirin)
Can be used for hirsutism
Cimetidine
avoid in males
NSAID with the longest half life
Naproxen
2 best drugs for motion sickness
Dimenhydrinate
Scopolamine
Treat or prevent ulcers
H2 antagonists