Learning Drug Names

Question 1

What is clopidigrel?

Answer 1

Clopidigrel is an antiplatlet, often used in conjunction with aspirin to prevent thrombi from forming.

Question 2

What is hydroxyurea?

Answer 2

Is a medication used in sickle-cell disease, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and some other forms of cancer. It increases hemoglobin count. Hydroxyurea is used to treat cancer of the white blood cells called chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Hydroxyurea interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed by the body.

Question 3

What is methotrexate?

Answer 3

It is a DMARD. It suppresses the immune system and is useful in conditions such as severe psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis - DECREASING immune response

Question 4

What is prednisalone?

Answer 4

This is a corticosteroid, similar to what is injected for soft tissue injuries. It is a synthetic version of the hormone cortisol. It is a potent anti-inflammatory. Used for arthritis, autoimmune diseases. ect.

Question 5

What is folic acid?

Answer 5

Folic acid helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer. As a medication, folic acid is used to treat folic acid deficiency and certain types of anemia (lack of red blood cells) caused by folic acid deficiency.

Question 6

What is hydroxychloroquine?

Answer 6

Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is considered a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). It can decrease the pain and swelling of arthritis. It may prevent joint damage and reduce the risk of long-term disability (psoriasis + Rhumatoid arthritis).

It is not clear why hydroxychloroquine is effective at treating autoimmune diseases. It is believed that hydroxychloroquine interferes with the communication of cells in the immune system.

Question 7

What is candosartan?

Answer 7

SARTAN - It is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist.

Question 8

What is pantaprazole?

Answer 8

Pantoprazole is a first-generation proton pump inhibitor (PPI)

Pantoprazole exerts its stomach acid-suppressing effect by preventing the final step in gastric acid production by covalently binding to the (H+, K+)-ATPase enzyme at the secretory surface of the gastric parietal cell. This effect leads to inhibition of both basal and stimulated gastric acid secretion, irrespective of the stimulus.

Question 9

What is felodipine?

Answer 9

It is an antihypertensive.

Felodipine is a long-acting calcium channel blocker. It acts primarily on vascular smooth muscle cells by stabilizing voltage-gated L-type calcium channels in their inactive conformation. By inhibiting the influx of calcium in smooth muscle cells, felodipine prevents calcium-dependent myocyte contraction and vasoconstriction. Felodipine is the most potent CCB in use and is unique in that it exhibits fluorescent activity

Question 10

What is pregabilin?

Answer 10

Pregabalin is an anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain, epilepsy and generalized anxiety disorder.[4] Although as per the FDA Label the mechanism of action has not been definitively defined, there is evidence that pregabalin achieves antihyperalgesic activity by binding to the α2δ subunit of the voltage-dependent calcium channels [5]

Question 11

What is dexomethazine and methotrexate?

Answer 11

Both corticosteroid/ anti inflammatory and used as Immunosuppressants particularly in chemotherapy

Question 12

What is Prazosin?

Answer 12

Prazosin (Minipress) is used to treat high blood pressure. Prazosin is a competitive alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist.

Question 13

What is oxazapam?

Answer 13

PAM - A benzodiazepine.

Question 14

What is oxycondone?

Answer 14

OxyContin (oxycodone) is an opioid pain medication

Question 15

What is Carbamezapine?

Answer 15

Carbamazepine is used to prevent and control seizures. This medication is known as an anticonvulsant or anti-epileptic drug. It is also used to relieve certain types of nerve pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia)

Question 16

What is Cholecalciferol ?

Answer 16

Cholecalciferol is vitamin D3 - a provitamin. The active metabolite known as calcitriol, stimulates calcium and phosphate absorption from the small intestine, promotes secretion of calcium from bone to blood; and promotes renal tubule phosphate resorption (IOM 2011)

Question 17

What is Escitalopram?

Answer 17

PRAM - Escitalopram is an antidepressant belonging to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Escitalopram is used to treat anxiety in adults.

Escitalopram is also used to treat major depressive disorder in adults and adolescents who are at least 12 years old.

Question 18

What is Aclasta?

Answer 18

It belongs to a group of medicines called bisphosphonates. It inhibits the release of calcium from bones.

Aclasta is used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Question 19

What is Betamethasone ?

Answer 19

Betamethasone is a glucocorticoid - which is an adrenocortical steroid with anti-inflammatory properties.

Unlike hydrocortisone and cortisone it does not have salt-retaining properties and may be suitable in patients with fluid retention issues.

Question 20

What is seroquel?

Answer 20

The drug name is quetiapine - The drug is an atypical antipsychotic. It has been proposed that this drug’s antipsychotic activity is mediated through a combination of dopamine type 2 (D2) and serotonin type 2 (5-HT2) antagonism.

Seroquel is used to treat:

• schizophrenia
• bipolar disorder
• Major depressive disorder

Question 21

IMPORTANT - What is Amlodipine?

Answer 21

Amlodipine is used to treat chest pain (angina) and other conditions caused by coronary artery disease.

Amlodipine is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

It is a calcium channel blocker, which causes vasodilation due to inhibition of myosin actin interactions (calcium cannot bind to troponins to release tropomyosin).

Question 22

What is rampiril?

Answer 22

PRIL - Ramipril (Altace) is an ACE inhibitor.

Question 23

What is augmentin?

Answer 23

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic belonging to a group of drugs called penicillins. Augmentin contains a combination of amoxicillin and potassium.

Question 24

What is zoloft? What is it’s drug name?

Answer 24

Drug name: Sertraline

LINE - Sertraline is an SSRI.

Question 25

What is amitriptyline?

Answer 25

LINE - Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant.

Question 26

Name all the drug thinners, both drug names and their commercial names?

Answer 26

Rivaroxaban  -   (Xarelto)
Dabigatran   -  (Pradaxa)
Apixaban   -   (Eliquis)
Heparin   -   (various)
Warfarin  -   (Coumadin)

Question 27

What is formoterol?

Answer 27

TEROL - Beta2-Adrenergic Agonist, Long-Acting. used in COPD.

Question 28

What is Budesonide?

Answer 28

Budesonide is a steroid that reduces inflammation in the body. It is often used in COPD and part of the drug symbicort.

Question 29

What is spironolactone?

Answer 29

Spironolactone is a dieuretic, that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt and keeps your potassium levels from getting too low.

Competes with aldosterone for receptor sites in the distal renal tubules, increasing sodium chloride and water excretion while conserving potassium and hydrogen ions.

Question 30

What is symbicort?

Answer 30

A combination of formorterol and budesonide, used to manage COPD or chronic asthma.

Question 31

What is citalopram?

Answer 31

PRAM - An SRRI

Question 32

What is salmeterol?

Answer 32

TEROL - Salmeterol is a long-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist (LABA)

Question 33

Docusate sodium - Effect, commercial name?

Answer 33

Commercial name: Coloxyl

Docusate is a stool softener. It makes bowel movements softer and easier to pass. Docusate is used to treat or prevent constipation,

Question 34

What is valsartan?

Answer 34

SARTAN - It is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist.

Question 35

What is tiotropium?

Answer 35

Competitively and reversibly inhibits the action of acetylcholine at type 3 muscarinic (M3) receptors in bronchial smooth muscle causing bronchodilation

Question 36

What is tramadol?

Answer 36

Analgesic, Opioid

Question 37

What is perindopril?

Answer 37

PRIL - It is an ACE inhibitor.

Question 38

What is sodium valproate?

Answer 38

It is a drug for controlling seizures and is an anti-convulsant.

Question 39

What three drug names for PDE-5 inhibitors should you check for?

Answer 39

1. Sildenafil
2. Viagra
3. Cialis (taken by women) - Drug name is tadalafil