List 10 Miscellaneous Flashcards
Synthroid/Unithroid (levothyroxine) dosage form, strength, and frequency
1.7 mcg/kg/day as a 25, 50, or 100 mcg tablet
Synthroid/Unithroid (levothyroxine) indication
Hypothyroidism
Synthroid/Unithroid (levothyroxine) counseling tips
Take with water at least 30 minutes before breakfast for absorption, take >4 hours apart from antacids and iron, may take several weeks to see symptoms improve
Flomax (tamsulosin) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One or two 0.4mg SR capsules once a day
Flomax (tamsulosin) indication
BPH
Flomax (tamsulosin) counseling tips
Take 30 minutes after the same meal each day for absorption, dizziness, HA, drowsiness
Detrol LA (tolterodine) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 2 or 4 mg capsule daily
Detrol LA (tolterodine) indication
Overactive bladder
Detrol LA (tolterodine) counseling tips
Constipation, dry mouth, HA
Aricept (donepezil) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 5, 10, or 23 mg tablet at bedtime
Aricept (donepezil) indication
Slows mental decline in Alzheimer’s
Aricept (donepezil) counseling tips
Nausea, diarrhea, insomnia, risk of stomach bleed with NSAIDS
Fosamax (alendronate) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 35 or 70 mg tablet once a week
Fosamax (alendronate) indications
Prevention or treatment of bone loss in osteoporosis
Fosamax (alendronate) counseling tips
Take 30 minutes before breakfast for absorption, take with 8 oz of plain water and remain upright for 30 minutes to make sure it passes into GI tract, ensure adequate Ca and Vit D intake but space dosing, report heartburn or bone pain
Nuvigil (armodafinil) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 150 or 250 mg tablet once a day
Nuvigil (armodafinil) indications
Narcolepsy, sleep apnea
Nuvigil (armodafinil) counseling tips
HA, insomnia, avoid alcohol (drowsiness), decreased effectiveness of oral contraceptives
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) dosage form, strength, and frequency
Prevention: One 75 mg capsule daily for 10 days
Treatment: One 75mg capsule BID for 5 days
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) indications
Prevention and treatment of influenza
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) counseling tips
Diarrhea, dizziness, still get flu vaccine, must initiate within 48 hours of flu symptom onset
Slow Fe/Feosol (ferrous sulfate) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 325mg tablet (65mg elemental iron) 1 to 3 times daily
Slow Fe/Feosol (ferrous sulfate) indications
Iron deficiency, dietary supplement
Slow Fe/Feosol (ferrous sulfate) counseling tips
Best absorbed on empty stomach, but take with food if upset occurs, separate 2 hours before or after other medications, black stools, constipation
Imitrex (sumatriptan) dosage form, strength, and frequency
One 25, 50, or 100mg tablet at first sign of migraine, may repeat same dose in 2 hours ONCE if no relief
MAX: 200mg/day
Imitrex (sumatriptan) indications
Acute migraine treatment, cluster headaches
Imitrex (sumatriptan) counseling tips
Tingling, flushing, avoid if history of CV disease, overuse may worsen or increase frequency of headaches
Cialis (tadalafil) dosage form, strength, and frequency
ED: One 2.5 or 5mg tablet daily or one 5, 10, or 20mg tablet pen prior to sexual activity
BPH: One 5mg tablet daily
Cialis (tadalafil) indications
ED, BPH
Cialis (tadalafil) counseling tips
Do not take more than one daily, avoid alcohol b/c hypotension, avoid grapefruit juice, HA, flushing, report sudden hearing or vision loss and D/C
