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Med List 4--> Diabetes and Gastrointestinal Medications Flashcards

1
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What is the generic name for humalog?

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Insulin lispro

rapid-acting

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What is the common dosing frequency for insulin lispro?

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Individualized dosing- Inject 15 mins before meals

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What are the common indications for insulin lispro?

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  • Type I Diabetes
  • Type II Diabetes
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What are key counseling tips for both insulin lispro and glargine?

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  • Low blood sugar (sweating, nausea, dizziness)
  • Refrigerate unopened vials
  • Discard after 28 days if they are at room temperature.
  • Let syringe reach room temp prior to injection to avoid painful injection
  • Rotate injection site
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What is the generic for lantus?

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Insulin glargine

long-acting

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What is the common dosing frequency for insulin glargine?

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Individualized dosing
* Once daily

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What are the common indications for insulin glargine?

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  • Type I Diabetes
  • Type II Diabetes
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What is the generic na,e for glucophage?

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Metformin

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What are the common dosing frequencies for metformin?

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  • BID
  • TID

MAX: 2,550 mg/day

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What are the common indications for metformin?

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  • Type II Diabetes
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Weight loss
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What are key counseling tips for metformin?

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  • Diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain
  • Take with food
  • Titrate dose up weekly to reduce stomach upset, diarrhea
  • Long-term use can cause vitamin B-12 deficiency
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What is the generic name of farxiga?

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Dapagliflozin

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What is the common dosing frequency for dapagliflozin?

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Once daily

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What are the common indications for dapagliflozin?

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  • Type II Diabetes
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
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What are the key counseling points for dapagliflozin?

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  • Urinary tract infection
  • Increased urine output
  • Decreased blood pressure
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What is the generic name for rybelsus (oral), ozempic (subcut), and wegovy (subcut)?

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semaglutide

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What are the common dosing frequencies for semaglutide?

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  • Oral: once daily
  • Subcut: once weekly
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What are the common indications for semaglutide?

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  • Type II diabetes
  • Weight management
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What are the key counseling points for semaglutide?

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  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
  • Headache
  • If you miss a dose and it is closer to the missed dose than the next dose, take it now and resume normal schedule; if not then skip
  • Rotate weekly injection sites
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What is the generic name for neurontin?

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Gabapentin

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What are the common dosing frequencies for gabapentin?

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BID, TID

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What are the common indications for gabapentin?

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  • Neuropathic pain
  • Seizures
  • Anxiety
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What are the counseling points for gabapentin?

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  • Drowsiness/Dizziness
  • Uncoordinated muscle movements
  • Becoming a controlled substance
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24
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What is the generic name for phenergan?

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promethazine

25
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What are the common dosing frequencies for promethazine?

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q4-q6h prn

26
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What are the common indications for promethazine?

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  • Prevents and treats nausea and vomiting
  • Motion sickness
  • Allergies
27
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What are the counseling points for promethazine?

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  • Drowsiness/dizziness
  • Avoid alcohol
  • Sun sensitivity
28
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What is the generic name for zofran or zofran ODT?

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Ondansetron

29
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What is the dosing frequency for ondansetron?

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q8h prn

30
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What are the common indications for zofran?

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  • Prevent nausea/vomiting
  • Non-FDA approved for treatment of vomiting
31
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What are the counseling points for ondansetron?

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  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Constipation
32
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What is the generic name for prilosec?

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omeprazole (OTC)

33
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What is the common dosing frequency for omeprazole?

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Once daily

34
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What are the common indications for omeprazole?

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  • Acid reflux/indigestion
  • Prevention and treatment of ulcers
35
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What are the counseling factors for omeprazole?

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  • Acid reflux/indigestion
  • Prevention and treatment of ulcers
36
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What are the counseling points for omeprazole?

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  • Works in 1 day, up to 4 days for full effect
  • Food delays absorption so take more than 1 hour before food
  • Separate from antiacids by 2 hours
37
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What is the generic name for Pepcid AC?

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Famotidine

38
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What is the common dosing frequency for famotidine?

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BID

39
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What are the common indications for famotidine?

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  • Acid reflux/indigestion
  • Prevention and treatment of ulcers
40
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What are the counseling points for famotidine?

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  • Works in 1 hour, up to 1 day for full effect
  • Can be taken with antacids
41
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What is the generic name for tums?

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Calcium carbonate

42
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What are the common dosing frequencies for calcium carbonate?

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Chew 2-4 tablets prn

Max: 7500 mg/day if used for INDIGESTION

Max: 2500 mg/day as SUPPLEMENT

43
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What are the common indications for calcium carbonate?

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  • Calcium supplement
  • Acute acid reflux/indigestion
44
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What are the counseling points for calcium carbonate?

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  • Constipation
  • Chew before swallowing
  • Do not use more than 2 weeks for indigestion
45
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What is the generic name for colace?

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Docusate sodium

46
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What is the common dosing frequency for docusate sodium?

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Daily

47
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What is a common indication for docusate sodium?

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  • Works in 1-3 days
  • Take with water
  • Diarrhea, cramps
48
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What is the generic for MiraLAX and GoLYTELY (Rx)?

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Polyethylene glycol (PEG)

49
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What is the common dosing frequency for polyethylene glycol?

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MiraLAX
* 17g (1 capful) dissolved in 8 oz of liquid by mouth once daily prn

GoLYTELY
* colonoscopy prep
* Mix with water to make 1 gallon, drink 8 oz every 10 mins

50
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What are the common indications for polyethylene glycol?

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  • Osmotic laxative to relieve constipation
  • Bowel cleansing for colonscopy prep
51
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What are the counseling points for polyethylene glycol?

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  • Laxative works in 1-3 days
  • Do not take laxative longer than 1 week without MD approval
  • Colon prep works in 1 hour
  • Diarrhea, cramps, bloating
52
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What is the generic form for dulcolax?

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bisacodyl

53
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What is the common dosing frequency for bisacodyl?

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Laxative: 5-15mg PO daily, 10 mg rectally daily

Colonoscopy prep: 20-30 mg dose

MAX: 30 mg/day

54
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What are the common indications for bisacodyl?

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  • Stimulant laxative to relieve constipation
  • Bowel evacuant for colonosopy prep
55
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What are the key counseling points bisacodyl?

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  • Oral dose works in 8 hours
  • Suppository works within 15-60 minutes
  • Do not take longer than 1 week without MD approval
  • Diarrhea, cramps
56
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What is the generic name for Imodium?

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loperamide

57
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What is the common dosing frequency for loperamide?

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  • 2 tablet po after first loose stool, then 1 tablet after each subsequent lose stool

Max: 8 mg/day (OTC), 16 mg/day (Rx)

58
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What is the common indication for loperamide?

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Slows peristalisis to treat diarrhea

59
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What are the counseling points to loperamide?

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  • Drowsiness
  • If diarrhea not improved in 2 days, call MD due to de-hydration risk

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