Medication classes Flashcards
What TWO medications are the ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS?
-ELPERENONE
-SPIRONOLACTONE
What drug class is ANASTRAZOLE?
Aromatase inhibitors
What drug class is moxonidine?
Antihypertensive
(Acts on alpha 2 adrenoreceptors, in turn reducing sympathetic tone).
What drug class is gentamycin?
Aminoglyclcoside
What drug class is vancomycin?
Glycopeptide
Which drug class is clindamycin?
Lincosamide
Which drug class is azithromycin?
Macrolide
Which drug class is clarithromycin?
Macrolide
Which drug class is roxithromycin?
Macrolide
Which drug class if erythromycin?
Macrolide
Which drug class if rifampicin?
Rifamycin
Which drug class is rifaximin?
Rifamycin
Which drug class if minocycline?
Tetracycline
Which drug class is ciprofloxacin?
Quinolone
Which drug class is Norfloxacin?
Quinolone
Which drug class is doxycyline?
Tetracycline
Which drug class if aciclovir?
guanine analogue
Which drug class is valaciclovir?
guanine analogue
Which drug class is hydralazine?
antihypertensive
In ‘other’ section of AMH
Which drug class is dutasteride?
Alpha reductase inhibitor
Which drug class is tamsulosin?
Selective alpha blocker
Which drug class is spironolactone?
Aldosterone antagonist
Which drug class is certrolizumab?
What is its brand name?
How does it work?
TNF alpha antagonist
Cimzia
TNF alpha is a cytokine involved in inflammatory and immune responses
Which drug class is adapalene and what are its brand names?
Topical retinoid
Stieva-A
What is the drug class and brand name of dapagliglozin?
SGLT2 inhibitor
Forxiga
Do the 5-aminosalicylates have better efficacy in Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis?
UC
What is the prefix for the drugs apart of the 5-aminosalicylate class?
‘alazine’ Mesalazine, olsalazine, sulfazaline.
+ balsalazide (colazide)
What drug class is mesalazine?
5-aminosalicylate
What class is probenecid and how does it work?
Uricosuric
It increases the amount of uric acid excreted by the kidney. Therefore we pt needs to ensure they have adequate fluid intake to prevent kidney stones.
What class is allopurinol and how does it work?
Allopurinol is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, preventing the amount of urate that the body makes.
Allopurinol is one of the two xanthine oxidate inhibitors, what is the other drug in this class?
Feboxustat.
Which two medications are the barbiturates?
Phenobarbital (Phenobarb)
Primidone (mysoline)
What drug class if phenobarbital and what is it’s indication?
Barbiturate
Epilepsy
Which drug class is pramipexole (sifrol) and what is its indication?
Dopamine agonist
Parkinsons disease & restless leg syndrome
