Medication List #3 Flashcards
Loratadine (OTC) brand name
Claritin
Loratadine (OTC) strengths
5mg, 10mg
Loratadine (OTC) frequency
Once a day
Loratadine (OTC) use
Allergy symptoms, runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, drainage, acute and chronic urticaria (itching) and rash, allergic allergies
Loratadine (OTC) counseling tips
May cause headache
Diphenhydramine (OTC) brand name
Benedryl
Diphenhydramine (OTC) strengths
12.5mg, 25mg, 50mg
Diphenhydramine (OTC) frequency
every 4-6 hours for allergies, 50mg by mouth at bedtime for sleep
Diphenhydramine (OTC) use
Allergy symptoms, runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing, drainage, insomnia, itching, motion sickness
Diphenhydramine (OTC) counseling tips
Drowsiness, alcohol intensifies drowsiness, paradoxical hyperactivity in children, dry mouth
Fluticasone (OTC) brand name
Flonase
Fluticasone (OTC) strength
50mcg
Fluticasone (OTC) frequency
2 sprays in each nostril once daily
Fluticasone (OTC) use
chronic nasal allergy symptoms
Fluticasone (OTC) counseling tips
Shake before each use, may take several days for full effect, headache, sore throat
Montelukast brand name
Singulair
Montelukast strengths
4mg, 5mg, 10mg
Montelukast frequency
once a day
Montelukast use
Chronic nasal allergy symptoms, asthma
Montelukast counseling tips
Don’t use for an acute asthma attack, headache, take dose in the evening to enhance efficacy - airways are more relaxed