Medications

Question 1

Man after taking a medicine for his blood pressure develops a dry cough. What medication was this likely to be?

Answer 1

ACE inhibitor
lisinopril
Captopril

Question 2

Man is started on a medication for his high blood pressure. He has noticed his ankles have been rather large lately. What drug was he likely been puit on?

Answer 2

Amlodipine- calcium channel blockers

Cause ankle oedema

Question 3

Man presents with dizziness after going from sitting to standing. He was recently prescribed a hypertension medication. What could htis have been?

Answer 3

Postural hypotension

Alpha adrenoceptor blocker- doxazosin

Question 4

What advice on how to take medication do you need to tell a person starting on a nitrate for angina?

Answer 4

Take the doses at morning and night to avoid tolerance to the drug

Question 5

After an MI a man is prescribed some medication. Shortly after he develops a peptic ulcer. What medication was this likely to have been ?

Answer 5

Antiplatelet like aspirin

Question 6

Man recently prescibed amiodarone for an arrhythmia starts feeling very tired, with low mood, and gaining weight. What complication might he be suffering?

Answer 6

Thyroid abnormalities

Amiodarone

Question 7

Man feels like he is getting breasts after being prescribed a medication. Whta is this likely to have been?

Answer 7

Spironolactone

Gynaecomastia

Question 8

What are some examples of Xa inhibitors in the coagulation cascade?

Answer 8

Apixaban and rivaroxaban