Module 1 Drugs to Know Flashcards
The drug most responsible for killing Michael Jackson
Propofol
Manufactured in 1899
aspirin or acetyl salicylic acid
an aspirin-like drug used to burn off warts, among other things
salicylic acid
from the Foxglove plant
Digitalis (Lanoxin)
from daffodil bulbs
Galantamine (Reminyl)
conjugated estrogens
Premarin
made by recombinant DNA technology
human insulin
isolated from the opium poppy in 1803
morphine
a “sulfa drug” with antibacterial properties –deadly when mixed with diethylene glycol
sulfanilamide
the first barbiturate sedative-hypnotic
phenobarbital
a Schedule II drug that to be used without any controls (as a patent drug) in tooth drops for children
cocaine
a Schedule I opioid derived from the opium poppy
heroin
used in Europe as an antinausea drug for pregnant women
thalidomide
Schedule I drugs
LSD and Ecstasy
a synthetic Schedule II opioid –made in the lab, not derived from the opium poppy
Demerol
a Schedule II opioid combined with acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Percocet
a Schedule II amphetamine used to treat hyperactive children
Ritalin
Schedule III opioids combined with acetaminophen
Vicodin (and Tylenol with codeine)
a Schedule IV benzodiazepine
diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), and midazolam (Versed)
now OTC non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin-like drugs
Motrin and Aleve
a popular OTC antihistamine found by itself, and mixed with lots of other drugs
Benadryl
stimulants which have become so abused you now have to ask the pharmacist for these OTC drug
ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
two popular OTC antihistamines that have fewer side effects than Benadryl
Claritin and Zyrtec
a popular prescription antibiotic
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
