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Need to know drugs for 103 Flashcards

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Amlodipine

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  • Calcium-channel blocker, DHP (Dihydropyridine)
  • Pill
  • Hypertension; angina
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Amoxycillin

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  • Antibiotic (Beta-lactam/Penicillin)
  • Pill
  • Urinary-tract infections; oral infections; bronchitis; low-severity pneumonia; invasive salmonellosis; listerial meningitis
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Apixaban

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  • Anti-Xa inhibitor (NOAC)
  • Pill
  • Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism; deep-vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism
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Aspirin ACS

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  • Anti-platelet agent, cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor
  • Tablet
  • secondary prevention of thrombotic cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease, and following by-pass surgery
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Atenolol

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  • Beta-blocker
  • Pill
  • arrhythmias; migraine; Hypertension (4th line); heart failure (not atenolol – other beta blockers eg carvedilol and metoprolol)
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Atropine

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  • Anti-muscarinic
  • IV
  • second-degree heart block Mobitz Type 1 (Wenckebach block), acute bradycardia
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Beclometasone

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  • Corticosteroid
  • Inhaler
  • Asthma
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Bendroflumethiazide

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  • Diuretic (Thiazide)
  • Pill
  • Oedema; hypertension (although now thiazide-like drugs are preferred eg indipamide)
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Bisoprolol

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  • Beta-blocker
  • Pill
  • arrhythmias; migraine; Hypertension (4th line); heart failure
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Clarithromycin

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  • Antibiotic (Macrolide)
  • Tablet (or IV)
  • Susceptible infections in patients with penicillin hypersensitivity; oral infections; campylobacter enteritis; syphilis; non-gonococcal urethritis; respiratory-tract infections; skin infections; group A streptococcal infection
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Clopidogrel

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  • ADP receptor inhibitor (Anti-platelet agent) P2Y(12) inhibitor
  • Tablet
  • coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease
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Dabigatran

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  • Direct thrombin inhibitor (NOAC)
  • Capsule
  • Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (to reduce the risk of stroke), DVT or PE,
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Digoxin

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  • Cardiac glycoside
  • Oral: tablet or liquid
  • Heart failure; supraventricular arrhythmias
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Diltiazem

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  • Calcium channel blocker, Non-DHP (Non-Dihydropyridine)
  • Oral or inject
  • Angina, Hypertension, Arrhythmia
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Ezetimibe

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  • inhibits the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine
  • Tablet
  • adjunct to dietary measures in controlling hypercholesterolaemia
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Furosemide

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  • Diuretic (Loop)
  • Pill IV
  • Oedema (but not when due to venous insufficency); resistant hypertension
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Glyceryl trinitrate

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  • Nitrate vasodilator
  • Sublingual
  • Angina
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Heparin LMW

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  • Anticoagulant (Parenteral)
  • IV SubQ
  • Deep-vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; unstable angina; acute peripheral arterial occlusion
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Heparin - unfractionated

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  • Anticoagulant (Parenteral)
  • IV SubQ
  • Deep-vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; unstable angina; acute peripheral arterial occlusion
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Indapamide

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  • Diuretic (Thiazide-like)
  • Tablet (or IV)
  • Hypertension, oedema due to heart failure
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Losartan

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  • Angiotensin-II receptor antagonist
  • Pill
  • Hypertension; chronic heart failure when ACE inhibitors are unsuitable; diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Oxygen

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  • Oxygen
  • Gas
  • Hypoxaemia; acute severe asthma; uncomplicated cases of conditions such as pneumonia, pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary fibrosis, shock, severe trauma, sepsis, or anaphylaxis
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Prednisolone

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  • Corticosteroid
  • Oral: tablet or fluid
  • Suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders; inflammatory bowel disease; asthma; rheumatic disease
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Ramipril

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  • Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
  • Capsule
  • Hypertension; symptomatic heart failure
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Rivaroxaban

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  • Anti-Xa inhibitor (NOAC)
  • Oral: Capsule or tablet
  • DVT Prophylaxis (Orthopedic Surgery), DVT or PE, Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (to reduce the risk of stroke)
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Salbutamol

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  • Beta-2 agonist, short acting
  • Inhaler
  • Asthma and other conditions associated with reversible airways obstruction; premature labour
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Simvastatin

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  • Statin
  • Pill
  • primary hypercholesterolaemia, homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia or combined (mixed) hyperlipidaemia in patients who have not responded adequately to diet and other appropriate measures; prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus
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Spironolactone

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  • Diuretic (Potassium-sparing)
  • Pill
  • congestive heart failure; Oedema and ascites in cirrhosis of the liver; malignant ascites; primary hyperaldosteronism - prognositic benefit
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Theophylline

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  • Phosphodiesterase inhibitor (Bronchodilator)
  • Pill
  • Reversible airways obstruction; severe acute asthma
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Tiotropium

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  • Antimuscarinic (Bronchodilator), long acting
  • Inhaler
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Verapamil

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  • Calcium channel blocker, Non-DHP (Non-Dihydropyridine)
  • Oral or inject
  • Arrhythmia
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Warfarin

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  • Anticoagulant (Coumarin)
  • Tablet
  • Embolisation in rheumatic heart disease and atrial fibrillation; venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; transient ischaemic attacks
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Alteplase

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  • tPA - tissue plasminogen activator, recombinant
  • IV
  • Acute myocardial infarction; pulmonary embolism; acute ischaemic stroke; thrombolytic treatment of occluded central venous access devices (including those used for dialysis)
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Ebolocumab

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  • PCSK-9 inhibitors
  • Inject SubQ
  • Primary & secondary hypercholesterolaemia, prevention
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Diamorphine

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  • Opioid analgesic
  • IM/IV
  • Acute pain; myocardial infarction; acute pulmonary oedema; chronic pain
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Doxacycline

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  • antibiotic, blocks protein synth by ribosome
  • Capsule
  • Exacerbations of COPD, broad spectrum antibiotic (many resistant strains)
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Salmeterol

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  • Beta-2 agonist, long acting
  • Inhaler
  • Severe persistent asthma
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Tinzaparin

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  • Anticoagulant, Low Molecular Weight Heparin
  • Inject SubQ
  • Deep-vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; unstable angina; acute peripheral arterial occlusion
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Vitamin K

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  • Vitamin K
  • Inject SubQ
  • vitamin K deficiency; antidote to warfarin overdose

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