OSPE - Drug uses

Question 1

Salbutamol

Answer 1

Asthma attack

Question 2

Nifedipine

Answer 2

Vasospastic angina, chronic stable angina, HTN and Raynaud’s

Question 3

Enalapril

Answer 3

HTN

Question 4

Simvastatin

Answer 4

Hypercholesterolaemia and reduce CVD risk

Question 5

Aspirin

Answer 5

Treats pain, inflammation and reduces fever. Antiplatelet used for MI, CVA and angina

Question 6

Fluoxetine

Answer 6

Anti-depesssant and anxiety medication

Question 7

Metoprolol

Answer 7

Acute MI, Angina, HF, HTN, tachyarythmias, migraine

Question 8

Imatinib

Answer 8

Treatment of multiple types of cancer, CML and GI stromal tumours (GIST)

Question 9

Fentanyl

Answer 9

Treatment of severe pain, and anaesthesia

Acute and chronic pain

Question 10

Rituximab

Answer 10

Treatment of autoimmune conditions (RA, Vasculitides, SLE) and certain cancers (non-hodgkins lymphoma, CLL)

Question 11

Diazepam

Answer 11

Premedication for surgical anxiety, insomnia

Question 12

Sildenafil

Answer 12

Pulmonry HTN and ED

Question 13

Clopidogrel

Answer 13

Anticlotting for ACS, MI and Peripheral vasc disease and CVA

Question 14

Ranitidine

Answer 14

Gastric ulcers, nausea

Question 15

Vancomycin

Answer 15

Gram +ve bacterial infections

Question 16

Metformin

Answer 16

T2DM - non-insulin dependant

Question 17

Furosemide

Answer 17

Systemic and pulmonary congestion in Heart failure, liver cirrhosis and renal failure.
HTN

Question 18

Prednisolone

Answer 18

Autoimmune conditions, inflammation (IBD, SLE, PMR, asthma, URTI)