Patient Medications Flashcards
What are Fluticasone and Salmeterol also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Seretide / Pavtide / Seroflo / SalplusF
- Inadequately controlled asthma and recurrent exacerbations of COPD
- Fluticasone is a corticosteriod which reduces airway inflammation and bronchial hyper-reactivity
- Salmeterol is a B2 agonist, which relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
What is Tiotropium Bromide also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Spiriva / Braltus
- COPD, and moderate to severe asthma
- Anticholinergic, promotes bronchodilation by inhibiting cholinergic bronchomotor tone and blocking muscarinic actions of acetylcholine
What is Ipratroptium Bromide also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Atrovent / Aeron/ Ipratrin
- Symptomatic asthma and COPD
- Anticholinergic, promotes bronchodilation by inhibiting cholinergic bronchomotor tone and blocking muscarinic actions of acetylcholine
What is Apixaban also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Eliquis
- Non-valvular AF with high risk of stroke, and prevention and treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
- Inhibits factor Xa, blocking thrombin production, conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, and thrombus development
What is Frusemide also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Lasix / Urex
- Oedema associated with heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, renal impairment and nephrotic syndrome
- Loop diuretic, inhibits reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the ascending loop of Henle
What is Digoxin also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Lanoxin / Sigmaxin
- AF, atrial flutter, heart failure
- Slows heart rate and reduced AV node conduction by increase in vagal tone and a reduction in sympathetic activity. Increases myocardial contraction force.
What is Oxycodone also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Endone / OxyContin / Novacodone
- Moderate to severe pain
- CNS depressant
What is Metoprolol also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Minax / Lopresor / Betaloc / Metrol / Mistrom
- Hypertension, angina, tachyarrythmias, MI
- Beta-blocker, reducing heart rate, BP and cardiac contractility
What is Metformin also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Formet / Glucobete / Diabex / Diaformin
- T2DM
- Reduces hepatic glucose production, increases peripheral utilisation of glucose
What is Rosuvastatin also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Cavstat / Crestor / Crosuva / Rostor
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Increases hepatic cholesterol update from blood, reducing concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides
What is Esomeprazole also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Nexium / Nexazole / Noxicid
- GORD
- Binds to ATPase pump, inhibiting acid secretion
What is Pregabalin also known as, what is it typically used for and what is its method of action?
- Lyrica / Lypralin / Lyzalon
- Neuropathic pain & focal seizures
- Anti-epileptic, binds to calcium channels, reducing neurotransmitter release
What is Duloxetine and Venlafaxine also known as, what are they typically used for and what is their method of action?
- Duloxetine: Andepra, Cymbalta, Duloxecor, Dytrex, Tixol
- Venlafaxine: Efexor, Elaxine, Enlafax
- Major depression, GAD, panic disorder
- SNRI, inhibits serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake
What are Citalopram, Escitalopram and Fluoxetine also known as, what are they typically used for and what is their method of action?
- Citalopram: Celapram, Cipramil, Talam
- Escitalopram: Esipram, Lexapro, Lexam
- Fluoxetine: Lovan, Prozac, Zactin, Fluotex
- Major depression, OCD
- SSRI, inhibit presynapticserotonin reuptake
