pharm Flashcards by Lexi Garza

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Reductase- Statins For:

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treat hyper lipid/cholesterol. Reduce LDL. Raise HDL

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Statins Cause:

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dec. liver function/failure

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Beta-blockers- olol For:

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treat hypertension

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olol causes:

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Low BP & HR. REBOUND HYPERTENSION if stopped abruptly

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Ace- pril for:

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HTN

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pril causes:

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facial edema

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SABAs - erol (rescue inhaler) for:

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bronchodilators. Asthma

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erol causes:

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tachycardia, insomnia, anxiety

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floroquintolones- floxacin for:

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antibiotic (UTIs, resp. infect., staph, strep

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floxacin causes:

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Achilles tendon rupture

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corticosteroids (ones for:

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reduce inflamm., suppress immune sys.

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corticosteroids causes:

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must wean off

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Liver Damage

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statins, acetaminophen, floraquinalones, alcohol

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Ritalin black box

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dependence

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Risperdal black box

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cardiac events in elderly

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Celebrex black box

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cardiac event, GI bleeds, ulcers

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Cipro black box

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achilles tendon rupture

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roxine’s for

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hypothyroidism

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roxine’s cause

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tachycardia, dypnea (hypo-low and slow)

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proton pump inhibitors ZOLEs for

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gerd and ulcers

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Zole’s cause

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diarrhea

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acetaminophen

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only 4000mg/day

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What herbals cause bleeding

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Ginko, garlic, ginger, feverfew,

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Ginko B

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dementia

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Garlic

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lowers cholesterol, BP, natural antibiotic

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Ginger root

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joint pain

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feverfew

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migraines, NO preg moms

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Echinacea

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builds immunity. no more than 8 weeks

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st. johns wort

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depression

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valerian

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calm/sleep

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kava

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sleep -liver damage

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Ephedra

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pre workout - damages heart and CNS (banned)

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