Pharmacology Flashcards

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Pethidine

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100mg IMI 4 hourly

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Morphine

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15mg IMI 4 hourly

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Aterax (hydroxyzine)

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100mg IMI 4 hourly

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3
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Bromicriptine

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2.5mg dly 2/54

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4
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Betamethasone

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<34 weeks

12mg IMI 12 hourly x2 doses

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Oxytocin (post partum maintenance)

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20IU in 1L Ringer’s lactate 120-240ml/h

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6
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Hematinics

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Ferrous Sulphate 200mg dly to tds (delivering 65mg elemental iron per dose)
Folic acid 5mg dly
Vitamin C 100mg dly to tds
Vitamin B12 1000mg dly for 5/7 then weekly for 1/12 then monthly

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7
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Anti-D

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100ug IMI stat

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8
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Salbutamol

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Loading: 0.1-0.2mg slow IV injection
Maintenance: 10mg to 1L normal saline run at 60ml/h; increase by 10ml/h half hourly until contractions stop, maternal pulse reaches 120bpm or infusion reaches 120ml/h
Stop infusion after 24h

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Ampicillin

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1g IVI 6 hourly

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Metronidazole

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400mg tds or 2g stat

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11
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Erythromycin

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250-500mg qid

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12
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Indomethacin

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100mg pr 12 hourly

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Misoprostol (induction)

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200ug in 200ml saline, 20ml 2 hourly for max 24 hours

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14
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Prandin

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0.5-1mg PV 6-12 hourly

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15
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Aspirin

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75mg dly

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16
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Unfractionated heparin

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Prophylaxis: 5000IU sc dly
Anticoagulation: 10000IU tds
Treatment of Thromboembolism: 10000IU stat then 1000IU hourly for 5 days
PTT 2-2.5

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Enoxaparin

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Prophylaxis: 40mg sc dly
Anticoagulation: 1mg/kg sc bd
PTT 2-2.5
MOA: activate antithrombin III, inhibit II, IX, X, XI, XII

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19
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Warfarin

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2.5-10mg dly
INR 2-2.5
MOA: inhibits factors II, VII, IX, X, and protein C and S

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Heparin reversal

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Protamine sulphate
1mg per 50 units of hourly dose or
1mg per 100 units of last intermittent dose
In 20ml saline slow IV injection

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21
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Hydrocortisone

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100mg IVI 6 hourly for 4 doses

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22
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Carbamazepine

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200mg tds

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23
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Nevirapine (infant dose)

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2mg/kg po stat

24
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Rifafour

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50kg 5 tablets dly

Given with pyridoxine 50mg dly

25
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Adalat (nifedipine) - emergency treatment of hypertension

A

Preload 300ml Ringer’s lactate
10mg stat
Monitor BP half hourly, then hourly
10mg per hour if BP still >170/110

27
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Magnesium sulphate

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Loading dose: 4g in 200ml saline run fast
Maintenance dose: 1g/h (10g in 200ml saline at 20ml/h)
Unresponsive: additional 2g magnesium sulphate or 1mg clonazepam slow IV injection

28
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Blood pressure control post delivery

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5-10mg nifedipine dly or

25mg hydrochlorothiazide

29
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Maintenance therapy for hypertension

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  1. Aldomet (alpha methyldopa) 250-500mg bd up to 750mg tds
  2. Adalat (nifedipine) 10-30mg tds or Hydralazine 10-50mg tds
  3. Prazosin 1-7mg tds
  4. Delivery
30
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Antibiotics for cardiac patient in labour

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Ampicillin 1g IVI 6 hourly for 4 doses (or vancomycin 1g IVI stat) and gentamicin 240mg IVI stat

31
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Warfarin reversal

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Fresh frozen plasma 1-2 units

Vitamin K 5mg IVI (takes 6-12 hours for effect)

32
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Uterine atony

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Oxytocin (20IU in 1L Ringer’s 125ml/h)
Ergometrine 0.5mg IM (repeat once if necessary)
Misoprostol 200ug PO and 200-400ug SL or PR
Prostaglandin F2a 1mg into the myometrium (5mg in 20ml saline, 2ml into each cornu)

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Nifedipine (acute tocolysis)

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Preload 500ml Ringer’s lactate, then run at 125ml/h
Give 20mg nifedipine, followed by another 10mg if contractions still present in half an hour
Give 10mg 4 hourly for contractions for a maximum of 24h

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Tenofovir

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300mg dly

Contraindicated in renal disease

35
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Lamivudine (3TC)

A

300mg dly

36
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Emtricitabine (FTC)

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200mg dly

37
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Nevirapine

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Maintenance: 200mg dly for 2/52
Then 200mg 12 hourly
PMTCT: 200mg stat

38
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Efavirenz

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600mg nocte

Avoid in psychiatric illness

39
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Zidovudine (AZT)

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300mg 12 hourly

40
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Truvada

A

For PMTCT:
300mg tenofovir
200mg emtricitabine
Stat

41
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Candidiasis

A

Clotrimazole pessary 500mg PV stat

42
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Trichomoniasis/ bacterial vaginosis

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Metronidazole 2g stat or clotrimazole pessary 500mg PV stat (first trimester)

43
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Mucopurulent discharge

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Ceftriaxone 250mg IMI stat (or spectrinomycin 2g IMI stat) and
Erythromycin 500mg qid 7/7

44
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Syphilis

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Chancre: benzathine penicillin 2.4 million units IMI stat (or erythromycin 500mg qid 14/7)
Unknown: benzathine penicillin 2.4 million units IMI weekly for 3 doses

45
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Chancroid

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Erythromycin 250mg tds 5/7

46
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Penicillin desensitization

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin 100 units po, doubling dose every 15 minutes, for a total of 14 doses
Benzathine penicillin IMI 30 minutes after last dose

47
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Urinary tract infection

A

Severe symptoms:

  • cefalexin 500mg qid 3/7 or
  • coamoxiclav 375mg tds 3/7

Mild symptoms:

  • ampicillin 3g stat or
  • cotrimoxazole 4 tablets stat
48
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Pyelonephritis

A

Cefazolin 1g IVI 8 hourly

Change to oral 24-48 hours after fever subsides

49
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Magnesium sulphate (alternate regimen)

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Loading: 14g (4g in 12ml saline slow IV injection, 5g into each buttock with 1ml 1% lignocaine)
Maintenance: 5g IMI 4 hourly into alternate buttocks, mixed with 1ml 1% lignocaine

50
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Labetalol

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Preload 300ml Ringer’s lactate
Infuse 20mg/hour (200mg in 200ml saline at 20ml/h), increasing by 20mg/hour every 30 minutes as necessary to a maximum of 300mg in 24 hours

51
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Dihydrallazine

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Preload 300ml Ringer’s lactate
Hypertensive emergency: 25mg in 200ml saline run at 10-20ml/h titrated against BP
Postpartum or IUFD: 3.125mg IVI or 6.25mg IMI as single doses

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Calcium gluconate

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10ml of 10% solution slow IV injection

66
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Furosemide

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20-40mg IVI

67
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Vomiting

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Metoclopramide 10mg po tds

68
Q

Heartburn

A

Aluminum hydroxide 10-20ml mdu or

Magnesium trisilicate 1-2 tablets mdu

69
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Oxytocin (augmentation)

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Dosage: 2mU/min, increasing by 2mU/min every 30 minutes until adequate contractions achieved (3 contractions lasting 40 seconds each per 10 minutes). Max 20mU/min or 24h infusion
Administration: 2IU in 1L Ringer’s lactate, run at 60ml/h, increasing by 60ml/h until a maximum of 240ml/h. If still inadequate then 5IU in 1 L Ringer’s, run at 120ml/h, increasing to 180 then 240ml/h after 30 minute intervals
HT and cardiac: 2IU in 200ml Ringer’s, run at 12ml/h and increasing to 24, 36, and 48ml/h