Prescription Drug Quizz #2 Flashcards
Labetalol
Trade Name: Normodyne
Class: a/B-adrenergic Blocker
Common indications:
1. Hypertension
Levothyroxine
Trade Name: Synthroid
Class: Thyroid Supplement
Common indications:
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression, pituitary
Lisinopril
Trade Name: Prinivil
Zestril
Class: ACE-I
Antihypertensive
Common indications:
- Acute myocardial
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
Losartan
Trade Name: Cozaar
Class: Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
Antihypertensive
Common indications:
- Hypertension
- Reduce risk of cerebrovascular accident, in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy; prophylaxis, diabetic nephropathy.
- Diabetic nephropathy
Metformin
Trade Name: Glucophage
Class: Biguanide
Hypoglycemic
Common indications:
- Diabetes mellitus, type 2
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
Metoprolol
Trade Name: Toprol XL
Lopressor
Class: B-Adrenergic Blocker
Cardioselective
Common indications:
- Angina
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- AMI
Nitroglycerin
Trade Name: Minitran
Nitro-Dur
Nitrostat
Class: Nitrate
Antianginal
Common indications:
- Angina, prophylaxis
- Angina, acute
- Anal fissure, chronic
Olmesartan
Trade Name: Benicar
Class: Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
Common indications:
1. Hypertension
Potassium Chloride
Trade Name: Klor-con
Class: Electrolyte
Potassium
Common indications:
- Hypokalemia
- Hypokalemia, prophylaxis
Pravastatin
Trade Name: Pravachol
Class: HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Common indications:
- Hyperlipidemia
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Cerebrovascular accident (prevention)
- Coronary arteriosclerosis (Primary, secondary prevention)
Progesterone
Trade Name: Prometrium
Class: Progestin Hormone
Common indications:
- Prevention of estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia
- Secondary physiologic amenorrhea
- Assisted reproduction for infertile women
Quinapril
Trade Name: Accupril
Class: ACE-I
Antihypertensive
Common indications:
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
Ramipril
Trade Name:Altace
Class: ACE-I
Antihypertensive
Common indications:
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke and death from cardiovascular causes.
Repaglinide
Trade Name: Prandin
Class: Meglitinide
Antidiabetic
Common indications:
1. Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Risedronate
Trade Name: Actonel
Atelvia
Class: Bisphosphonate
Common indications:
- Osteoporosis (male)
- Osteoporosis prevention and treatment
- Paget disease
- Postmenopausal osteoporosis
Rivaroxaban
Trade Name: Xarelto
Class: Anticoagulant
Factor Xa inhibitor
Common indications:
- Coronary artery disease (stable) or peripheral artery disease
- Treatment and secondary prevention of DVT or pulmonary embolism.
- Prevention of thromboembolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
- Prevention of thromboembolism in patients after orthopedic surgery.
Rosuvastatin
Trade Name: Crestor
Class: HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Common indications:
- Hyperlipidemia
- Disorder of cardiovascular system, primary prophylaxis, familial hypercholesterolemia, homozygous, hypertriglyceridemia, mixed dyslipidemia
Simvastatin
Trade Name: Zocor
Class: HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Common indications:
- Hyperlipidemia
- Primary and secondary preventions of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- Secondary prevention of cardiovascular events
- Familial hypercholesterolemia (homozygous)
Sitagliptin
Trade Name: Januvia
Class: Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inbitor
Antidiabetic
Common indications:
1. Diabetes mellitus, Type 2
Spironolactone
Trade Name: Aldactone
CaroSpir
Class: Potassium-Sparing Diuretic
Selective Aldosterone Blocker
Common indications:
- Heart failure, NYHA class III-IV
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Edema associated with heart failure
Torsemide
Trade Name: Demadex
Class: Loop Diuretic
Common indications:
- Hypertension
- Edema related to heart failure, renal failure, hepatic cirrhosis
Valsartan
Trade Name: Diovan
Class: Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist
Common indications:
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Myocardial infarction
Verapamil
Trade Name: Calan
Calan SR
Class: Calcium Channel Blocker
Common indications:
- Angina
- Hypertension
- Atrial arrhythmia or paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia prophylaxis
Warfarin
Trade Name: Coumadin
Class: Anticoagulant
Vitamin K Antagonist
Common indications:
- Atrial fibrillation
- Myocardial infarction
- Prosthetic cardiac valve component embolism
- Pulmonary embolism
- Thrombosis, postmyocardial infarction
- Venous thromboembolism.