Quiz Four Drugs Flashcards
What anti-asthma drug is a rapid onset reliever?
Albuterol
What anti-asthma drug is a slower onset reliever?
Salmeterol
What anti-asthma drug functions as a controller and can cause sores in the mouth?
Fluticasone
What anti-asthma drug is an add-on controller that inhibits phosphodiesterase and increases cAMP?
Theophylline
What is the name of the anti-muscarinic drug that treats asthma?
Ipratropium
What is the name of the anti-asthma drug that modifies Leukotrienes?
Montelukast
What anti-asthma drug functions by inhibiting the release of inflammatory mediators such as histamine?
Cromolyn
What anti-asthma drug functions by inhibiting the binding of IgE to mast cells and is very expensive?
Omalizumab
What treatment is a longer acting bronchodilator for COPD?
Tiotropium bromide
What treatment is a longer acting beta 2 agonist for COPD?
Salmeterol
What treatment of COPD involves using glucocorticoids and allows the diaphragm to relax?
Theophylline
What treatment was given to treat Influenza?
Oseltamivir
What is the name of the anti-smoking medication that works as a depressant?
Bupropion
What prescription drug can be used for kidney stones?
Tamusolin
What anti-kidney stone medication functions by reducing Ca in the urine?
Hydrochlorothiazide
What anti-kidney stone medication functions by alkalinizing the urine?
Sodium Bicarbonate
What anti-kidney stone medication functions by reducing uric acid excretion?
Allopurinol
What antibiotic is used for UTIs, is the preferred treatment, though it can cause photosensitivity and Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
What UTI treatment is for resistant bacteria?
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid
What UTI treatment is not used often due to its high cost?
Ciprofloxacin
What two medications are typically used in hemodialysis treatment to eliminate hypertension and lower heart rate?
- Atenolol and 2. Captopril
What drug prevents blood from clotting in machines in hemodialysis patients?
Heparin
What drug lowers the patient’s fluids to make dialysis easier?
Furosemide
Should prophylactic antibiotics be needed in dental treatment, what two are typically used?
- Amoxicillin and 2. Cefazolin
What is another, non-preferred antibiotic that can be used in dentistry prophylactically?
Clindamycin
What anti-cholesterol drug’s side effects include vasodilation and flushing of the face?
Niacin
What anti-cholesterol drug functions by binding bile acid resins?
Cholestyramine
What anti-cholesterol drug inhibits the absorption of cholesterol through the intestines?
Ezetimibe
