Top 100 drugs Flashcards
acetaminophen
Brand: Tylenol, Tempra, Atasol
Class: non-narcotic analgesic
Indication: pain, fever
Acetaminophen/caffeine/codeine
Brand: tylenol with codeine, no 2, 3
Class: opiate-analgesic combination
Indication: pain
Acetylsalicylic acid
Brand: aspirin, asaphen, anacin, entrophen, novasen, ect
Indication: anti-platelet agent, pain, fever, inflammation
Class: salicylate NSAID
Allopurinol
Brand: zyloprim
Drug class: xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Indication: gout
Amitriptyline
Brand name: Elavil
Class: Tricyclic anti-depressant
Indication: Depression
Off label: pain, migraine prophylaxis, neuropathy
Amlodipine
Brand: Norvasc
Class: calcium channel blocker (dihydropiridine)
Indication: hypertension, stable angina
Amoxicillin
Brand: Tevamoxin
Class: antibiotic (semisynthetic penicillin)
Indication: bacterial infection, upper/lower respiratory tract, UTI, H. Pylori, lyme disease
Apixaban
Brand: eliquis
Class: anti-coagulant
Indication: prevention of stroke/systemic embolism in patients with non valvular Afib, and treatment/prevention of VTE
Aripiprazole
Brand name: Abilify, abilify maintenna
Class: anti-psychotic
Indication: schizophrenia, bipolar 1, depression (adjunct treatment), tourettes
Atenolol
Brand: Tenormin
Class: Beta blocker (B-1 selective)
Indication: hypertension, angina, secondary prevention post MI
Atorvastatin
Brand name: Lipitor
Class: anti-hyperlipidemic agent (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor)
Indication: dyslipidemia
Azithromycin
Brand: Zithromax
Class: antibiotic. Macrolide
Indication: bacterial infection, upper/lower respiratory tract, STD (chlamydia, gonorrhea), uncomplicated skin soft tissue
Bisoprolol
Brand: Monocor
Class: beta blocker (b-1 selective)
Indication: hypertension, heart failure, angina
Budesonide/ formoterol
Brand: symbicort
Class: corticosteroid / long acting beta-agonist
Indication: asthma, COPD
Bupropion
Brand name: Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban
Class: antidepressant (selective dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor)
Indication: depression, seasonal affective disorder, smoking cessation
Canagliflozin
Brand: Invokana
Class: sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor
Indication: type 2 diabetes
Candesartan
Brand: Atacand
Class: angiotensin II receptor antagonist
Indication: hypertension, heart failure
Celecoxib
Brand: celebrex
Class: anti-inflammatory (NSAID)
Indication: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute pain, ankylosing spondylities
Cephalexin
Brand: Keflex
Class: antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Indication: upper respiratory infection, uncomplicated skin/soft tissue infection, acute cystitis
Ciprofloxacin
Brand: Cipro, Cipro XL, Ciloxan
Class: antibiotic (fluoroquinolone)
Indication: respiratory tract infection, UTI, prostatitis, skin/soft tissue infection, bone/joint infection, infectious diarrhea, gonorrhea