Top 50 Drugs Flashcards
Acetaminophen
Brand: Tylenol, Tempra, Atasol
Drug class: non-narcotic analgesic
Indication: pain, fever
Acetaminophen / caffeine / codeine
Tylenol with Codeine No. 2, 3
Opiate-analgesic combination
Pain
Hydromorphone
Dilaudid, dilaudid HP, dilaudid HP-plus, dilaudid XP, jurnista
Opiate analgesic
Pain
Acetylsalicylic acid
Aspirin, asaphen, anacin, entrophen, novasen ECT
Salicylate NSAID
Antiplatelet agent; pain, fever, inflammation
Allopurinol
Zyloprim
Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
Gout
Amitriptyline
Elavil
Tricyclic antidepressant
Depression
Unlabelled uses: pain, migraine prophylaxis, neuropathy
Bupropion
Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, zyban
Antidepressant (selective dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor)
Depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), smoking cessation
Citalopram
Celexa
Antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) SSRI
Depression
Duloxetine
Cymbalta
Antidepressant (selective serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) SSNRI
Depression, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain
Escitalopram
Cipralex
Antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Depression, anxiety, OCD
Amlodipine
Norvasc
Calcium channel blocker (dihydropiridine)
HTN, stable angina
Diltiazem
Cardizem LA, cardizem CD, tiazac
Calcium channel blocker (non-dihydropyridine)
Hypertension, angina, rate control in a fib, SVT
Amoxicillin
Tevamoxin
Antibiotic (semisynthetic penicillin)
Bacterial infection: upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, UTI, H pylori, Lyme disease
Azithromycin
Zithromax
Antibiotic (macrolide)
Bacterial infection: upper and lower respiratory tract infection, STD (chlamydia, gonorrhea), uncomplicated skin soft tissue
Cephalexin
Keflex
Antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Uncomplicated skin/soft tissue infection, URI, acute cystitis
Ciprofloxacin
Cipro, cipro XL, ciloxan
Antibiotic (fluoroquinolone)
Respiratory tract infection, UTI, prostatitis, skin/soft tissue infection, bone/joint infection, infectious diarrhea, gonorrhea
Clarithromycin
Biaxin, biaxin XL
Antibiotic (macrolide)
Upper and lower respiratory tract infection, skin/soft tissue infection, mycobacterium avium complex
Apixaban
Eliquis
Anticoagulant
Prevention of stroke/systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular Afib, treatment/prevention of VTE
Dabigatran
Pradaxa
Anticoagulant
Prevention of stroke/systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular Afib, treatment/prevention of VTE
Aripiprazole
Abilify, abilify maintenna
Antipsychotic
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder 1, depression (adjunctive treatment), Tourette disorder