Top Drugs: 61-70

Question 1

Generic Name: Triamcinolone

Answer 1

Brand Name: Aristocort

Question 2

Generic Name: Buprenorphine / Naloxone

Answer 2

Brand Name: Suboxone

Question 3

Generic Name: Lisdexamfetamine

Answer 3

Brand Name: Vyvanse

Question 4

Generic Name: Nortriptyline

Answer 4

Brand Name: Pamelor

Question 5

Generic Name: Insulin Lispro

Answer 5

Brand Name: HumaLOG

Question 6

Generic Name: Valproate

Answer 6

Brand Name: Depacon

Question 7

Generic Name: Chlorhexidine

Answer 7

Brand Name: Betasept

Question 8

Generic Name: Dicyclomine

Answer 8

Brand Name: Bentyl

Question 9

Generic Name: Sumatriptan

Answer 9

Brand Name: Imitrex

Question 10

Generic Name: Pantoprazole

Answer 10

Brand Name: Protonix

Question 11

Triamcinolone / Aristocort is a corticosteroid that is used to treat…

Answer 11

allergies, skin diseases, rheumatic disorders, and prevents worsening asthma and COPD

Question 12

Buprenorphine / Naloxone / Suboxone is a corticosteroid / opioid combination that is used to treat…

Answer 12

narcotic / opiate addiction and for opioid toxicity

Question 13

Lisdexamfetamine / Vyvanse is a CNS stimulant that is used to treat…

Answer 13

ADHD and binge-eating disorder in adults

Question 14

Nortriptyline / Pamelor is a TCA (tricyclic antidepressant) that is used to treat…

Answer 14

major depressive disorder

Question 15

Insulin Lispro / HumaLOG is a rapid-acting insulin that is used to treat…

Answer 15

type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Question 16

Valproate / Depacon is an anticonvulsant drug that is used to treat…

Answer 16

epilepsy and bipolar disorder

Question 17

Chlorhexidine / Betasept is a disinfectant / antiseptic that is used for…

Answer 17

skin disinfection before surgery, sterilize surgical equipment, wound cleaning procedures, and helps to prevent dental plaque

Question 18

Dicyclomine / Bentyl is an antispasmotic drug that is used to treat…

Answer 18

bowel or stomach spasms and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Question 19

Sumatriptan / Imitrex is an anti-migraine drug that is used to treat…

Answer 19

migraines and cluster headaches

Question 20

Pantoprazole / Protonix is a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) that is used to treat…

Answer 20

peptic ulcer disease, dyspepsia, GERDs, and H. pylori infection

Question 21

What are corticosteroids?

Answer 21

Drug class of anti-inflammatory drugs that decrease inflammation.

Question 22

What are corticosteroid / opioid combinations?

Answer 22

Drug class of an opioid that can treat pain and opioid addiction by diminishing physical dependency to opioids while the corticosteroid prevents the misuse of the combined opioid by making it dangerous to inject while also blocking opioid withdrawals.

Question 23

What are CNS Stimulants?

Answer 23

Drug class that increases the levels of certain chemicals in the brain and increases alertness, attention, energy, and physical activity and also raise blood pressure and increase heart rate and breathing rate.

Question 24

What are TCAs (Tricyclic Antidepressants)?

Answer 24

Drug class that increases the levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain, which help to regulate mood and behavior by blocking the reabsorption of those neurotransmitters in the brain’s nerve cells, which increases the amount of neurotransmitters available to work in the brain.

Question 25

What are rapid-acting insulins?

Answer 25

Drug class of insulin that is designed to be absorbed by the body at a faster rate to lower blood sugar after meals by mimicking the body’s natural insulin, helping the body digest food, reducing glucose releases, and preventing low blood sugar.

Question 26

What are anticonvulsants?

Answer 26

Drug class that treats and prevents seizures by controlling abnormal electrical activity in the brain by altering how sodium moves in and out of the brain cells, which slows nerve signals.

Question 27

What are disinfectants / antiseptics?

Answer 27

Drug class agent that kills and prevents the growth of bacteria by binding to the negatively charged bacterial cell membrane and cell surface, destabilizing the cell wall and interfering with osmosis, causing the bacterial cell to lyse and die.

Question 28

What are antispasmodics?

Answer 28

Drug class that blocks certain nerve cells from receiving certain signals, which will prevent your smooth muscles from getting the signal to contract.

Question 29

What are anti-migraines?

Answer 29

Drug class that block the pain pathways in the brain.

Question 30

What are proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs)?

Answer 30

Class of drug that reduce the amount of acid the stomach produces by inhibiting the stomach’s H+/K+ ATPase proton pump (enzyme in stomach lining).