Top Drugs: 61-70 Flashcards
Generic Name: Triamcinolone
Brand Name: Aristocort
Generic Name: Buprenorphine / Naloxone
Brand Name: Suboxone
Generic Name: Lisdexamfetamine
Brand Name: Vyvanse
Generic Name: Nortriptyline
Brand Name: Pamelor
Generic Name: Insulin Lispro
Brand Name: HumaLOG
Generic Name: Valproate
Brand Name: Depacon
Generic Name: Chlorhexidine
Brand Name: Betasept
Generic Name: Dicyclomine
Brand Name: Bentyl
Generic Name: Sumatriptan
Brand Name: Imitrex
Generic Name: Pantoprazole
Brand Name: Protonix
Triamcinolone / Aristocort is a corticosteroid that is used to treat…
allergies, skin diseases, rheumatic disorders, and prevents worsening asthma and COPD
Buprenorphine / Naloxone / Suboxone is a corticosteroid / opioid combination that is used to treat…
narcotic / opiate addiction and for opioid toxicity
Lisdexamfetamine / Vyvanse is a CNS stimulant that is used to treat…
ADHD and binge-eating disorder in adults
Nortriptyline / Pamelor is a TCA (tricyclic antidepressant) that is used to treat…
major depressive disorder
Insulin Lispro / HumaLOG is a rapid-acting insulin that is used to treat…
type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Valproate / Depacon is an anticonvulsant drug that is used to treat…
epilepsy and bipolar disorder
Chlorhexidine / Betasept is a disinfectant / antiseptic that is used for…
skin disinfection before surgery, sterilize surgical equipment, wound cleaning procedures, and helps to prevent dental plaque
Dicyclomine / Bentyl is an antispasmotic drug that is used to treat…
bowel or stomach spasms and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Sumatriptan / Imitrex is an anti-migraine drug that is used to treat…
migraines and cluster headaches
Pantoprazole / Protonix is a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) that is used to treat…
peptic ulcer disease, dyspepsia, GERDs, and H. pylori infection
What are corticosteroids?
Drug class of anti-inflammatory drugs that decrease inflammation.
What are corticosteroid / opioid combinations?
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.
What are CNS Stimulants?
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.
What are TCAs (Tricyclic Antidepressants)?
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.
What are rapid-acting insulins?
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.
What are anticonvulsants?
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.
What are disinfectants / antiseptics?
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.
What are antispasmodics?
Drug class that blocks certain nerve cells from receiving certain signals, which will prevent your smooth muscles from getting the signal to contract.
What are anti-migraines?
Drug class that block the pain pathways in the brain.
What are proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs)?
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).
