** Very High-Yield ** Flashcards
Interaction with this drug requires dose reduction of 6-MP
Allopurinol
Antidote for tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), streptokinase
Aminocaproic acid
Cheap wide spectrum antibiotic DOC of otitis media
Amoxicillin
Antidote used for organophosphate/anticholinesterase poisoning
Atropine, pralidoxime (2-PAM)
Vancomycin MOA
Binds D-Ala-D-Ala on murein monomers and prevent polymerization of the murein monomers
ACTH analog used for diagnosis of patients with corticosteroid abnormality
Cosyntropin
Agents used in treatment of carcinoid tumor
Cyproheptadine
1st generation antihistamine that is highly sedating
Diphendydramine
Common SE of spironolactone
Gynecomastia and hyperkalemia
MOA of fluoroquinolones
Inhibit DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV
Agent of choice for the treatment of hypothyroidism
Levothyroxine (T4)
Drug of choice for tx of pseudomembranous colitis
Metronidazole
Agents for reduction of postpartum bleeding
Oxytocin and ergonovine
Binds tubulin and prevents the disassembly of microtubules during the M phase of the cell cycle inducing mitotic arrest
Paclitaxel (taxol)
Antidote used for heparin toxicity
Protamine Sulfate