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antidysrhythmics |
drugs used to create more regular heart rhythms and there may be adverse reations from some of these medications |
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perlipidemic agents |
therapy for liproprotein problems |
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atherosclerosis |
arteries become stiff and the walls become filled with fatty plaques from cholesterol or lipids |
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nitrates |
used to treat acute chronic angina attacks, and reduce the workload of the heart |
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calcium channel blockers |
relief of angina pain, treat cardiac dysrhythmias, and treat hypertension |
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peripheral vasodilators |
used to treat leg pain caused by vasoconstriction |
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isosorbide dinitrate (dilatrate-sr, isordil, sorbitrate) |
Onset- 2-3 mins Duration- 1-2hours preparation - sublingual/chewable, may take 5-10 minutes before activities that cause pain. take every 5 minutes x3 doses in 12 minutes for acute pain |
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nitroglycerin (nitroglycerin sublingual/translingual aerosol spray; Nitrogard ER, nitrostat, nitro-time, nitro-bid, rectiv rectal ointment, nitrolingual pump spray) |
onset - 1-3 minutes/ 1-2 minutes/ immediately duration - 3-5 minutes/ 4-6 hrs/ 5-10 minutes preparation - sublingual, transmucosal, intravenous/translingual |
