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Propranolol (Inderal) |
Type: Nonselective beta blocker Treats: Many conditions (mainly cardio) Adverse: Fairly Safe, can reduce tachycardia in diabetics with hypogly, cant regulate glucose as well Special: Make sure not diabetic or asthmatic,dont take with Ca channel blockers |
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Metoprolol (lopressor) |
Type: Selective beta 1 Treats: slowing HR, lower BP Adverse: Kidney receptors, can reduce tachycardia in diabetics with hypogly Special: can use for asthmatic, dont take with Ca channel blockers |
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Reserpine (rauwolfia) |
Type: Adrenergic neuron blocker Treats: HTN Adverse: Suicide, Ortho hypo, maybe GI Specials: Blocks DA from being made, thus reducing NE released |
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Clonidine (Catapres) |
Type: Alpha 2 agonist Treats: HTN Adverse: Rebound, drowsiness, xerostomia, teratogen Specials: can be used to treat pain possibly |
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Methyldopa |
Type: indirect alpha 2 agonist Treats:HTN Adverse: Can stick to RBC and cause body to attack so do coombs test, liver toxic Specials: works by methylating NE and having that activate alpha 2, but not other NE receptors |
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Albuterol |
Type: Inhaled beta 2 agonist Short acting Treats: bronchospasm Adverse: Systemic beta 2 activation (tremor, angina, tachycardia) Specials: Dont use more than 2/week for rescue |
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Salmeterol |
Type: Inhaled beta 2 agonist long acting Treats: bronchospasm Adverse: Systemic beta 2 activation (tremor, angina, tachycardia) Specials: |
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Beclomethasone/prednisone |
Type: Glucocorticoid Treats: suppress immune for asthma adverse: Fungal, dysphonia, adrenal insufficency Special: Gargle after if inhaled, use a spacer |
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Cromolyn (intal) |
Type: Mast cell stabilizer Treats: inhibit the release of histamine from mast cells Adverse: very safe, cou or bronchspasm but maybe cause by propellant Special: neb or MDI, |
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Theophylline |
Type: Bronchodilator Treats: bronchospasm Adverse: everything, NV, dia, Insomnia, dysrhythmia, convlsions, CV collapse Special: Very narrow theraputic index, need blood monitoring to ensure 10 to 20 micrograms in blood only |
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Montelukast (singulair) |
Type: LUK modifier Treats: Asthma Adverse: very little, super selective Special: can be used very young, block LUK receptors |
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Ipratropium (atrovent) |
Type: Inhaled atropine derivitive Treats: brochospasm Adverse: can increase glaucoma pressure, additive beta 2 effects Special: combivent with albuterol, duoneb is neb sol |
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Advair Diskus |
Type: Steroid/beta 2 Treats: many symptoms Adverse: same as the ones it is a combo of Special: fluticasone with salmeterol, same as symbicort, dulera, and BREO |
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Xolair (omalizumab) |
Type: Monoclonal antibody Treats: Blocks mast cell activation Adverse: very little suer selective Special: reserved for patient who failed all other routes, very expensive and has to be IV |
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Psuedoephedrine/phenylephrine/oxymetazoline |
Type: Sympathomimetics Treats: allergic rhynitis Adverse: high BP, Insomnia, nasal rebound |
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Benadryl/allegra/astelin |
Type: antihistamine Treats: allergy symptoms, not congestion Adverse: 1st gen cause drowsiness special: nasal (astelin) blocks histmine receptors AND its release |
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DXM |
Type: antitussive (non-opioid)
Treats: cough Adverse: abuse, can enhance effects of opiods special: may actually hit opioid receptors after all, |
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Pepto-bismol (bismuth) |
Type: antibiotic Treats: h. pylori infection Adverse: black stool Special: use with other AB like calrithomycin because dont want resistant h. pylori |
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Tagamet/zantc/pepcid |
Type: histamine 2 antagonists Treats: ulcers by stopping histmine from creating more acid Adverse: Confucion and testosterone block(tagamet) Special: pepcid is considered safest and most effective for cost |
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Prilosec/nexium |
Type: PPI Treats: ulcers by stopping the P pump from adding more acid Adverse: headache, acid rebound, GI, fractures, MAYBE C. DIFF Special: nexium last longer, omep should be limited since caused tumors in rats |
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Misoprostol |
Type: replace protagladins Treats: PG loss fromlong term NSAID use Adverse: dia and stomach cramps, can cause abortion |
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Ondanstron |
Type: serotonin receptor antagonigt Treats: nausea, chemo Adverse: na special: very effective with dexamethasone, blocks serotonin receptors on afferent vagal nerve |
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Emend |
used to treat chemo vomiting, specific to CTZ |
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Compazine |
dopamine antagonist, can cause movment issue since a dopamine antagonist, used for vomiting |
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Ativan |
Used for unknown cause nausea, sedation is the main effect, memory issues |
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scopolamine |
block muscarinic receptors to treat nausea, dry mouth, blurred vision, and drowsiness, less with transderm |
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dramamine |
antinausea, very sedative |
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Lomotil |
used to stop dia by activation opioid receptors and slowing down GI, combine with atropine to cause side effects and lower abuse |
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Imodium |
Like lomotil, less abuse |
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Xifaxan |
Used to treat IBS, kills the out of balance bacteria |
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lotronex |
used for IBS dia, decreases GI motility, was reapproved after causing toxicity and deaths |
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zelnorm |
for IBS constipation, increses GI motility, partial serotonin agonist, withdrawn |
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Amitiza |
for IBS const, only drug to do with Ca channels |
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Sulfasalazine |
for IBD, reduce inflammation |
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Infliximab (remicade) |
for IBD, antibody againdt tnf alpha, usually used for RA |
