Brand to Generic Match
The generic name for the brand name Coumadin.
What is warfarin?
The drug class of terazosin (Hytrin), which is used for hypertension and BPH.
What is an alpha-1 blocker?
Patients starting this drug for hypertension/BPH should take their first dose at bedtime to avoid syncope.
What is terazosin (Hytrin)?
The drug with the Black Box Warning for a major or fatal bleeding risk.
What is warfarin (Coumadin)?
The common side effect of verapamil (Calan) that is related to its relaxing effect on smooth muscles, including the GI tract.
What is constipation?
The brand name for the combination drug triamterene/hctz.
What is Dyazide or Maxide?
The drug class of timolol (Timoptic), which is used for open-angle glaucoma.
What is a beta blocker?
This blood thinner requires the patient's intake of Vitamin K to remain consistent.
What is warfarin (Coumadin)?
The severe electrolyte imbalance warned about for the diuretic combination Dyazide (triamterene/hctz).
What is hyperkalemia?
The indication for the drug timolol (Timoptic), which is an eye pressure disorder.
What is open-angle glaucoma (or ocular hypertension)?
The generic name for the calcium channel blocker Calan or Verelan.
What is verapamil?
Spironolactone is an aldosterone receptor antagonist and this type of diuretic.
What is a potassium-sparing diuretic?
The counseling point for Dyazide, Diovan, and Aldactone concerning potassium supplements.
What is avoid potassium supplements?
The two drugs in the table that carry the Black Box Warning to discontinue as soon as pregnancy is detected.
What are Diovan (valsartan) and Diovan HCT (valsartan/hctz)?
The specific side effect of spironolactone (Aldactone) that results in enlarged breast tissue in males.
What is gynecomastia?
The brand name for the ARB drug valsartan.
What is Diovan?
The main mechanism of valsartan and valsartan/hctz, which is abbreviated as ARB.
What is angiotensin (II) receptor blocker?
The specific fruit/juice that patients taking Verapamil (Calan) should avoid.
What is grapefruit (or grapefruit juice)?
This counseling point is shared by all ARBs (like Diovan) and the combination diuretics (like Dyazide).
What is avoid potassium supplements?
The common side effect of Hytrin (terazosin) that involves a drop in blood pressure upon standing up.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
The two generic ingredients in the drug branded as Diovan HCT.
What is valsartan and hctz?
The drug class of verapamil (Calan), which works by affecting calcium flow into heart and blood vessel cells.
The instruction for a patient using timolol (Timoptic) gel-forming solution regarding other ophthalmic medications.
What is administer other ophthalmic medications at least 10 minutes before the gel-forming solution?
The primary drug class that carries a Black Box Warning for worsening heart failure symptoms in certain patients (though not all drugs in the class have the BBW).
What are beta blockers?
The life-threatening condition listed as an indication for warfarin (Coumadin) that involves the blocking of blood flow to the brain.
What is stroke (or recurrent MI, or death)?