CLASSIFICATIONS
IFU
FEDERAL PHARM LAW
CLASSIFICATION
BY
PREFIX/SUFFIX
QUICK FACTS
100

Medication that is a beta blocker and has the brand name Coreg

What is carvedilol

100

The drug Ciprodex is an otic medication with this IFU

What is Bacterial External Ear Infection

100

This is a federal act for protecting patient's rights, establishing national standards for electronic health care communication and ensuring the security and privacy of health data

What is the 1996 Health Insurance Patient Portability Act (HIPPA)

100

The medications with the classification of QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS have this suffix in common 

What is -FLOXACIN

100

This classification has a Black Box Warning for tendon rupture

What is QUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS

200

This classification of medication may cause dizziness, drowsiness and peripheral edema and has the suffix -dipine

What is a Calcium Channel Blocker

200

The IFU for Penicillin drugs

What is Bacterial Infection

200

This amendment ensures the safety and effectiveness of all new drugs on the US market

What is the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendment

200

Medications used to treat hypertension that are known as ACE INHIBITORS have this suffix in common

What is -PRIL

200
The drug MUPIROCIN has this as a warning label

What is FOR TOPICAL USE ONLY

300

The medication digoxin is used to treat myocardial infarction/arryhthmia and has the following classification 

What is Cardiac Glycoside

300

The topical medication Bactroban has the following IFU

What is Bacterial Skin Infection


300

This act made preventative care more accessible and affordable for many Americans 

What is the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

300

Medications used to treat fungal infections have this common suffix

What is -AZOLE

300

Liver function tests are needed for this class of medication

What is ANTI-FUNGAL

400

The medication Avapro has this classification 

What is ARB (angio retensin blocker)

400

The ophthalmic of moxifloxacin has the following IFU

What is Bacterial Conjunctivitis

400

Important concepts of this act were adulteration, misbranding and providing the legal status for the FDA

What is the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

400

The medications used to treat bacterial infections that have a 3-7% sensitivity with penicillin allergy have this prefix in common

What is CEF-/CEPH-

400

Drugs with the suffix -SARTAN may cause these side effects

What are dizziness and muscle pain

500

These medications have the suffix -OLOL and may cause dizziness, drowsiness and fatigue. They belong to this classification 

What is BETA BLOCKERS

500

ACE Inhibitors promote the relaxation of blood vessels and have this as an IFU

What is hypertension

500

Formed the DEA to enforce the laws concerning controlled substances

What is the 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention and Control Act

500

Calcium Channel Blocker medications used to treat Hypertension have this common suffix

What is -DIPINE

500

This class of antibiotics is not able to be taken with dairy products

What is TETRACYCLINE ANTIBIOTICS

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