Antidepressants
What is escitalopram
The generic for Azithromycin
What is Zithromax?
Often called “water pills,” these medications help lower blood pressure by removing excess fluid from the body.
What are Diuretics?
This schedule includes drugs with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use, such as heroin.
What is schedule 1?
This 1951 law was the first to distinguish between prescription (legend) drugs and over-the-counter drugs in the United States.
What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendment?
The most common side effect of SSRI's
What is Nausea + Vomiting
Doctors often tell patients to finish all their antibiotics to prevent this problem.
What is Antibiotic Resistance?
This class of drugs lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels through blocking calcium entry into cells.
What are Calcium Channel Blockers?
This schedule of drugs can be refilled up to five times within six months.
What are schedule 3 and 4 drugs?
This form is required for ordering Schedule II controlled substances by pharmacies.
What is DEA Form 222?
The Generic Name of Elavil
What is Amitriptyline
Antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by these types of organisms
What is bacteria
This class of antihypertensives includes drugs like lisinopril and works by blocking the formation of angiotensin II.
Unlike other schedules, prescriptions for these drugs cannot be refilled and typically require a new prescription each time.
Are are schedule 2 substances?
This federal law established standards for protecting sensitive patient health information and privacy.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
The Main types of Antidepressants
This occurs when bacteria evolve and antibiotics no longer work effectively against them.
What is Antibiotic Resistance?
Drugs like losartan belong to this class, which blocks angiotensin II receptors.
This federal law, passed in 1970, established the scheduling system for controlled substances in the United States.
What is the Controlled Substance Act?
This federal agency is responsible for approving new drugs before they can be marketed in the U.S.
What is the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)?
The Antidepressant family you cannot eat tyramine rich foods while taking
What are MAOIs?
This class of antibiotics includes drugs like amoxicillin and works by disrupting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
What are Penicillins?
his antihypertensive class can cause a persistent dry cough due to increased bradykinin levels.
What are ACE Inhibitors?
This drug is unique because it is classified as Schedule II in its pure form but may be Schedule III when combined with acetaminophen.
What is codeine?
This is the maximum total days’ supply allowed when a practitioner issues multiple sequential prescriptions for a Schedule II controlled substance, assuming all federal requirements are properly followed.
What is 90 days?