Brand vs Generic
The Generic name for Lipitor
What is Atorvastatin?
Antibiotic commonly used for uncomplicated UTIs
What is nitrofurantoin?
Formula used for creatinine clearance
What is the Cockcroft-Gault equation?
Dry cough caused by this drug class
What are ACE inhibitors?
First-generation antihistamine to avoid in older adults
What is Benadryl?
The Generic Name for Eliquis
This antibiotic class is associated with tendon rupture
What are fluoroquinolone?
Weight used for aminoglycosides in obese patients
What is adjusted body weight?
This statin adverse effect requires immediate evaluation
What is rhabdomyolysis?
Long-acting sulfonylurea on the Beers list
What is glyburide?
The Generic Name for Omnicef
What is Cefdinir?
Covers MRSA and is commonly used orally
What is Doxycycline? (Acceptable Bactrim & Clindamycin)
Normal corrected calcium requires adjustment for this lab (think formula)
What is Albumin?
Antipsychotics increase risk for this syndrome
What is metabolic syndrome?
This benzodiazepine increases fall risk
What is Xanax?
The Generic Name for Kadian
What is Morphine?
These are a class of drugs that are time-dependent killing antibiotic class
What are beta-lactams?
Infusion of 1g over 4 hours equals this rate
What is 250mg/hour?
Stevens-Johnson syndrome risk increases with rapid titration of this drug
What is Lamotrigine?
NSAIDs increase risk of this in older adults
What is GI bleeding?
The Generic Name for Firvanq
What is Vancomycin?
Monitoring shifted from troughs to AUC for this drug
What is Vancomycin?
PK parameter representing extent of drug exposure? (Think Vanc)
What is AUC?
Serotonin syndrome can result from combining SSRIs with this supplement
What is St. Johns wort
Mnemonic used to remember Beers fall-risk meds
What is "A BAD FALL"?