Generic Names
Generic name for Amoxil
What is Amoxicillin
This 1970 act was enacted to protect children from accidental poisoning by requiring child-resistant containers on most prescription medications.
What is The Poison Prevention Packaging act of 1970
Brand name for the antibiotic cephalexin?
What is Keflex?
Warfarin belongs to this broad classification of medications used to prevent blood clots.
What are Anticoagulants ?
NKDA
What is no known drug allergies?
Generic Name for Xanax
What is Alprazolam
This 1951 amendment legally distinguished between prescription ("legend") and over-the-counter (OTC) medications
What is the Durham-Humphrey Amendment?
Brand name for the generic diuretic furosemide?
What is Lasix ?
Fluoxetine (Prozac) belongs to this class of antidepressant medications.
What are SSRIS (Selective Rerotonin Reuptake inhibitors )
QD / qd
What is once a day (or every day)?
Generic Name for Medrol
What is Methylprednisolone
Enacted in 1990, this act requires pharmacists to conduct Prospective Drug Utilization Reviews (DUR) and offer counseling to Medicaid patients at the point of sale.
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA-90)?
Brand name for the antidepressant fluoxetine
What is Prozac?
Risperidone belongs to this class of medications used to treat severe mood or psychotic disorders.
What are antipsychotics?
QHS
What is at bedtime?
Generic Name for Septra
What is Sulfamethoxazole +trimethoprim
This major piece of legislation was passed in 1938 in response to a mass poisoning; it required manufacturers to prove a drug's safety before marketing it.
What is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)?
Brand name for the generic acid reducer famotidine?
What is Pepcid?
This class of blood pressure medications famously causes a dry, non-productive cough as a side effect.
What are ACE inhibitors?
OU
What is both eyes?
Generic Name for Microzide
What is Hydrochlorothiazide
Prompted by the thalidomide tragedy, this 1962 amendment required manufacturers to prove both safety and efficacy(effectiveness) before a drug could be approved.
What is the Kefauver-Harris Amendment?
Brand name for the generic drug lisdexamfetamine?
What is Vyvanse
This class of drugs is used to treat conditions like ADHD, ADD, depression, and narcolepsy.
What are stimulants ?
AC
What is before meals?