Pharm Review

Quack Head

300

Alendronate

Class: Bisphonates 

Use: Osteoporosis 

ASE/Complication: difficulty swallowing, heartburn, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and blurred vision 

300

Alprazolam

Class: Benzodiazepine

Use: Anxiety, seizure, PTSD

ASE/Complication: sedation, lightheadedness, ataxia, anterograde amnesia 

300

Atenolol

Class: Beta 1 Blocker 

Use: HTN, angina, tachydysrhythmias, HF, and MI

ASE/Complication: bradycardia, decreased cardiac output, SOB, edema, fatigue, weight gain, and orthostatic hypotension

300

Bisacodyl

Class: stimulant laxative 

Use: constipation and bowel prep 

ASE/Complication: GI upset, rectal burning, fluid retention, dehydration, bowel obstruction

300

Captopril

Class: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor (ACE Inhibitor)

Use: HTN, Heart failure, MI, nephropathy, CVA prevention   

ASE/Complication: orthostatic hypotension, dry hacky cough, hyperkalemia, altered taste, rash, and angioedema

Cardiac Arrest

300

Clopidogrel

Class: Antiplatelets (ADP Inhibitor) 

Use: MI prevention, CVA prevention, 

ASE/Complication: bleeding, diarrhea, dyspnea, pain, bloody emesis, bruising, petechiae 

300

Desmopressin

lass: Antidiuretic hormone 

Use: Diabetes Insipidus, nocturnal enuresis, hemophilia 

ASE/Complication: water intoxication and myocardial ischemia

300

Digoxin

Class: cardiac glycoside 

Use: Heart failure and dysrhythmias  

ASE/Complication: dysrhythmias, bradycardia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, vision changes, weakness, and fatigue 

300

Disulfiram

Class: abstinence maintenance (disulfide)

Use: alcohol abstinence maintenance 

ASE/Complication: Nausea, vomiting, weakness, hypotension, palpitations, and sweating

300

Diazepam

Class: Benzodiazepine 

Use: Anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal 

ASE/Complication: lightheadedness, drowsiness, respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia 

Croakaine

300

Fenofibrate

Class: Fibrates 

Use: Hyperlipidemia (increase HDL)

ASE/Complication: GI distress, gallstones (LUQ pain, fat intolerance, bloating), muscle tenderness, pain, hepatotoxicity (anorexia, vomiting, nausea, and jaundice) 

300

Fentanyl

Class: opioid analgesic 

Use: Pain

ASE/Complication: respiratory depression, dry mouth, constipation,  nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, hypotension, sedation, and urinary retention

300

Hydrochlorothiazide

Class: Thiazide Diuretic 

Use: HTN and edema in heart and liver failure

ASE/Complication: dehydration, low Na, K, Cl, Mg, and increased glucose and lipids 

300

Losartan

Class: Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB)

Use: HTN, HF, CVA prevention, delaying diabetic neuropathy/retinopathy 

ASE/Complication: Angioedema, fetal injury, hypotension, dizziness, lightheadedness

300

Methotrexate

Class: Cytotoxic immunomodulator (antimetabolite)

Use: RA and joint degeneration

ASE/Complication: hepatic fibrosis (anorexia, abdominal fullness, jaundice), bone marrow suppression, increased risk for infection, and GI ulcer   

Oinkment

300

Omeprazole

Class: Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)

Use: GI ulcer

ASE/Complication: pneumonia, osteoporosis, fractures, low magnesium, and C-diff associated diarrhea 

300

Odansetron

Class: antiemetic  (serotonin antagonist)

Use: nausea and vomiting (chemo, radiation, pregnancy)

ASE/Complication: headache, diarrhea, dizziness, dysrhythmias (torsades) 

300

Paroxetine

Class: Selective  Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

Use: Anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and dissociative disorders 

ASE/Complication: weight changes, GI bleed, low sodium

     Early: Nausea, diaphoresis, fatigue, tremor, and drowsiness

     Late: headache, Insomnia, sexual dysfunction 

* Serotonin Syndrome: Hyperreflexia, tremor, clonus, HTN, Increased bowel sounds, diarrhea, agitation, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and mydriasis (dilated pupils) 

300

Promethazine

Class: 1st generation H1 Antagonist (antihistamine)

Use: Allergic reactions, Anaphylaxis, motion sickness, insomnia 

ASE/Complication: Sedation, dry mouth, constipation, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, IV site reaction  

300

Risperidone

Class: Atypical Antipsychotic 

Use: Autism, conduct disorder, PTSD, OCD, Tourette’s 

ASE/Complication: DM, weight gain, hypercholesterolemia, orthostatic hypotension, urinary retention, dry mouth, sleep disruption 

Bambien

300

Sildenafil

Class: Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor 

Use: Erectile Dysfunction 

ASE/Complication: MI, priapism, sudden hearing loss

* Don't take with Nitro (life threatening hypotension)

300

Spironolactone

Class: Potassium Sparing Diuretic 

Use: HTN with low/nearly low K, Heart Failure, 

ASE/Complication: Hyperkalemia, weakness, fatigue, dyspnea, dysrhythmias, deepened voice, impotence, hirsutism, gynecomastia, restlessness, drowsiness, and metabolic acidosis 

300

Terbutaline

Class: Tocolytic 

Use: uterine contraction

ASE/Complication: tachycardia (both fetal and maternal), palpitations, chest pain, hypotension, arrhythmias

300

Valproic Acid

Class: mood stabilizer / antiepileptic 

Use: Bipolar disorder (mania/depressive disorders)

ASE/Complication: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, thrombocytopenia

300

Verapamil

Class: Calcium Channel Blocker 

Use: angina, HTN, and dysrhythmia 

ASE/Complication: orthostatic hypotension, peripheral edema, constipation, dysrhythmias, cardiac suppression, and bradycardia