Antibiotic Families
This antibiotic suffix indicates a cephalosporin.
What is cef- or ceph-?
This is the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen for adults.
What is 4000 mg or 4 grams?
This is the only insulin that can be given intravenously.
What is Regular insulin?
These are the Five Rights of medication administration.
What are Right Patient, Drug, Dose, Time, and Route?
This drug suffix identifies proton pump inhibitors.
What is -prazole?
These antibiotics should NOT be given to children under 8 years old.
What are tetracyclines?
This is the most common side effect of opioids.
What is constipation?
This oral diabetic medication must be held 24 hours before IV contrast.
What is Metformin?
This DEA schedule includes drugs with high abuse potential like morphine and oxycodone.
What is Schedule II?
This prostaglandin medication prevents NSAID-induced ulcers but is contraindicated in pregnancy.
What is Misoprostol (Cytotec)?
This glycopeptide antibiotic is effective against MRSA and can cause Red Man Syndrome.
What is Vancomycin?
This opioid antagonist rapidly reverses opioid overdose.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
When mixing insulins, this type should always be drawn up first.
What is Regular (clear before cloudy)?
This pregnancy category indicates the drug is contraindicated in pregnancy.
What is Category X?
When taking bulk laxatives, patients must do this to prevent hard stools.
What is drink plenty of water?
These two major toxicities are associated with aminoglycosides.
What are nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?
This is the prototype opioid, considered the gold standard for severe pain.
What is Morphine?
This phenomenon causes rebound hyperglycemia in the morning due to excessive insulin at night.
What is the Somogyi effect?
These look-alike drugs are often confused: one treats hypertension, the other is a benzodiazepine.
What are Diltiazem and Diazepam?
These antiemetics ending in -setron are most effective for chemotherapy-induced nausea.
What are 5-HT receptor blockers (like Ondansetron/Zofran)?
This is the gold standard treatment for otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia.
What is Amoxicillin?
When administering IV Fentanyl, you must give it slowly to avoid this complication.
What is chest wall rigidity?
This is the onset time for rapid-acting insulin like Humalog.
What is 15 minutes?
When a medication error occurs, this system analysis identifies root causes to prevent future errors.
What is Root Cause Analysis?
This H2 antagonist was recently recalled due to NDMA contamination concerns.
What is Ranitidine (Zantac)?