PHAMACY POP CULTURE
High school chemistry teacher Walter White’s alias when cooking meth.
What is Heisenberg?
Scientists modified a peptide from the venom of Brazilian pit viper to create this angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
What is captopril?
This is a monoclonal antibody medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer.
What is Rituximab?
Seeing halos or blue-tinted vision, like a smurf filter on life.
What is a side effect from sildenafil?
This is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and helps those over the age of 5 years to focus.
What is Focalin?
This addictive painkiller is frequently abused by Dr. House.
What is Vicodin?
This substance is used in joint supplements and is often derived from shark, bovine, or porcine cartilage.
What is chondroitin?
This is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and reduce the risk of blood clots.
What is Rivaroxaban?
Walking, driving, eating, or shopping- while asleep!
What is a side effect from Ambien or other sleep aids?
This is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic prostatitis and it's mechanism decreases resistance to urinary flow.
What is Flomax?
This is a cough syrup liquid mixture of codeine and promethazine, of which numerous musical artists have described consuming in their songs.
What is sizzurp, lean, purple drank?
This widely used blood thinner is commonly derived from porcine intestinal lining.
What is Heparin?
This is an atypical antipsychotic medication used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
What is Rexulti?
The ability to read people's minds.
What is a superpower?
This is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and eugeroic (wakefulness promoter) medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy.
What is Provigil?
This over-the-counter medication’s commercial features a green, blobby character that embodies the unpleasantness of mucus.
What is Mucinex?
This diabetes drug mimics the saliva of the Gila monster.
What is exenatide (Byetta)?
This medication was originally produced from the opium poppy opiate alkaloid thebaine in 1916 in Germany.
What is Roxicodone?
Ability to see ghosts or the hat man.
What is a side effect of Diphenhydramine?
This is a nonbenzodiazepine medication primarily used for the short-term treatment of sleeping problems.
What is Ambien? (AM + bien = good morning!)
In Arrested Development, this fictional pill is used by GOB to erase memories of embarrassing moments.
What is Forget-Me-Now?
This wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals is found as an ingredient in some skin creams and balms.
What is Lanolin?
This biosimilar is used to treat low neutrophil count.
What is Zarxio?
Growing thick body hair and claws under a full moon.
What is a superpower of werewolves? (but minoxidil might get you halfway there!)
This is an antibacterial medication of the nitrofuran class used to treat urinary tract infections and typically dosed twice a day.
What is MacroBID?