Medication Indications
Indications for Antibiotics
What is Bacterial infections
Medication example for Antihypertensive medication
What are Metoprolol, Lisinopril, Valsartan, and Clonidine
Schedule IV medications
What are substances with a low potential for abuse and dependency
Side effects
What are undesirable actions on the body, such as nausea and diarrhea
Contraindications for medications
What are symptoms or conditions that make a particular treatment of medication inadvisable or even dangerous
Indications for anticoagulants
Delay blood clotting
Examples for Anticoagulants
What are Warfarin, Heparin, and Apixaban
Schedule V medications
What are substances that contain limited quantities of some narcotics
Adverse effects
What are unattended and harmful actions of the medication, such as an allergic reaction which prevents further use of the medication
Common contraindication with food
What is grapefruit juice
Indications for Antiemetics
What is reduce nausea and vomiting.
Examples for Antidepressants
Doxepin, Lexapro, Prozac,
Schedule III Medications
What are medications that include substances with moderate to low potential for physical or psychological dependance
Symptoms of a mild allergic reaction
What are itchy rashes
Contraindication for acetaminophen
What is liver disease
Indications for Antitussives
What is cough control and to promote mucus elimination
Examples for Antihistamines
Benadryl, Zyrtec, Claritin
Schedule II medications
What are substances that have a high potential for abuse, are considered dangerous, and can lead to psychological and physical dependance
Serious allergic reactions
What are spasms of the airways, swelling of the face and throat, and decrease in blood pressure
Indications for medications
What is the reason medication is prescribed.
Indications for Anticholinergics
What is to control smooth muscle spasms
Examples for Anxiolytics
Clonazepam, Diazepam, Lorazepam
Schedule I medications
What are substances with a high potential for abuse and currently no approval for medical use is available in the US
Importance of patient's allergy history
What can be life threatening
Reduce the effectiveness of contraceptives
What are antibiotics