suffixs
Classifications
Routes & Antidotes
Assessments
Miscellaneous
100

-dine

What is a Histamine 2 blocker

100

This drug class commonly ends in -statin

What is HMG-CoA inhibitors

100
This route of drug administration is when the tablet is placed between the cheek and gum
What is buccal
100
The lab values to be assessed before giving coumadin
What is PT and INR
100
The penicillin drug most often used in treating otitis media
What is Amoxicillen (Amoxil)
200

-zosin

What is an Alpha-1 Blocker

200

These drugs cause the pupils to constrict

What are miotics

200
The antidote for digoxin
What is digibind
200
The lab value that should be assessed before giving Spironolactone (Aldactone)
What is potassium
200
The reversal agent for benzodiazepines?
What is flumazenil (Romazicon)?
300

-dipine

What is a Calcium Channel Blocker
300

Amlodipine belongs to this drug class and eating grapefruits or drinking grapefruit juice may increase toxicity to the drug

What is calcium channel blocker

300
The antidote for heparin
What is Protamine
300
This physical assessment should be performed prior to applying a nitroglycerin patch
What is blood pressure
300
An exaggerated sunburn reaction when the skin is exposed to sunlight that can be a side effect of some antibiotics.
What is Photosensitivity
400

-sartan

What is an Angiotensin-2 Blocker

400
Another name for cholinergic blocking or anticholinergic drugs
What is parasympatholytics
400
The antidote for coumadin
What is Vitamin K
400
The two labs and an important physical assessment that should be checked prior to giving digoxin
What is dig level, potassium level, and heart rate
400
This drug interaction may occur when oral anticoagulants are mixed with thyroid hormones or sulfa drugs.
What is increased bleeding time (prolonged clotting time)
500

-statin

What is a HMG-CoA inhibitors

500

A class of drugs used to reduce joint damage, examples include gold salts, immunosuppressants, antineoplastic agents

What is Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs or DMARDs

500
The antidote for Demerol
What is Narcan
500
These baseline labs should be checked prior to starting a pt on an antifungal medication
What is a liver panel & kidney function
500
The only antitubercular drug that may be used alone.
What is isoniazid