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Pharmacology
Medications and their descriptions
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Medical
Professional
10/09/2007

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Term

Procardia

Definition
  • aka Nifedipine
  • Calcium Channel Blocker
  • Used for patients with HTN, dysrythmias and angina.
Term
Slow - K
Definition
  • aka Potassium Chloride
  • Electrolyte Supplement
  • for used in patients with hypokalemia (due to disease or diuretic therapy, metabolic alkalosis
Term
Cardizem
Definition
  • aka Diltiazem
  • Calcium Channel Blocker
Term
Pronestyl
Definition
  • aka Procainamide
  • antidysrythmic
  • used for patients with ventricular arrythmias.
Term
Inderal
Definition
  • aka propranolol
  • non selective Beta andrenergic Blocker
  • used with patients having HTN.
Term
Lisinopril
Definition
  • For Hypertension
  • ACE Inhibitor
Term
ACE Inhibitor
Definition
  • Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
  • Angiotensin II causes blood vessels to constrict.  Angiotensin I makes Angiotensin to.  ACE Inhibitors stop the synthesis of Angiotensin I.
Term
Hydrocodone
Definition
  • Opioid analgesic for the treatment of pain. 
Term
Gabapentin
Definition
  • Treats seizures and some types of nerve pain.
  • It works on chemicals in the body that cause seizures.
Term
Antabuse
Definition
  • Used to treat Alcoholism
  • Generic Name: disulfiram
  • It effects the metabolism of alcohol, causing unpleasant effects when alcohol is consumed.
Term

Zoloft

Definition
  • Antidepressant
  • SSRI
  • Generic name: sertraline
Term
Lorazepam
Definition
  • Treats anxiety disorders
  • Benzodiazepine class
  • Also known as Ativan
Term
Campral
Definition
  • Treatment for Alcoholism.  It helps them quit.
  • Generic name: acamprosate
Term
Atripla
Definition
  • Generic Name: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir
  • Prevents HIV from reproducing itself in the body.
Term
Norvasc
Definition
  • Generic name: Amlodipine
  • Calcium Channel blocker used in the treatment of hypertension. 
  • It also helps widen vascular passages.
  • It can also be used to treat angina
Term
Baclofen
Definition
  • Muscle relaxant
  • used to treat muscle spasms
  • may cause mental impairment - caution when operating equipment.
Term
Lipitor
Definition
  • Used to decrease cholesterol in body.
  • Generic name: Atorvastatin
  • Used to lower LDL, and thus lowering total body cholesterol.
Term
Plavix
Definition
  • Anti clotting medication
  • Used for patients with prior heart attack or stroke.
  • Generic Name: Clopidogrel
Term
Cozaar
Definition
  • Generic name: Losartan
  • Used to treat Hypertension, or kidney disease in patients with Type II Diabetes.
  • Works by antagonizing Angiotensin 2 receptors, thus relaxing vascular vessels and lowering bp.
Term
Metoprolol
Definition
  • Beta blocker
  • Used to treat HTN, and angina.
Term
Carbidopa
Definition
  • Used in conjunction with Levadopa to work against Parkinson's disease. 
  • It aids by slowing down metabolism of Levadopa; this allows Dopamine to reach the brain.
  • Levadopa becomes Dopamine, and Carbidopa aids that synthesis.
Term
Clonidine
Definition
  • Treats hypertension
  • Controls nerve pathways along blood vessels, and relaxes them thus decreasing blood pressure.
  • Also used for alcohol and drug addictions.
Term
Seroquel
Definition
  • aka Quetiapine Fumarate
  • Antipsychotic
Term

Cogentin

Definition
  • anticholinergic
  • antiparkinsons
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