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Drug Names//Uses//Generics
For pharmacy technician exam
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Pharmacology
Graduate
02/10/2010

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Term
Protonix
Definition

Generic: Pantoprazole

 

Classification: Proton-Pump Inhibitor

 

Use: GERD & esophagitis; heartburn

Term
Prevacid
Definition

Generic: Iansoprazole

 

Classification: Proton-Pump Inhibitor

 

Use: GERD, duodenal & gastric ulcers; heartburn

Term
Tenormin
Definition

Generic: Atenolol

 

Classification: Beta-blocker

 

Use: Treats hypertension

Term
Zoloft
Definition

Generic: Sertraline

 

Classification: SSRI

 

Use: Treats depression & obsessive compulsive disorder

Term
Ambien
Definition

Generic: Zolpidem

 

Classification: Sedative-hypnotic

 

Use: Treats insomnia

Term
Lanoxin
Definition

Generic: Digoxin

 

Classification: Caradiac Glycoside

 

Use: Atrail fibrillation, heart failure

Term
Synthroid
Definition

Generic: Levothyroxine

 

Classification: Thyroid Hormone

 

Use: Treats hypothyroidism, cretenism, myxedema coma

Term
Singulair
Definition

Generic:  Montelukast

 

Classification: Respiratory/Anti-Inflammatory Agent

 

Use: treats and prevents symptoms of asthma

Term
Glucophage XR
Definition

Generic: Metformin

 

Classification: Oral Antidiabetic

 

Use: Lowers blood glucose in people with diabetes mellitus; treats high levels of blood glucose

Term
Celebrex
Definition

Generic: Celecoxib

 

Classification: NSAID, COX II Inhibitor

 

Use: Osteoarthritis, rhematoid arthritis

Term
Hydrodiuril
Definition

Generic: Hydrochlorothiazide

 

Classification: Thiszide Diuretic

 

Use: Treats hypertension

Term
Avandia
Definition

Generic: Rosiglitazone

 

Classification: Oral Antidiabetic

 

Use: Diabetes Mellitus

Term
Micronase/Diabeta
Definition

Generic: Glyburide

 

Classification: Oral Antidiabetic

 

Use: Treats high levels of blood glucose

Term
Naprosyn
Definition

Generic: Naproxen

 

Classification: NSAID

 

Use: Moderate pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

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