Med List #10: Miscellaneous Medications Flashcards
Generic for:
Levoxyl, Synthroid, Tirosint
levothyroxine
Common strengths:
levothyroxine
25 mcg
50mcg
75mcg
88mcg
100mcg
112mcg
125mcg
137mcg
150mg
175mcg
200mcg
Common Frequency:
levothyroxine
daily
Indications:
levothyroxine
hypothyroidism
Counseling tips:
levothyroxine
take 30 minutes before breakfast
take same way every day
take >4 hrs apart from antacids and iron
may take several weeks for symptoms to improve
Generic for:
Flomax
tamsulosin
Common strengths:
tamsulosin
0.4 mg
Common frequency:
tamsulosin
daily
Indications:
tamsulosin
kidney stones
benign prostatic hyperplasia
Counseling tips:
tamsulosin
take 30 minutes after same meal each day
orthostatic hypotension
headache
dizziness
Generic for:
Detrol LA
tolterodine
Common strengths:
tolterodine
2mg
4mg
Common frequency:
tolterodine
daily
indications:
tolterodine
overactive bladder
Counseling tips:
tolterodine
constipation
dry mouth
headache
Generic for:
Aricept
donepezil
Common strengths:
donepezil
5mg
10mg
23mg
Common frequency:
donepezil
daily at bedtime
Max: 23mg/day
Indications:
donepezil
Alzheimer’s
dementia
Counseling tips:
donepezil
nausea
diarrhea
risk of stomach bleed with NSAIDs
prolonged QT interval