Drugs 1 - 25

Question 1

What is aciclovir used for?

Answer 1

antiviral - treats herpes simplex and herpes zoster

Question 2

What type of drug is acrivastine?

Answer 2

Antihistamine

Question 3

What conditions does acrivastine treat?

Answer 3

hay fever, conjunctivitis, eczema, urticaria, insect bites and stings, food allergies

Question 4

What is the brand name of acrivastine?

Answer 4

benadryl

Question 5

What type of medicine is adalimumab?

Answer 5

biologic - immune effect

Question 6

What conditions can be treated by adalimumab?

Answer 6

RA, psoriasis, crohns and uc, non-infectious uveitis, ankylosing spondylisis

Question 7

What type of drug is alendronic acid?

Answer 7

biphosphonate

Question 8

what conditions does alendronic treat?

Answer 8

osteoporosis

Question 9

What does allopurinol treat?

Answer 9

high levels of uric acid in blood. eg gout, kidney stones, build up from some cancer treatments

Question 10

what condition does alogliptin treat?

Answer 10

type 2 diabetes - patients with high b.g despite lifestyle changes.

Question 11

does alogliptin cause hypos?

Answer 11

no

Question 12

what can amitriptyline be used to treat?

Answer 12

depression, nerve pain (e.g neuralgia, back pain), migraine attacks

Question 13

what type of drug is amitriptyline?

Answer 13

tricyclic antidepressant

Question 14

What does amlodipine treat?

Answer 14

high blood pressure - prevention for strokes, mi, heart disease, angina

Question 15

what does amoxicillin treat?

Answer 15

pneumonia, dental abcess, uti, ear infections in children.

Question 16

what type of drug is amoxicllin?

Answer 16

a penicilin

Question 17

what bacteria does amoxicillin cover?

Answer 17

streptococci, pneumococci, enterococci, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Shigella, Chlamydia trachomatis, Salmonella, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Helicobacter pylori

Question 18

what is apixaban used for?

Answer 18

strokes, mi, dvt, pe, prevention of clots

Question 19

what type of drug is apixaban?

Answer 19

an anticoagulant

Question 20

What is daily low dose aspirin used for?

Answer 20

preventing heart attack, stroke

in children: kawasaki disease, post heart surgery

Question 21

What are some brand names for aspirin?

Answer 21

caprin, disprin, nuseals, adult bonjela (mouth gel)

Question 22

what type of drug is atenolol?

Answer 22

beta blockers - slows heart rate

Question 23

what is atenolol used for?

Answer 23

high bp, arrythmia, angina, migraine, anxiety, prevent stroke and mi

Question 24

what does atorvostatin treat?

Answer 24

lowering cholesterol

Question 25

what type of drug is azithromycin?

Answer 25

broad spectrum antibiotic, for gram negative, gram positive and atypical bacteria

Question 26

what are some infections treatable with azithromycin?

Answer 26

pneumonia, sinusitis, skin disease, lyme disease, chlamydia, gonnorhea, ear infections in children

Question 27

what type of drug is bendroflumethiazide?

Answer 27

diuretic

Question 28

what does benzoyl peroxide treat?

Answer 28

acne?

Question 29

what does betahistine treat?

Answer 29

menieres disease

Question 30

what type of drug is bisacodyl?

Answer 30

laxative

Question 31

what type of drug is bisoprolol?

Answer 31

beta blocker

Question 32

what is bisoprolol used for?

Answer 32

hypertension, heart failure, angina, afib, prevent stroke and mi

Question 33

what type of drug is bumetanide?

Answer 33

diuretic

Question 34

what is buscopan/ hyoscine butylbromide used for?

Answer 34

``` stomach cramps from IBS - relxes gut bladder cramps period pain oesophageal spasms, renal colic improve resp secretions at end of life ```

Question 35

What type of drug is buscopan/ hyoscine butylbromide?

Answer 35

anticholinergic

Question 36

what type of drug is candesartan?

Answer 36

angiotensin receptor blocker

Question 37

what conditions is candesartan used to treat?

Answer 37

high blood pressure, heart failure

Question 38

what does carbamazepine treat?

Answer 38

epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia, bipolar (if nothing else works)