drugs

Question 1

ARB

Answer 1

candesartan

diarrhoea

Question 2

montelukast

Answer 2

stomach pain

Question 3

loop diuretic

Answer 3

furosemide and bumetanide

weakness, arrhythmia

Question 4

statin

Answer 4

atorvastatin, simvastatin
nosebleed, sore throat
DO LFT

Question 5

thiazide

Answer 5

bendroflumethiazide

alkalosis

Question 6

potassium sparing diuretic

Answer 6

spironolactone

loss of libido

Question 7

salbutamol

Answer 7

tremor
headache
throat irritation

Question 8

rifampicin

Answer 8

red urine

Question 9

isonaizid

Answer 9

hepatitis

Question 10

pyrazinamide

Answer 10

arthalgia

Question 11

ethambutol

Answer 11

optic neuritis

Question 12

corticosteroids

Answer 12

budenoside, beclamethosone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone immunosuppression, weight gain, pancreatitis

Question 13

rituximab

Answer 13

fever

Question 14

methotrexate

Answer 14

interstitial lung disease, N&V, teratogenic

DO FBC, U&E, LFT, CXR

Question 15

NSAIDs

Answer 15

cirrhosis, liver toxicity, stomach irritation

Question 16

beta blockers

Answer 16

propranolol atenolol

dizziness

Question 17

ACE inhbitors

Answer 17

ramipril, enalapril
dry cough
DO U&E

Question 18

metformin

Answer 18

tired, dizzy, lactic acidosis

Question 19

sulfonylurea

Answer 19

hypoglycaemia

Question 20

amiodarone

Answer 20

jaundice

DO LFT TFT CXR

Question 21

sodium valproate

Answer 21

hepatic failure

Question 22

p2y12 antagonists

Answer 22

SOB

Question 23

what is depo medrone used for?

Answer 23

methylprednisolone for rheumatic arthritis pain, SLE, allergies, MSK inflammation

Question 24

what is gliclazide

Answer 24

a sulfonylurea which binds to SUR-1 (sulfonylurea) receptors on beta cells which causes greater insulin release

Question 25

what is mirtazapine?

Answer 25

an atypical antidepressant, commonly used also used in anxiety and insomnia

Question 26

what might you prescribe if an angina patient was having headaches from too much nitrogen medication?

Answer 26

nicorandil, an anti anginal

Question 27

what drug is best to use in COPD exacerbations?

Answer 27

doxycycline

Question 28

what antibiotic is best used in skin infections?

Answer 28

flucloxacillin

Question 29

why can't you OD on penicillin?

Answer 29

it is water soluble

Question 30

alternative to co-codamol

Answer 30

co-dydramol

Question 31

how do opiates help in MI and pulmonary oedema?

Answer 31

reduce cardiac work and oxygen demand by reducing the sympathetic nervous system.

Question 32

hi receptor antagonist

Answer 32

certrizine | chlorpheniramine

Question 33

how does mebeverine work?

Answer 33

anticholingergic

Question 34

what happens after opioid withdrawal?

Answer 34

catecholamine release (could be dangerous)

Question 35

what is tolerance

Answer 35

where activating receptors>down regulation and need of higher dose to get the same effect