HEENT drugs Flashcards
(34 cards)
Loratidine
2nd gen antihistamine
dimenhydrinate
1st gen, motion sickness
meclizine
1st gen, motion sickness and vertigo
doxepin
1st gen and tricyclic antidepressant
hydroxyzine
1st gen, anxiety and pruritus
cetirizine
2nd gen, active metabolite of hydroxyzine
ketotifen
only antihistamine/mast cell stabilizer without vasoconstrictor otc drops
cyclosporine
immune modulator drops for dry eyes
keterolac, diclofenac
NSAID drops
prostaglandin drops
increases aqueous humor outflow, changes eye color
latanaprost
prostaglandin
beta blocker drops
reduced aqueous humor production
timolol
beta blocker
alpha 2 agonist drops
decrease aqueous humor production and increase outflow
brimonidine
alpha 2 agonists
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor drops
decrease aqueous humor production
dorzolamide
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
pilocarpine
cholinergic agonist, increases aqueous humor outflow
cycloplegics
paralyze ciliary muscle
atropine
muscarinic antagonist
doxylamine
1st gen, pregnancy category A
prednisolone
steroidal drops
cromolyn, nedocromil
mast cell stabilizer drops
alpha and beta activators
ephedrine and pseudoephedrine