Medications Used to Treat Diabetes Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
Glucophage
A
metformin. Side effect: Lactic acidosis
2
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Glucotrol
A
glipizide
3
Q
Amaryl
A
glimepiride
4
Q
Glynase
A
glyburide
5
Q
Starts with “g”; ends with “ide”
A
Sulfonylureas
6
Q
Thiazolidedione side effect
A
fluid retention
7
Q
Actos
A
pioglitazone
8
Q
Avandia
A
rosiglitazone
9
Q
Ends with “gliptin”
A
DPP-4 inhibitor
10
Q
Nesina
A
alogliptin
11
Q
Tradjenta
A
linagliptin
12
Q
Onglyza
A
saxagliptin
13
Q
Januvia
A
sitagliptin
14
Q
ends with “tide”
A
GLP-1 receptor agonist
15
Q
Byetta
A
exenatide
16
Q
Victoza
A
liraglutide
17
Q
ends with “gliflozin”
A
SGLT-2 inhibitor
18
Q
canagliflozin
A
Invokana
19
Q
dapaglifozin
A
Farxiga
20
Q
empagliflozin
A
Jardiance
21
Q
glinide side effect
A
GI
22
Q
Starlix
A
nateglinide
23
Q
Prandin
A
repaglinide
24
Q
Novolog
A
insulin aspart
25
Humalog
insulin lispro
26
Humulin
regular insulin
27
Lantus
insulin glargine
28
Levemir
insulin detemir
29
estra with a second ingredient
contraceptives
30
Side effect: breakthrough bleeding; blood clots
contraceptives
31
Estrace
estradiol
32
Prometrium
progesterone
33
ends in "prazole"
proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
34
Tagamet
cimetidine
35
Pepcid
famotidine
36
Zantac
ranitidine
37
ends with "tidine"
H2-receptor blockers
38
end in "setron"; side effect of cardiac arrythmias
5-HT3 antagonists
39
side effect: diarrhea; example is brand name Colace and brand name Miralax (polyethylene glycol-PEG)
laxative
40
anti-diarrheal side effect
constipation
41
Lomotil, Imodium class
anti-diarrheal
