Prescription Drugs Week 6 Flashcards
Metformin (class)
Biguanide
Metformin (brand)
Glucophage
Metformin (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Metformin (frequency)
1 qd-bid
Metformin (adverse effects)
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Metformin (counseling)
Avoid excess amounts of alcohol
Glipizide (class)
Sulfonylurea
Glipizide (brand)
Glucotrol
Glipizide (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Glipizide (frequency)
1 qd
Glipizide (adverse effects)
Diarrhea
Hypoglycemia
Glipizide (counseling)
Take 30 minutes before eating, preferably breakfast
Do not drink alcohol
Pioglitazone (class)
Thiazolidinedione
Pioglitazone (brand)
Actos
Pioglitazone (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Pioglitazone (frequency)
1 qd
Pioglitazone (adverse effects)
Edema
Pioglitazone (counseling)
Report symptoms of congestive heart failure
Report symptoms of hepatoxicity
Sitagliptin (class)
DPP-4 inhibitor
Sitagliptin (brand)
Januvia
Sitagliptin (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Sitagliptin (frequency)
1 qd
Sitagliptin (adverse effects)
Headache
Hypoglycemia
Sitagliptin (counseling)
Report symptoms of pancreatitis
Canagliflozin (class)
SGLT-2 inhibitor
Canagliflozin (brand)
Invokana
Canagliflozin (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Canagliflozin (frequency)
1 qd
Canagliflozin (adverse effects)
UTIs
Mycosis
Canagliflozin (counseling)
Take before the first meal of the day
Take a missed dose ASAP– if too close to the next dose, skip and do not double up
Empagliflozin (class)
SGLT-2 inhibitor
Empagliflozin (brand)
Jardiance
Empagliflozin (indication)
Type II Diabetes
Empagliflozin (frequency)
1 qd
Empagliflozin (adverse effects)
UTIs
Increased frequency in urination
Empagliflozin (counseling points)
Monitor for hyperglycemia and report difficulty with glycemic control
Regular insulin (class)
Insulin
Regular insulin (brand)
Humulin R, Novolin R
Regular insulin (indication)
Type I Diabetes
Type II Diabetes
Regular insulin (frequency)
1 tid
Regular insulin (adverse effects)
Hypoglycemia
Weight gain
Regular insulin (counseling)
Administer insulin 30 minutes prior to meals
NPH (class)
Insulin