THREE Flashcards
Amlodipine
CCB - DHP
Pill
Hypertension, angina
Amoxicillin
Antibiotic (Beta-lactam/Penicillin)
Pill
Urinary-tract infections; oral infections; bronchitis; low-severity pneumonia; invasive salmonellosis; listerial meningitis
Aspirin ACS
Anti-platelet agent, cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor
Pill secondary prevention of thrombotic cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease, and following by-pass surgery
Atropine
Anti-muscarinic
IV
Second-degree heart block Mobitz Type 1 (Wenckebach block), acute bradycardia
Beclometasone
Corticosteroid
Inhaler
Asthma
Bendroflumethiazide
Diuretic (Thiazide)
Pill
Oedema; hypertension (although now thiazide-like drugs are preferred eg indipamide)
Bezofibrate
Fibrate (PPAR agonist)
Hypercholesterolemia (accessory therapy, usually in combination with statins)
Bisoprolol
Beta-blocker
Pill
Arrhythmias; migraine; Hypertension (4th line); heart failure (not atenolol – other beta blockers eg carvedilol and metoprolol)
Clarithromycin
Antibiotic (Macrolide)
Tablet/IV
Susceptible infections in patients with penicillin hypersensitivity; oral infections; campylobacter enteritis; syphilis; non-gonococcal urethritis; respiratory-tract infections; skin infections; group A streptococcal infection
Clopidogrel
ADP receptor inhibitor (Anti-platelet agent) P2Y(12) inhibitor
Tablet
CAD, PVD & cerebrovascular disease
Dabigatran
Direct thrombin inhibitor (NOAC)
Capsule
Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (to reduce the risk of stroke), DVT or PE,
Digoxin
Cardiac glycoside
Oral: Tablet or Liquid
Heart failure; supraventricular arrhythmias
Diltiazem
Calcium channel blocker, Non-DHP (Non-Dihydropyridine)
Oral or inject
Angina, Hypertension, Arrhythmia
Ezetimibe
Inhibits the absorption of cholesterol from the intestine
Tablet
Adjunct to dietary measures in controlling hypercholesterolaemia
Furosemide
Diuretic (Loop)
Pill & IV
Oedema (but not when due to venous insufficency); resistant hypertension
