Top 100 Drugs

Question 1

Acetyl cysteine

Answer 1

150mg/kg, 200ml, 15 mins
50mg/kg, 500ml, 4h
100mg/kg, 1L, 16h

Question 2

Naloxone

And max

Answer 2

400mcg, 2-3mins, max 10mg

IV, IM if no access

Question 3

Gaviscon

Answer 3

10-20ml after meals and ON

Question 4

Activated charcoal

Answer 4

50g PO

Upto 1h after ingestion

Question 5

Hyoscine butylbromide

Aka, PO, acute, max

Answer 5

Buscopan
20mg QDS PO
IBS 10mg TDS

Acute: 20mg IM/ slow IV
Max 100mg

Question 6

Atropine sulphate

Answer 6

0.5mg IV

Up to 3mg

Question 7

Mebeverine

Answer 7

135-150mg TDS PO

Question 8

Ranitidine

Answer 8

150mg BD PO
Or
300mg ON

Question 9

Lansoprazole

Answer 9

15-30mg OD PO

Question 10

Loperamide

Max

Answer 10

4mg STAT
2mg BD-QDS
Max 16mg daily

Question 11

Senna

Answer 11

2-4 tablets ON

Start low, build up

Question 12

Lactulose

Answer 12

15ml BD

Question 13

Digoxin

2 reasons

Answer 13

AF; 125-250mcg OD

HF; 62.5-125mcg OD

Question 14

Bendroflumethiazide

2 reasons

Answer 14

HTN; 2.5mg OM

Edema; 5-10mg OM

Question 15

Furosemide

2 routes

Answer 15

PO
Initially 40mg OD then 20-40mg OD

IM/ slow IV
20-50mg
Then max 20mg every 2h?

Question 16

Spironolactone

2 reasons

Answer 16

HF adjunct
25mg OD

Ascites
100-400mg OD

Question 17

Bisoprolol

Answer 17

Tachy: 2.5mg PO
HTN, angina: 10mg OD

Adjunct HF
Start low go slow
1.25mg OD progress to max 10mg

Question 18

Labetalol

Answer 18

BP control

10-20mg every 10min
max 300mg

Question 19

Doxazosin

Answer 19

a blocker: HTN, BPH, renal stone

4mg OD PO

Question 20

GTN infusion

Answer 20

1-10mg/hour

Chest pain
P edema
HTN

Question 21

Amlodipine

Answer 21

Start 5mg

Max 10mg OD

Question 22

Dalteparin

Answer 22

Fragmin
Surgical prophylaxis: 
- mod risk: 2500units
- high risk: 5000 units
Med prophylaxis
- 5000 units

Tx dose: weight dependent
Max 18000 units

Question 23

Fondaparinux

Answer 23

NSTEMI: 2.5mg OD

Question 24

Adrenaline: cardiac arrest

Answer 24

IV
1:10,000
1mg in 10ml
3-5mins

Question 25

SE anti histamine

Answer 25

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Question 26

Ipratropium

Answer 26

500mcg Neb (4-6h) Atrovent: - short acting, anti muscarinic

Question 27

Chlorphenamine | 2 routes

Answer 27

4mg, 4-6h, PO - max 24mg Slow IV/IM 10mg, QDS - max 40mg

Question 28

Cetirizine

Answer 28

10mg OD, PO

Question 29

Equivalent dose to 5mg diazepam - chlordiazepoxide - lorazepam - tamazepam

Answer 29

- chlordiazepoxide: 15mg - lorazepam: 1mg - tamazepam: 10mg

Question 30

Diazepam

Answer 30

Anxiety - 2mg TDS Insomnia fur to anxiety - 5-15mg ON One off - 5mg?

Question 31

Zopiclone

Answer 31

Adults - 7.5mg ON Elderly - 3.75mg ON

Question 32

Haloperidol

Answer 32

PO: 0.5-3mg BD/TDS IM: 2-10mg max 18mg

Question 33

Amitriptyline

Answer 33

Neuropathic pain and migraine prophylaxis - 10mg ON step up to 75mg ON Depression 75-200mg ON

Question 34

Cyclizine

Answer 34

50mg TDS IV/IM/PO

Question 35

Metoclopramide

Answer 35

10mg TDS, IM/IV/PO 5mg younger adults or under 60kg

Question 36

Ondansetron

Answer 36

4mg TDS, IV/IM/PO

Question 37

Prochlorperazine

Answer 37

Acute: deep IM 12.5mg | PO there after

Question 38

Tramadol

Answer 38

50-100mg TDS, max 4h

Question 39

Morphine sulphate

Answer 39

5-10mg slow IV/IM/SC/PO, 4h Elderly: 2.5-5mg

Question 40

Flucloxacillin

Answer 40

PO 250-500mg QDS

Question 41

Amoxicillin

Answer 41

PO/IV 500mg TDS

Question 42

Co amoxiclav

Answer 42

T, TDS, PO 250/125 500/125

Question 43

Tazocin

Answer 43

IV 4.5g TDS max QDS

Question 44

Gentamicin

Answer 44

5mg/kg, IV OD

Question 45

Clarithromycin

Answer 45

250-500mg BD PO

Question 46

Teicoplanin

Answer 46

Weight dependent | Require loading dose for 3d

Question 47

Trimethoprim

Answer 47

PO 200mg BD

Question 48

Metronidazole

Answer 48

500mg BD/TDS, PO/IV

Question 49

Ciproflixacin

Answer 49

500-750mg BD PO

Question 50

Nitrofurantoin

Answer 50

50mg QDS PO | 3d women, 7d men

Question 51

Nystatin

Answer 51

100,000 units (1ml), QDS, PO

Question 52

Fluconazole

Answer 52

50mg OD PO

Question 53

Clindamycin

Answer 53

150-300mg QDS PO | IV/IM available: diff dose

Question 54

Aminophyline

Answer 54

Not on theophylline!!!! | 5mg/kg load 20min Max 500mg