Top 200 - Hormones & Modifiers

Question 1

Glucophage, Glumetza, Fortamet

Answer 1

metformin
Antidiabetic - Biguanides
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; treatment of gestational and prediabetes; treatment of hyperinsulinemia secondary to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), including treatment of infertility; delay of clinical puberty and early menarche in females with precocious puberty; treatment of drug-induced obesity

Question 2

Actos

Answer 2

pioglitazone
Antidiabetic - Thiazolidinediones
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 3

Amaryl

Answer 3

glimepiride
Antidiabetic - Sulfonylureas
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 4

Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL

Answer 4

glipizide
Antidiabetic - Sulfonylureas
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 5

Micronase, Diabeta, Glynase

Answer 5

glyburide
Antidiabetic - Sulfonylureas
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus; treatment of gestational diabetes

Question 6

Januvia

Answer 6

sitagliptin
Antidiabetic - DPP-4 inhibitor
Indication: treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 7

Humalog, Humalog Mix

Answer 7

insulin lispro/insulin lispro protamine
Antidiabetic - insulin
Indication: treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus; treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis; treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus that is inadequately managed by diet, exercise, and oral hypoglycemics

Question 8

Humulin N, Novolin N

Answer 8

isophane insulin NPH
Antidiabetic - insulin
Indication: treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus; treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus that is inadequately managed by diet, exercise, and oral hypoglycemics

Question 9

Humulin, Novolin

Answer 9

regular insulin / isophane insulin NPH
Antidiabetic - insulin
Indication: treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately managed by diet, exercise, and oral hypoglycemics; treatment of gestational diabetes; treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis

Question 10

Lantus

Answer 10

insulin glargine
Antidiabetic - insulin
Indication: treatment of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus

Question 11

Desogen, Mircette, Cyclessa

Answer 11

desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol
Oral Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 12

Yasmin, Yaz

Answer 12

drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol
Oral Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 13

Alesse

Answer 13

levonorgestrel / ethinyl estradiol
Oral Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 14

Ortho Evra

Answer 14

norelgestromin, ethinyl estradiol patch
Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 15

Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo

Answer 15

norgestimate / ethinyl estradiol
Oral Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 16

NuvaRing

Answer 16

etonogestrel / ethinyl estradiol
Contraceptives
Indication: for routine contraception; treatment of acne vulgaris; treatment of endometriosis

Question 17

Premarin, Cenestin, Enjuvia

Answer 17

conjugated estrogens tablet, cream
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause; treatment of premenopausal females with estrogen deficiency; treatment of hypoestrogenism due to primary ovarian failure; palliative treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized; palliative treatment of advanced inoperable prostate cancer

Question 18

Estrace

Answer 18

estradiol tablets, cream
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause; treatment of premenopausal females with estrogen deficiency; treatment of hypoestrogenism due to primary ovarian failure; palliative treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized; palliative treatment of advanced inoperable prostate cancer

Question 19

Climara, Vivelle Dot, Alora, Minivelle

Answer 19

estradiol patch
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause; treatment of premenopausal females with estrogen deficiency; treatment of hypoestrogenism due to primary ovarian failure; palliative treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized; palliative treatment of advanced inoperable prostate cancer

Question 20

Estring

Answer 20

synthetic estrogen
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause; treatment of premenopausal females with estrogen deficiency; treatment of hypoestrogenism due to primary ovarian failure; palliative treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized; palliative treatment of advanced inoperable prostate cancer

Question 21

Vagifem

Answer 21

synthetic estrogen vaginal tablet
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause; treatment of premenopausal females with estrogen deficiency; treatment of hypoestrogenism due to primary ovarian failure; palliative treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized; palliative treatment of advanced inoperable prostate cancer

Question 22

Prempro, Premphase

Answer 22

conjugated estrogens / medroxyprogesterone
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Combo
Indication: treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes and/or related genitourinary symptoms including atrophic vaginitis, vulvar atrophy, or dyspareunia; prophylaxis of osteoporosis due to menopause

Question 23

Evista

Answer 23

raloxifene
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
Indication: treatment of osteoporosis or for osteoporosis prophylaxis in postmenopausal women; prophylaxis of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women; treatment of uterine leiomyomata in postmenopausal women

Question 24

Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid

Answer 24

levothyroxine
Thyroid Agent
Indication: treatment of hypothyroidism; treatment of myxedema coma; hormonal replacement therapy for organ preservation in brain dead donors before organ procurement

Question 25

AndroGel

Answer 25

testosterone Testosterone Replacement Indication: androgen replacement therapy in males with hypogonadism; treatment of delayed puberty in males; palliative treatment of breast cancer that is inoperable in women

Question 26

Deltasone

Answer 26

prednisone Corticosteroid Indication: maintenance therapy of adrenocortical insufficiency; treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia; prophylaxis of kidney transplant rejection ; palliative management of acute lymphocytic leukemia; treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Question 27

Medrol, Solu-Medrol

Answer 27

methylprednisolone Corticosteroid Indication: treatment of asthma or status asthmaticus; treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome; treatment of respiratory conditions including airway-obstructing hemangioma in infants, aspiration pneumonitis, eosinophilic pneumonia, berylliosis, COPD or noncardiogenic pulmonary edema

Question 28

Clovate

Answer 28

clobetasol propionate Corticosteroid Indication: treatment of moderate to severe inflammatory manifestations

Question 29

Kenalog

Answer 29

triamcinolone acetonide Corticosteroid Indication: maintenance therapy in patients with bronchial asthma; management of symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergies including allergic rhinitis; treatment of ocular inflammation; treatment of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis