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    Name That Drug
    Name That Drug
    Name That Drug
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    Name That Drug

    By Ashok S. Karnik, M.D.

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    book for pharmacy examinations for pharmacy , medical ,nurse practitioners,physician assistants, nursing students.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateApr 1, 2016
    ISBN9781495196546
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      Name That Drug - Ashok S. Karnik, M.D.

      Preface

      Memorial for Parents

      Shantaram Karnik and Vatsala Gupte

      For their guidance and love for Education.

      Acknowledgement: Support of My Wife Viju Karnik

      ISBN: 978-1-4951965-4-6

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      Description: This is an antiepileptic drug.

      Indication: Partial onset/primary generalized, tonic /clonic seizures. Prophylaxis of migraine.

      Availability: Tablet 25, 50, 100, 200 mg. Sprinkle capsules 15, 25 mg.

      Side Effects: Paresthesia, taste perversion, anorexia.

      Precautions: Watch for eye complaints, visual field defects, glaucoma, acute myopia must lead to discontinuation.

      NDC: 50458-639

      Hint: The head is the top part of the body.

      Your Answer: __________________________

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      Description: This drug is a topical high potency steroid for allergic and chronic dermatologic conditions.

      Pharmacology: It is a synthetic adrenocortical steroid, analog of prednisone with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive actions.

      Indication: Eczema, allergic dermatitis, psoriasis.

      Availability: Cream, ointment, lotion, gel .05%, 0.1%, 0.12% regular or augmented potency intermediate or super high.

      Side Effects: Usually none. Skin atrophy with chronic use.

      Precautions: Large area occlusive dressings, prolonged regular use can lead to systemic absorption and suppress hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

      Hint: It is not triamcinolone!

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug helps in weight reduction and is an adjunct to other measures in patients with BMI>30 kg/m².

      Pharmacology: It is a serotonin 2C receptor agonist (serotonergic).

      Indication: Morbid obesity.

      Availability: Tablet 10 mg BID. Dosage: 1 tab BID.

      Side Effects: Headache, hypoglycemia in diabetics on antidiabetic therapy, nausea, constipation.

      Precautions: Do baseline CBC, EKG. Beware the possibility of serotonin excess syndrome with neurologic, cardiovascular, and GI symptoms. Use with caution in patients with erectile dysfunction.

      Contraindication: Pregnancy.

      NDC: 62856-529

      Hint: The only 5-HT2C receptor agonist approved for weight loss.

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug lowers high blood pressure and heart rate.

      Pharmacology: It is a synthetic beta-1 cardioselective adrenoreceptor blocking agent.

      Indication: Hypertension, angina, myocardial infarction.

      Availability: Tablet 25, 50, 100mg.IV dose 5 mg/mL.

      Dosage: 50-200 mg qd.

      Side Effects: Hypotension, sinus bradycardia, bronchospasm, CHF.

      Precautions: Evaluate heart rate and rhythm, hypotension, bradycardia, heart block.

      Contraindication: Sinus bradycardia, 2nd and 3rd degree heart block, congestive heart failure, asthma, COPD.

      NDC: 42291-140

      Hint: Do not confuse it with Toprol.

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug is an antiprotozoal agent.

      Pharmacology: It is an analog of naphthoquinone.

      Indication: Pneumocystis carinii treatment and prevention in HIV patients that cannot tolerate TMP-SMX.

      Availability: Suspension 750 mg/5mL. Dosage 5 mL BID for 21 days.

      Side Effects: Rash, headache, GI upset.

      Precautions: Rifampin can decrease absorption by 50%.

      Hint: Absorption of the medicine is increased with meal!

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug is useful in the management of HIV infection.

      Pharmacology: It is a nucleoside analogue, an inhibitor of reverse transcriptase, an antiretroviral agent.

      Indication: HIV infection.

      Availability: Tablet 300 mg. Oral Solution 20 mg/mL.

      Dosage: One tablet BID.

      Side Effects: Bad dreams, sleep problems, nausea, headache,

      tiredness, vomiting.

      Precautions: Patient should be evaluated for allele HLA-B*5701 as they are high risk for hypersensitivity reaction. Reduce dose for hepatic involvement. Watch for hypersensitivity reaction.

      NDC: 0378-4105

      Hint: The brand name starts with the letter Z, but it is neither Zerit nor Zovirax.

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug is helpful in the management of neuropathic and muscle pain.

      Pharmacology: It has high affinity to the α 2-delta site in CNS tissues, probably causing antinociceptive and anti-seizure effects.

      Indication: Peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, adjunct in

      partial onset seizures. Postherpetic

      Availability: Capsule 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 225, 300 mg.

      ‘Oral solution 20 mg/mL.

      Side Effects: Dizziness, somnolence, dry mouth.

      Precautions: Watch for angioedema and myopathy.

      NDC: 50436-1265

      Hint: It is not Cymbalta!

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This is a lipid-lowering agent.

      Pharmacology: It is an HMG-COA reductase inhibitor.

      Indication: Hyperlipidemia.

      Availability: Tablet 1, 2, 4, mg. Dosage: 2 mg qd.

      Side Effects: Back pain, GI symptoms.

      Precautions: Increased risk of myopathy with higher dose of 4 mg qd. Monitor liver enzymes and CK levels.

      NDC: 66869-104

      Hint: It is the only statin with 1 mg dosage. The brand name is suggested by words livelong!

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This is an antibacterial drug. It is helpful in diarrhea and liver failure.

      Pharmacology: It is a structured analog of Rifampin.

      Indication: Traveler’s diarrhea due to non-invasive E. coli,

      reduction of overt hepatic encephalopathy.

      Availability: Tablet 200, 550 mg. Dosage: For diarrhea: 200 mg TID x 3 days. For encephalopathy: 550 mg BID.

      Side Effects: GI related.

      Precautions: Not effective in other. coli organism causing diarrhea.

      NDC: 54868-6154

      Hint: The brand name has the strength of the tablets, 200 mg or 550 mg. It is the only medicine with dosage 200 mg TID for 3 days.

      Your Answer: ____________________________

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      Description: This drug helps in smoking cessation treatment.

      Pharmacology: It binds with high affinity and selectivity at 4B2 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. This binding is considered to produce agonist activity and prevents nicotine binding.

      Indication: Smokers with nicotine dependency.

      Availability: Tablet 0.5 mg, 1 mg. Dosage: 1 mg BID

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