Respiratory and misc medications/terms

Albuterol sulfate

Brand Name: Proventil HFA, Proair HFA, Ventolin HFA, Accuneb Qvar

Indication: Asthma

Drug class: Short acting beta 2 agonist

Beclomethasone

Brand name: Qvar

Indication: Asthma

Drug class: Inhaled corticosteroid

Budesonide

Brand name: Pulmicort

Indication: Asthma

Drug class: Inhaled corticosteroid

Budesonide, formoterol fumarate dehydrate

Brand name: symbicort

Indication: asthma, COPD

Drug class: inhaled corticosteroid, long acting beta 2 agonist

Fluticasone propionate, salometerol xinafoate

brand name: advair

Indication: asthma

drug class: inhaled corticosteroid, long acting beta 2 agonist

Ipratropium bromide, albuterol sulfate

brand mane: Combivent, duoneb

Indication: COPD

Drug class: Inhaled anticholinergic, Short acting beta 2 agonist

montelukast sodium

Brand name: Singulair

Indication: allergic rhinitis, asthma

Drug class: leukotriene receptor antagonist

Tiotropium bromide

Brand name: Spiriva Handihaler, spiriva respimat

indication: COPD

Drug class: inhaled anticholinergic

Alendronate sodium

Brand name: Fosamax

Indication: osteoporosis

Drug class: Bisphosphonate

Chlorhexidine Gluconate

Brand name: Peridex, periogard

indication: gingivitis

drug class: antibacterial cleansing agent

Folic acid

brand name: folic acid

indications: macrocytic anemia

drug class: water soluble vitamin

Latanoprost

brand name: Xalatan

Indication: glaucoma

drug class: prostaglandin

Lidocaine

Brand name: Lidoderm, xylocaine

Indication: localized pain, postherpetic neuralgia

Drug class: Local anesthetic

methotextrate sodium

Brand name: Trexall, methotextrate

Indication: Psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis

Drug class: Antimetabolite

Potassium chloride

Brand name: Klor-con, K-dur, Micro-K, Potassium Chloride

Indication: Hypokalemia

Drug class: electrolyte

Sildenafil

Brand name: Viagra

Indications: Erectile dysfunction

Drug class: Phosphodiesterase 5 enzyme inhibitor

Triamcinolone acetonide

Brand name: Kenalog

Indication: Dermatoses

Drug class: Topical corticosteroid

Varenicline tartrate

Brand name: Chantix

Indication: Smoking cessation

Drug class: Partial nicotine agonist

a-, an-

Without, lack of, absence, not

tachy-

rapid

Brady-

slow

hyper-

over, excessed, increased, abnormally high

hypo-

under, below, decreased, abnormally low

iso-

equal, same

olig-, oligo-

few, scanty, deficiency of

path-, patho-, -pathy

disease

pseudo-

false

poly-

many, much

-algia, -algesia

pain

myco-

fungal

-itis

inflammation

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-oma

tumor

-megaly

enlargement

-rhea

flow, discharge

-lysis

separation

-spasm

sudden contraction, cramp

my/o, muscul/o, sarc/o

muscle

oste/o, oss/i, osse/o

bone

pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneumon/o

lung

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

encephal/o

brain

cuntane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin