NURS 3507 Pharm 1 Exam 1 Drug Names

Benzo name help?

-lam and -pam

diazepam

Benzodiazepine

lorazepam

Benzodiazepine

alprazolam

Benzodiazepine

midazolam

Benzodiazepine

clonazepam

Benzodiazepine

flumazenil

antidote for benzodiazepines

Buspirone

Antianxiety, NOT a benzo

antipsychotic name help?

Maybe? If your brain works this way:

-apine

-idone

'Pips'

NOT -prazole!

haloperidol

typical antipsychotic

Chlorpromazine

typical antipsychotic

fluphenazine

typical antipsychotic

risperidone

atypical antipsychotic

Olanzapine

atypical antipsychotic

quetiapine

atypical antipsychotic

aripiprazole

Atypical Antipsychotic

loxapine

typical antipsychotic

clozapine

atypical antipsychotic

dantrolene

Muscle Relaxant (NMS/MH)

tricyclic antidepressant name help?

-triptyline

amitriptyline

tricyclic antidepressant

Nortiptyline

tricyclic antidepressant

SSRI name help?

Not really?

There are some that end in -ine but I'm going to caution you with that...so do MAOIs, etc.

-citalopram

Fluoxetine

SSRI

sertraline

SSRI

paroxetine

SSRI

citalopram

SSRI

escitalopram

SSRI

SNRI name help?

Kinda?

-venlafaxine

venlafaxine

SNRI

duloxetine

SNRI

desvenlafaxine

SNRI

mirtazapine

Antidepressant

Trazadone

Antidepressant

MAOI name help?

Not really...more than end in -ine

phenelzine

MAOI

selegiline

MAOI

lithium

mood stabilizer

opioid name help?

kinda? they have the letter 'O' in most of them

morphine

Opioid Analgesic

meperidine

Opioid

hydromorphone

Opioid Analgesic

codeine

opioid

fentanyl

Opioid Analgesic

oxycontin

opioid

Methadone

opioid (also used in substance use disorder)

hydrocodone + acetaminophen

opioid with nonopioid

oxycodone + acetaminophen

opioid with nonopioid

naloxone

opioid antagonist

Aspirin

Antiplatelet NSAID

Ibuprofen

NSAID

Naproxen

NSAID

Indomethacin

NSAID

ketorolac

NSAID

meloxicam

NSAID

celecoxib

NSAID

DMARD name help?

a little: -mab ("ends in mab means mad immunosuppression")

infliximab

DMARD/immune

Allopurinol

xanthine oxidase inhibitor, antigout

Probenecid

antigout

Colchicine

antigout

benzoyl peroxide

acne atb topical

Isotretinoin

systemic acne med

hydrocortisone

Corticosteroid

clobetasol propionate

topical corticosteroid

Calcipotriene

topical vitamin D

Tacrolimus

Calcineurin inhibitor

pimecrolimus

Calcineurin inhibitor

topical psoriatic medication name help?

one category ends in -crolimus

Methotrexate

immunosuppressant

Cyclosporine

Immunosuppressant

Silver sulfadiazine

topical sulfonamide