Pharmacology: Key Drugs for Asthma, Infections, and Mental Health REAL one

budesonide

Brand name: Pulmicort

DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Asthma / Inh Corticosteroid Contra-indications/

Drug interactions: Drug Hypersensitivity / Antiplatelets, NSAIDs

budesonide/formoterol

DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Asthma, COPD / Inh Corticosteroid Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Drug Hypersensitivity / NSAIDs, Beta-blockers, diuretics

buprenorphine/naloxone

Brand name: Suboxone DEA schedule: III Indication/ therapeutic classification: Opioid dependence / Opioid partial agonist antagonist Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Drug Hypersensitivity / Benzodiazepines

bupropion

Brand name: Wellbutrin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Depression, smoking cessation / Atypical antidepressant Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Bipolar disorder / Benzodiazepines, MAOI

buspirone

Brand name: Buspar DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Anxiety, smoking cessation / Anxiolytic Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Renal impairment / MAOI, grapefruit, alcohol

butalbital/acetaminophen/caffeine

Brand name: Fioricet DEA schedule: N/A (Previously a schedule III drug, now exempt by DEA) Indication/ therapeutic classification: Pain, tension headaches / Analgesic, barbiturate, stimulant Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Liver impairment / Depressants, MAOIs

Benztropine

Brand name: Cogentin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Parkinson's disease / Anticholinergic Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Glaucoma / Alcohol

bisoprolol

Brand name: Zebeta DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Hypertension, angina, A-fib / Beta-blocker (Common suffix '-olol', '-alol') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Cardiogenic shock, bradycardia, COPD

canagliflozin

Brand name: Invokana DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Type II Diabetes / Antidiabetic (SGLT-2 Inhibitor) Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Severe renal impairment, dialysis patients / Diuretics, baclofen, balsalazide

carvedilol

Brand name: Coreg DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Hypertension, arrhythmia, angina, heart failure / Beta-blocker Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Asthma, COPD / Antacids, anticholinergics, diuretics, oral hypoglycemics

cefdinir

Brand name: Omnicef DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections / Cephalosporin (Common prefix 'cef' or 'ceph') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Hx of allergy to cephalosporins and or penicillins

cefuroxime

Brand name: Ceftin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections / Cephalosporin (Common prefix 'cef' or 'ceph') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Hx of allergy to cephalosporins and or penicillins / Orange juice, grapefruit juice, alcohol

celecoxib

Brand name: Celebrex DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Inflammation & pain caused by arthritis / NSAID, Cox-2 Inhibitor Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Sulfonamide allergy, liver/renal impairment / Anticoagulants, diuretics

cephalexin

Brand name: Keflex DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections, surgical prophylaxis / Cephalosporin (Common prefix 'cef' or 'ceph') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Hx of allergy to cephalosporins and or penicillins, pregnancy, breastfeeding / Orange juice, grapefruit juice, alcohol

cetirizine

Brand name: Zyrtec DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Allergies / Anti-Histamine Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Renal impairment / Alcohol, opiates

ciprofloxacin

Brand name: Cipro DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections / Fluoroquinolones (Common suffix '-floxacin') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Myasthenia gravis, tizanidine / Sucralfate, antacids, nitrofurantoin, anticoagulants, alcohol

citalopram

Brand name: Celexa, Lexapro DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Anxiety, Depression / SSRI Antidepressant (Common suffix '-pram' and '-ine') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: - / MAOI, NSAIDs, Anticoagulants, St. John's Wo

clarithromycin

Brand name: Biaxin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections / Macrolide antibiotics Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: - / Oral contraceptives, carbamazepine, cyclosporine, theophylline, warfarin, alcohol

clindamycin

Brand name: Cleocin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Bacterial infections / Lincomycin/lincosamide antibiotic Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Drug hypersensitivity / Vecuronium, alcohol

clonazepam

Brand name: Klonopin DEA schedule: IV Indication/ therapeutic classification: Anxiety, seizures / Benzodiazepine (Common suffix '-zepam' and '-zolam') Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Narrow-angle glaucoma, liver disease / Antihistamines, narcotics, antiepileptics, tricyclic antidepressants

clonidine

Brand name: Catapres DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Hypertension / Alpha-2 agonist Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Bradyarrhythmia / Sleep aids, narcotics, muscle relaxants

clopidogrel

Brand name: Plavix DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Reduce risk of stroke, MI / Antiplatelet Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Active bleeding, thrombocytopenia / NSAIDs, heparin

clotrimazole/betamethasone

Brand name: Lotrisone DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Fungal infection / Antifungal, corticosteroids Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: - / NSAIDs

clozapine

Brand name: Clozaril, Versocloz DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders / Atypical antipsychotics Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Myeloproliferative disorders, uncontrolled epilepsy

colchicine

Brand name: Colcrys, Mitigare, Gloperba DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Gout, Familial Mediterranean fever / Anti-gout drug Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: GI intolerance, renal/hepatic dysfunction / Anti-infectants, antidepressants

conjugated estrogens

Brand name: Premarin DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Moderate to severe Symptoms of menopause / Hormones Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Abnormal genital bleeding, Hx of breast cancer, liver impairment, pregnancy / SERMs

cyclobenzaprine

Brand name: Flexeril DEA schedule: N/A Indication/ therapeutic classification: Muscle spasm & pain / Muscle relaxant Contra-indications/ Drug interactions: Heart conditions, hyperthyroidism / MAOIs, anticholinergics, alcohol