Cardiovascular drugs

Anti platelet drug uses

Prevent heart attacks and strokes

Anti platelet drug side effects

bleeding and bruising (P)

Anti platelet drug examples

aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor

Anti-thrombotic drug uses

Treat blood clots or strokes, Acute situations in hospital

Anti-thrombotic drug side effects

Bleeding, excessive bruising

Anti-thrombotic drug examples

Alteplase(tPA)

tPA

tissue plasminogen activator

Alpha agonist drug uses

Treat hypertension (AA)

Alpha agonist drug side effects

Hypotension (A)

Alpha agonist drug examples

Catapres

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) drug hint

Ends in sartan

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) drug uses

Treat hypertension and heart failure

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) drug side effects

Increased potassium levels, hypotension

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) drug examples

Losartan, Amesartan, Valsartan

miscellaneous drugs that mod. cholesterol uses

hypercholersterolemia (M)

miscellaneous drugs that mod. cholesterol side effects

gastrointestinal effects

miscellaneous drugs that mod. cholesterol examples

zetia, Vytorin, lovasa, Niaspan

Anti coagulant drug uses

Treat or prevent blood clots, heart attacks and strokes

Anti coagulant drug side effects

Bleeding, bruising

Anti coagulant drug examples

Eliquis, Pradaxa, Xarelto, Coumadin, injectable lovenox, heparin

Anti-arrhythmia drug hint

Amiodarone sets the heart rhythms tone

Anti-arrhythmia drug uses

Various arrhythmias

Anti-arrhythmia drug side effects

arrhythmias

Anti-arrhythmia drug examples

Amiodarone, injectable lidocaine

Calcium channel blocker drug uses

Treat hypertension

Calcium channel blocker drug side effects

hypotension

Calcium channel blocker drug side effects (cardizem and verelan)

Hypotension, bradycardia

Calcium channel blocker drug examples

Norvasc, cardizem, procardia, verelan, lotrel

Cardioglycoside drug hint

Digoxin is a toxin

Cardioglycoside drug uses

Atrial fibrillation, heart failure, increases heart contracting ability

Cardioglycoside drug side effects

Digoxin toxicity

Symptoms of digoxin toxicity

Bradycardia, vision changes, arrhythmias, nausea and vomiting

Cardioglycoside drug examples

Digoxin

Vasodilator drug uses

Heart failure, angina, potent at relaxing blood vessels

Vasodilator drug side effects

Hypotension, headache

Vasodilator drug examples

Apresoline, imdur, nitrostat, nitro-dur

HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor drug hint

Ends in statin

HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor drug uses

Hypercholesterolemia(H)

HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor drug side effects

Myalgias, Rhabdmyolysis

HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor drug examples

atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin

Erythropoiesis stimulating agent drug hint

Contain epo in the name

Erythropoiesis stimulating agent drug uses

Anemia

Erythropoiesis stimulating agent drug side effects

Blood clots, cancer

Erythropoiesis stimulating agent drug examples

Aranesp, Procrit

Fibric acid derivatives (fibrates) drug hint

Contain fib in the name

Fibric acid derivatives (fibrates) drug uses

Hypercholesterolemia (F)

Fibric acid derivatives (fibrates) drug side effects

Myalgias, Rhabdmyolysis (F)

Fibric acid derivatives (fibrates) drug examples

Tricor, Triliprix, Lopid

Beta blocker drug hint

BLOCKED “LOL”

Beta blocker drug uses

Treat hypertension and heart failure (B)

Beta blocker drug side effects

Hypotension, Bradycardia (B)

Beta blocker drug examples

Atenolol, Carvedilol, Metoprolol, Nebivolol, Propranolol

Diuretics hint

Ends in one or ide

Diuretics uses

Heart failure, hypertension

Diuretics side effects

Hypotension, Electrolyte changes

Diuretics examples

Thalitone, Lasix, Microzide, Dyazide, Aldactone

ACE inhibitor drug hint

A coughing enzyme, ends in pril

ACE inhibitor drug uses

Treat hypertension, heart failure

ACE inhibitor drug side effects

Dry cough, Increased potassium levels, Hypotension, Angioedema

ACE inhibitor drug Examples

Benazepril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Ramipril