Hospital Authority (HA) Drug Formulary Practice Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the major therapeutic drug classes and pharmacological agents listed within the Hospital Authority (HA) Drug Formulary transcript.

Dyspepsia and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) Drugs

A category of gastrointestinal medications including ALUMINIUM / MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE AND SIMETHICONE, ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE, MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE, and GAVISCON.

Antispasmodics and Other Drugs Altering Gut Motility

Medications used for gastrointestinal spasms, such as HYOSCINE, MEBEVERINE, OTILONIUM BROMIDE, and PEPPERMINT OIL.

Antisecretory Drugs and Mucosal Protectants

Gastrointestinal agents including BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE, FAMOTIDINE, MISOPROSTOL, PANTOPRAZOLE, RABEPRAZOLE, and SUCRALFATE.

Laxatives

Drugs used to treat constipation, categorized as General Drugs including BISACODYL, DOCUSATE, GLYCEROL, LACTULOSE, and SENNATOSIDE B.

Positive Inotropic Drugs

Cardiovascular medications like DIGOXIN and MILRINONE that affect the force of muscular contractions.

Diuretics

A range of drugs used to increase urine production, including AMILORIDE, BUMETANIDE, FRUSEMIDE, HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, and SPIRONOLACTONE.

Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs

Specifically categorized cardiovascular agents such as AMIODARONE, ATROPINE, DISOPYRAMIDE, FLECAINIDE, and PROPAFENONE.

Beta-Adrenoceptor Blocking Drugs

Heart-related medications listed as ATENOLOL, BISOPROLOL, CARVEDILOL, LABETALOL, METOPROLOL, and PROPRANOLOL.

Anticoagulants and Protamine

Blood-thinning agents including ENOXAPARIN, HEPARIN, WARFARIN, and the reversal agent PROTAMINE SULPHATE.

Antiplatelet Drugs

General drugs such as ASPIRIN, ASPIRIN + GLYCINE, and DIPYRIDAMOLE, as well as specialized drugs like CLOPIDOGREL and TICAGRELOR.

Lipid-Regulating Drugs

Cholesterol-related treatments including ATORVASTATIN, ROZUVISTATIN, SIMVASTATIN, and GEMFIBROZIL.

Bronchodilators

Respiratory medications like AMINOPHYLLINE, IPRATROPIUM, SALBUTAMOL, and THEOPHYLLINE used to open airways.

Inhaled Corticosteroids

Agents including BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BUDESONIDE (INH), and FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (INH) for respiratory inflammation.

Hypnotics and Anxiolytics

CNS drugs for sleep and anxiety, including ALPRAZOLAM, DIAZEPAM, LORAZEPAM, MIDAZOLAM, and ZOLPIDEM.

Antipsychotic Drugs (Psychoses and Related Disorders)

A class featuring CHLORPROMAZINE, HALOPERIDOL, QUETIAPINE, RISPERIDONE, and LITHIUM CARBONATE.

Antidepressant Drugs

Agents such as AMITRIPTYLINE, CITALOPRAM, FLUOXETINE, MIRTAZAPINE, SERTRALINE, and VENLAFAXINE.

Analgesics

Pain management medications including ASPIRIN, PARACETAMOL, CODEINE PHOSPHATE, MORPHINE, FENTANYL, and TRAMADOL.

Antiepileptics

Drugs for seizure control, such as CARBAMAZEPINE, CLONAZEPAM, GABABENTIN, LEVETIRACETAM, and VALPROATE SODIUM.

Drugs Used in Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

CNS agents including AMANTADINE, BENZHEXOL, BROMOCRIPTINE, MADOPAR (OR EQUIV), and SELEGILINE.

Antibacterial Drugs

A large category of anti-infectives including AMOXYCILLIN, AZITHROMYCIN, CEPHALEXIN, CLOXACILLIN, DOXYCYCLINE, and VANCOMYCIN.

Antiviral Drugs

Anti-infective agents such as ACYCLOVIR, ENTECAVIR, OSELTAMIVIR, RIBAVIRIN, and ZIDOVUDINE.

Drugs Used in Diabetes

Endocrine system treatments including GLICLAZIDE, METFORMIN, and various INSULIN types (Human, Isophane, Neutral).

Cytotoxic Drugs

Cancer treatments including CARBOPLATIN, CISPLATIN, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, FLUOROURACIL, and METHOTREXATE.

Drugs used in Rheumatic Diseases and Gout

Musculoskeletal drugs including ALLOPURINOL, COLCHICINE, DICLOFENAC, IBUPROFEN, and METHOTREXATE.

Treatment of Glaucoma

Ophthalmic medications such as ACETAZOLAMIDE, BETAXOLOL, BRIMONIDINE, LATANOPROST, and TIMOLOL.

Specialized Antidotes

Life-saving agents including ACETYLCYSTEINE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDETATE, DIGOXIN IMMUNE FAB, and NALOXONE.