HOSA Pharmacology - Drug Names

somatotropin (recombinant DNA)

agent of the anterior pituitary gland; Prader-Willi syndrome (growth hormone) ; cause weakness and transient ederma; interacts with insulin

octreotide

50 mcg SC / IV; inhibits rapid or excessive growth; regular effects + changes in blood glucose levels; interacts with anti diabetic medications

corticotropin (ACTH)

IM / SC / IV; diagnostic testing; causes insomnia, acne, distress, infection hypertension, mood changes, etc.; interacts with insulin, diuretics, supplements

thyrotropin alta

0.9 mg IM; diagnostic testing, treatment of thyroid cancer; causes headache and nausea

vasopressin

agent of the posterior pitutitary gland; SCI/ IM / IV; diabetes insipidus, abdominal distention; causes abdominal pain, arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), and reg side effects

desmopressin (DDAVP)

orally / nasal spray / IV; diabetes insipidus, control bleeding in hemophilia; abdominal pain, headache

levothyroxine`

synthetic thyroid replacement; 0.1-0.2 mg PO qd; hypothyroidism; causes weight loss, insomnia and tremors; interacts with anticoagulants

liothyronine

0.25-1 mg PO qd; same as for levothyroxine

liotrix

60-120 mg PO qd; same as levothyroxine

desiccated thyroid

natural thyroid replacement; 60-120 mg PO qd; hypothyroidism; causes same effects and interacts same as synthetic

thionamide derivatives (propylthiouracil)

antithyroid preparation; 300-400 mg PO qd; hyperthyroidism; causes rashes, nausea, fever increased bleeding tendencies; interacts with anticoagulants, iodine 131

methimazole (Tapaozole)

15-60 mg PO tid; same as propylthiouraucil

I, RAI (lodotope)

4-10 millicuries PO qd / IV; same as propylthiouraucil

calcitonin salmon

100 units IM/SC; Paget disease, elevated CA levels, osteoporosis; causes local irritation, GI upset; interacts with lithium

Miacalcin

1 spray in alternating nostrils; same as calcitonin salmon

teriparatide (Forteo)

parathyroid gland medication; 20 mcg SC; osteoporosis, high risk for fractures; causes reg side effects, hypertension, depression, arthralgia (pain in joint)

antipyretic

used to prevent or reduce fever; usually topical

antihistamine

allergy medication

antacid

prevent heart burn; can sometimes by taken orally or topically as a cream/ointment

nitroglycerin

prevention and treatment for angina (severe pain in chest and spreads throughout your shoulders, stomach, etc.); form of ointment

aspirin

used to treat pain, fever and inflammation; allergic keratitis, conjunctivitis - membrane (inflammation of cornea)

barbiturates (acid)

nystagmus (involuntary eye movement)

marijuana

narcotic (stimulant); nystagmus, conjunctivitis, double vision, miosis (constriction of the pupil)

clonidine

medication used to treat high blood pressure; miosis

corticosteroids

SAID; early vision loss, increased intraocular pressure

ethyl alcohol (ethanol)

nystagmus

ibuprofen

NSAID; altered colour/blurred vision

indomethacin

NSAID reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain; mydriasis (dilation of the pupil)

isoniazid

anitbiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis; optic neurtis (inflammation damaging the optic nerve)

lithium

prevent or lessen the intensity of manic episodes; exophthalmos (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball)

opiates

drug with morphinelike effects; miosis

phenothiazine

receptor antagonist, decrease effect of dopamine in the brain; cataracts

phenytoin

anti-seizure medication; nystagmus

thiazide diuretics

transient myopia (accommodative spasm in the eye), yellow colour to vision