Nursing Pharmacology (Drugs)
albuterol - Answer-(SABA) short acting beta 2 receptor agonist, used for bronchospasm, acute
symptoms of asthma
acetaminophen - Answer-centrally acting cox inhibitor; analgesic and antipyretic properties; no
antiinflammatory,antirheumatic properties
acyclovir - Answer-Antimetabolite for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus & Varicella-Zoster Virus
Infections;
MOAs: Purine necleoside analog: DNA polymerase inhibitor, suppresses synthesis of viral DNA,
resistance.
amiodarone - Answer-Class 3 Potassium channel blocker
Only approved for life-threatening dysrhythmias.
Delays repolarization and extends action potential of heart muscle cells.
SE: Profound hypotension."
amoxicillin - Answer-Broad-spectrum penicillin active against H. influenzae, E. coli, and N.
Gonorrhoeae. It is inactivated by beta-lactamases, so not helpful for Staphylococcus.
atropine - Answer-muscinarinic receptor antagonist/anticholinergic drug; used for mydriases
(eye exams), to raise HR, lower GI motility, and as antidote to muscarinic poisoning (rx,
shrooms)
amphotericin B - Answer-broad spectrum antifungal, which is the agent of choice for systemic
mycoses, despite being highly toxic. Its uses are limited to treating progressive and potentially
fatal infections. Adverse effects include infusion reactions, nephrotoxicity, and hypokalemia.
aspirin - Answer-A drug that decrease platelet aggregation and is used to prevent arterial
thrombosis, stroke, or MI. Major SEs include risk of major GI bleeding. This drug is an NSAID
that works by inhibiting platelet COX, COX-1, and COX-2.
beclomethasone - Answer-inhaled corticosteroid used to treat airway inflammation in asthma
bethanechol - Answer-muscarinic agnonist, used primarily for urinary retention
buproprion - Answer-(DA and NE). Weight loss, seizure, insomnia, headache, serotonin
syndrome (see laundry list above), withdrawal, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
captopril - Answer-ACE inhibitor - shown to have efficacious effects in treating a patient with
heart failure. Blocks production of angiotensin II, dilates arterioles and veins, and decreases
release of aldosterone. It may show the adverse effects of hypotension, hyperkalemia, or
persistant cough, CARDIAC REMODELING
carbenicillin - Answer-"Extended spectrum (antipseudomonal penicillins), which has the same
spectrum of activity as broad-spectrum penicillins, plus treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
