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Need to know medications for NCLEX
ANALGESICS
• Opioids
• pain threshold by altering pain
perception

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Demerol Meperidine HCL
Dilaudid Hydromorphone ANTICONVULSANTS
❧ interval between seizures
Duragesic, Sublimaze Fentanyl
Morphine Sulfate Morphine Sulfate
Common Brand Name Generic Name
Vicodin, Norco Hydrocodone
Dilantin Phenytoin
Neurontin Gabapentin
Tegretol Carbamazepine
Depakote Valproic Acid
ANXIOLYTICS
• Azaspirodecanedione derivatives ❧ *Neurontin is sometimes prescribed for
• anxiety. Action unknown, thought to act by chronic pain neuropathy
the amount/action of serotonin in certain parts ❧ *Monitor blood levels: Dilantin, Tegretol,
of the brain. and Depakote

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Buspar Buspirone Hydrochloride ANTIDEPRESSANTS
❧ SSRIs
❧ Act by inhibiting serotonin reuptake in CNS

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Celexa Citalopram
Effexor Venlafaxine
Lexapro Escitalopram Oxalate
Paxil Paroxetine
Prozac Fluoxetine
Zoloft Sertraline




Common Brand Names Generic Names BENZODIAZEPINES ( Pam & Lam)
• Enhance/facilitate GABA, an inhibitory
Elavil Amitriptyline neurotransmitter

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Ativan Lorazepam
Valium Diazepam
Xanax Alprazolam

, SEDATIVES/HYPNOTICS

Common Brand Names Generic Names DIURETICS
❧ fluid volume in the body
Ambien Zolpidem Tartrate **NI= monitor daily weight under standard
Lunesta Eszopiclone conditions, assess BP, I&O, presence of edema
LOOP DIURETICS
❧ Inhibit reabsorption of Na+, CL-, K+ and H2O
(in loop of Henle), but also in proximal and
distal renal tubules
Common Drug Names Generic Names
Bumex Bumetanide
ANTICOAGULANTS
Demadex Torsemide
❧ Interferes with blood clotting processes.
Used to prevent thrombus and embolus Lasix Furosemide

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Coumadin Warfarin
Lovenox Enoxaparin
Thiazide Diuretics
• excretion of Na+, Cl-, K+,
Heparin Sodium-from H2O in distal tube and
Heparin
beef/pork ascending loop of Henle

Common Brand Names Generic Names
Diuril Chlorothiazide Sodium
Hydrodiuril, HCTZ Hydrochlorothiazide

ANTIPLATELETS Zaroxolyn Metolazone
❧ Interferes with the 1ST step in the clotting
process: platelet aggregation

Common Brand Names Generic Names
POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
ASA-aspirin Acetylsalicylic Acid
❧ Contains aldosterone at receptor sites in
Plavix Clopidogrel distal tubule; excrete Na+, Cl-, H2O, not K+
❧ *Pepto-Bismol contains aspirin Common Brand Names Generic Names

Aldactone Spironolactone
Dyrenium Triamterene

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