Rxprep mnemonics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RXPREP: KEY DRUGS, MNEMONICS, STUDY TIPS1 • HAZARDOUS DRUGS are: o Teratogenic o Carcinogenic o Genotoxic (damage the DNA and can cause cancer) o Have reproductive toxicity o Cause organ toxicity at low doses • Key hazardous drugs that require SPECIAL HANDLING to avoid toxicity to workers: o All pregnancy category X drugs, category D’s and a few C’s, and paroxetine, methotrexate, misoprostol, mifepristone, ribavirin o Antineoplastics (chemotherapeutics) o 5-alpha reductase inh...

Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - Answer Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine). Hypersensitivity to one type of drug in an anesthetic class, such as the ester-type procaine, does not confer cross-reactivity to drugs within the opposite anesth...

RXPREP: KEY DRUGS, MNEMONICS, STUDY TIPS • HAZARDOUS DRUGS are: o Teratogenic o Carcinogenic o Genotoxic (damage the DNA and can cause cancer) o Have reproductive toxicity o Cause organ toxicity at low doses • Key hazardous drugs that require SPECIAL HANDLING to avoid toxicity to workers: o All pregnancy category X drugs, category D’s and a few C’s, and paroxetine, methotrexate, misoprostol, mifepristone, ribavirin o Antineoplastics (chemotherapeutics) o 5-alpha reduct...