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 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
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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