Opiate pain medications
control drogs, addictive
hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone
Medications that end in -pril
Blood pressure medications, ace-inhibitors
Medications that end in -olol
Blood pressure medications, beta-blockerd
Medications that end in the suffix -pine
Calcium channel blockers, blood pressure medication
Medications that end in -sartan
Blood pressure medication, ARBs angiotensin 2 receptor blockers
Diuretics
Blood pressure medication, HCTZ, furosemide, triamterene
Benzodiazepines
Usually end in -pam or -lam
CIII-CV substances
Central nervous system depressant drugs that slow brain and nervous system activity
Xanax, valium, ativan
Cholesterol medications
Usually end in -statin
–fibrates + gemfibrozil
NSAIDs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
* ibuprofen (motrin/advil)
* diclofenac (voltaren)
* naproxen (anaprox/naprosyn)
Antidepressants (list 7)
paroxetine (paxil), fluoxetine (prozac), venlafaxine (effexor), buproprion (wellbutrin), sertraline (zoloft), escitalopram (lexapro), citalopram (celexa)
Acid reducers
–Proton Pump Inhibitors
ususally end in -azole
H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA)
–usally end in -dine (famotidine: pepcid)
Antibiotics (abx)
End in –cillin (amoxicillin, penicillin)
–floxacin (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin)
–cycline, tetracycline abx : (doxycycline)
–romycin – macrolide abx : (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin)
Antibiotics con.td
–ceph: cephalosporin (cephalexin//ceftriaxone)
–micin//mycin: aminoglycoside (neomycin//gentamicin)
Misc. medications
Diuretics
–semide (furosemide: lasix)
–torsemide (demadex)
–thiazide –thi
