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Digoxin (Lanoxin®) |
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Lidocaine (Xylocaine®)
Procainamide (Procan®)
Quinidine (Quinidex®)
Amiodarone (Cordarone®)
Disopyramide (Norpace®)
Mexiletine (Mexitil®)
Flecainide (Tambocor®)
Propafenone (Rythmol®)
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Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat®)
Isosorbide Dinitrate (Isordil®)
Isosorbide Mononitrate (Imdur®, ISMO®, Monoket®)
Calcium channel blockers
Nitroglycerin is also available as transdermal patches
NOTE: Nitroglycerin should avoid heat and stored with a tightly sealed lid |
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Hydralazine (Apresoline®) - Use to decrease blood pressure
Nitroprusside (Nitropress®) - Used in hospitals to decrease blood pressure
Papaverine (Pavabid®)
Isoxsuprine (Vasodilan®) |
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Nifedipine (Procardia®)
Verapamil (Calan®, Isoptin®)
Diltiazem (Cardizem®)
Nicardipine (Cardene®)
Amlodipine (Norvasc®)
Felodipine (Plendil®) |
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Angiotensin- Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors |
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Captopril (Capoten®)
Enalapril (Vasotec®)
Lisinopril (Zestril®, Prinivil®)
Benazepril (Lotensin®)
Fosinopril (Monopril®)
Quinapril (Accupril®)
Ramipril (Altace®) |
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Angiotensin II Inhibitors |
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Examples
Losartan (Cozaar®)
Valsartan (Diovan®) |
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Beta- Adrenergic Blockers |
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Examples
Atenolol (Tenormin®)
Metoprolol (Lopressor®)
Propranolol (Inderal®)
Nadol (Corgard®)
Pindolol (Visken®)
Sotalol (Betapace®)
Acebutolol (Sectral®)
Labetalol (Normodyne®, Trandate®)
Timolol (Blocadren®, Timoptic®) |
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Alpa- Adrenergic Blockers |
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Examples
Prazosin (Minipress®)
Terazosin (Hytrin®)
Doxazosin (Cardura®)
Methyldopa (Aldomet®) |
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Lovastatin (Mevacor®) - Mechanism of Action - decreases LDL, decreases Triglycerides
Gemfibrozil (Lopid®) - Mechanism of Action - decreases LDL, decreases Triglycerides, increases HDL Nicotinic acid/Niacin - B3 vitamin Mechanism of action - decreases LDL, decreases Triglycerides, increases HDL
Cholestyramine (Questran®) - Mechanism of Action - decrease LDL
Pravastatin (Pravachol®)
Simvastatin (Zocor®)
Atorvastatin (Lipitor®)
Fluvastatin (Lescol®)
Colestipol (Colestid®) |
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