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- aka Nifedipine
- Calcium Channel Blocker
- Used for patients with HTN, dysrythmias and angina.
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- aka Potassium Chloride
- Electrolyte Supplement
- for used in patients with hypokalemia (due to disease or diuretic therapy, metabolic alkalosis
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- aka Diltiazem
- Calcium Channel Blocker
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- aka Procainamide
- antidysrythmic
- used for patients with ventricular arrythmias.
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- aka propranolol
- non selective Beta andrenergic Blocker
- used with patients having HTN.
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For Hypertension ACE Inhibitor
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Antidepressant SSRI Generic name: sertraline
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Treats anxiety disorders Benzodiazepine class Also known as Ativan
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Generic Name: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir Prevents HIV from reproducing itself in the body.
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- Generic name: Amlodipine
- Calcium Channel blocker used in the treatment of hypertension.
- It also helps widen vascular passages.
- It can also be used to treat angina
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Used to decrease cholesterol in body. Generic name: Atorvastatin Used to lower LDL, and thus lowering total body cholesterol.
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Generic name: Losartan Used to treat Hypertension, or kidney disease in patients with Type II Diabetes. Works by antagonizing Angiotensin 2 receptors, thus relaxing vascular vessels and lowering bp.
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Used in conjunction with Levadopa to work against Parkinson's disease. It aids by slowing down metabolism of Levadopa; this allows Dopamine to reach the brain. Levadopa becomes Dopamine, and Carbidopa aids that synthesis.
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Treats hypertension Controls nerve pathways along blood vessels, and relaxes them thus decreasing blood pressure. Also used for alcohol and drug addictions.
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- aka Quetiapine Fumarate
- Antipsychotic
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- anticholinergic
- antiparkinsons
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