Zambowood Health Center Drug Classifications

And Indications

NOTE: DO NOT ENCOURAGE SELF MEDICATION. SEEK FOR PHYSICIAN’S ADVISE.

Prepared by Norjetalexis Maningo Cabrera RN (Nurse Trainee)

ANTIPROTOZOAL

METRONIDAZOLE Ambebic liver disease, intestinal amoebiasis, tricomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, diarrhea by clostridium defficile, PID

ANTIHELMINTICS

MEBENDAZOLE Pinworm, roundworm, whipworm, hookworm, trichinosis, capillariasis, dracunculiasis

ALBENDAZOLE Ascariasis, ancylostoma, pinworm, trichuriasis, caoillariasis, fluke

PYRANTEL PAMOATE Roundworm, pinworm ANTIFUNGALS

FLUOCONAZOLE Esophageal candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis, vuolvovaginal candidiasis, systemic candidisasis

KETOCONAZOLE Candidiasis, histoplasmosis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris

NYSTATIN candidiasis

ANTIANGINALS AMLODIPINE Chronic stable angina, hypertension

NIFEDIPINE Vasospastic angina, hypertension ANTIHYPERTENSIVES

CAPTOPRIL Hypertension, diabetic neuropathy, heart failure LOSARTAN POTASSIUM Hypertension

METHYLDOPA Hypertension, hypertensive crisis ATENOLOL Angina pectoris, hypertension, acute MI

ANTIHISTAMINES CETIRIZINE HCl Seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis,

chronic urticaria

DYPHENHYDRAMINE HCl Rhinitis, allergy symptoms, motion sickness, sedation LORATADINE Upper respiratory allergies,

ANTIULCERS CIMETIDINE Prevent GI bleeding, duodenal ulcer, benign gastric

ulceration, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, GERD, heartburn

FAMOTIDINE Duodenal ulcer, benign gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison syndrome, GERD, heartburn

RANITIDINE Duodenal and gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison syndrome, GERD, erosive esophagitis, heartburn

OMEPRAZOLE GERD, erosive esophagitis, zollinger-ellison syndrome, H.pylori infection, benign gastric ulcer

ANTI-INFECTIVES (MACROLIDE)

AZITHROMYCIN COPD, skin infection, pharyngitis, CAP, PID, otitis media

CLARITHROMYCIN Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, worsening chronic bronchitis, maxillary sinusitis, CAP, skin infection, otitis media, duodenal ulcer

ANTIDIARRHEAL

LOPERAMIDE Diarrhea ANTACIDS

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE *** MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE ***

ANTIEMETICS MECLIZINE HCl Vertigo, motion sickness

METOCLOPRAMIDE HCl Nausea and vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, GERD,

ANTIDIABETICS GLIPIZIDE Type II diabetes mellitus, insulin therapy replacement

METFORMIN HCl Type II diabetes mellitus ANTI-GOUT

ALLOPURINOL Secondary gout, hyperuricemia

Zambowood Health Center Drug Classifications

And Indications

NOTE: DO NOT ENCOURAGE SELF MEDICATION. SEEK FOR PHYSICIAN’S ADVISE.

Prepared by Norjetalexis Maningo Cabrera RN (Nurse Trainee)

BRONCHODILATORS

ALBUTEROL SUFATE Prevent bronchospasms SALBUTAMOL Bronchospasms, bronchial asthma, COPD

CEPHALOSPORINS CEFRTIAXONE Serious UTI, LRT infection, skin infection, meningitis

CEPHALEXIN HCl Respiratory tract, GI tract, skin, soft tissue, bone and joint infections, otitis media (E.coli)

EXPECTORANTS GUAFENESIN For productive cough

AMBROXOL Bronchiectasis, emphysema, bronchitis, productive cough, COPD, productive cough

CARBOCISTEINE For productive cough DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBr Non-productive cough

FLUOROQUINOLONES

CIPROFLOXACIN UTI, cystitis LEVOFLOXACIN Maxillary sinusitis, , worsening chronic bronchitis, CAP,

skin structure infection, PID NORFLOXACIN UTI, gonorrhea

HEMATINICS FERROUS SULFATE Iron deficiency anemia

PENICILLINS AMOXICILLIN AND CLAVULANATE Otitis media (S. pneumonia, H. influenza), LRT

infections, sinusitis, , skin structure infections, UTI AMOXICILLIN TRIHYDRATE Systemic infections, UTI, uncomplicated gonorrhea,

NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs) IBUPROFEN Rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, juvenile arthritis

MEFENAMIC ACID Acute pain, dysmenorrhea MAPROXEN SODIUM Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,

juvenile arthritis, acute gout, dysmenorrhea

DICLOFENAC SODIUM Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea TETRACYCLINES

TETRACYCLINE HCl Gonorrhea, for allergic in penicillin, syphilis, PID, prevent diarrhea by E.coli

DOXYCYCLINE HCl Gonorrhea, for allergic in penicillin, syphilis, SULFONAMIDES

COTRIMOXAZOLE Shigelosis, UTI, otitis media, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia