Mosby's Pharmacology Memory NoteCards

JoAnn Zerwekh, EdD, RN is a nurse educator with extensive experience in nursing education. She has been presenting NCLEX(R) review courses for graduate nurses for over 30 years and is the author of multiple NCLEX(R) review books.

ADMINISTRATION .Medication Administration .Medication Calculation .Ear Drop Administration .Peak and Trough .Guide to Drug Overdose ANTIBIOTICS/ANTIVIRALS .Cephalosporins .Tetracyclines .Metronidazole (Flagyl) .Isoniazid (INH) .Aminoglycosides .Antiretrovirals .Drug Impact on Pregnancies .Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) .Penicillin .Azithromycin (Zithromax) .Aminoglycoside Toxicity ANTICOAGULANTS/HEMATINICS .Heparin .Warfarin Sodium (Coumadin) .Epoetin Alfa (Procrit) .Iron Supplements .Thrombolytics .Clopidogrel (Plavix) CARDIAC .Antihypertensives .Hypertension ABC .Beta-Blockers .Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)Inhibitors .Calcium Channel Blockers .Nitroglycerin .Antidysrhythmics (Antiarrhythmics) .Digitalis .Lidocaine Toxicity .Drugs for Bradycardia and Hypotension .Alpha-Adrenergic Antagonists (Alpha-Blockers) .Beta-Blocker Actions (Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists) .Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists (Beta-Blockers) .HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins) Beta-Adrenergic CNS .Antiseizure/Anticonvulsant Drugs .Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) and Lorazepam (Ativan): Preoperative and Postoperative Sedation .Prochlorperazine (Compazine) .Promethazine (Phenergan) .Midazolam (Versed) DIURETICS .Diuretics .Mannitol (Osmitrol) .Spironolactone (Aldactone) ENDOCRINE .Types of Insulin .Acarbose (Precose) .Sulfonyureas .Corticosteroids .Levothyroxine Sodium (Synthroid) .Methimazole (Tapazole) GASTROINTESTINAL .H2-Blockers .Psyllium (Metamucil) .Metoclopramide Hydrochloride (Reglan) .Proton Pump Inhibitors .Magnesium Hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) .Aluminum Hydroxide (Amphojel) .Antidiarrheals (Loperamide [Imodium] and Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride [Lomotil] .Lactulose .Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate (Kayexalate) MISCELLANEOUS .Atropine Overdose .Phenazopyridine (Pyridium) .Potassium Chloride (IV and PO) .Salicylate Poisoning .Toxic Levels of Lithium, Digoxin, and Theophylline .Drug Interactions and Grapefruit .Emergency Drugs .Cytotoxic Anticancer Drugs .Oral Calcium Supplements .Timolol (Timoptic) .Topical Vasoconstrictor (Clear Eyes and Privine) [Naphazoline] .Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6): INH and Levodopa MUSCULOSKELETAL .Etodolac (Lodine) .Antigout Agents .Biophosphonate Therapy: Alendronate (Fosamax), Risendronate (Actonel), Ibandronate (Boniva) PAIN .Morphine Sulfate .Moderate Opioid Analgesics .Narcotic Antagonists: Naloxone (Narcan) .Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs, Non-Aspirin) .Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin, ASA) PSYCHIATRIC .Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) .Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) .Tricyclic Antidepressants .Haloperidol (Haldol) PULMONARY .Antihistamines .Bronchodilators .Antitussives, Expectorants, and Mucolytics REPRODUCTIVE/OB .Oxytocin (Pitocin) .Rho(D) Immune Globulin (RhlG) [RhoGAM] .Uterine Relaxants (Tocolytics) .Tolterodine Tartrate (Detrol) .Oral Contraceptives (Combination) .Erectile Dysfunction