DRUG OF CHOICE

AILMENT DRUG OF CHOICE

Acute Glumerulonephritis (AGN) Penicillin (max 10 days)
Acute Gout Colchicine
Acute Pancreatitis pain Demerol, any anticholinergic
Acute Pulmonary Edema Ritalin (Methylphenidate)
Addison's Disease Hydrocortisone + NaCl IV fluids
Alcoholic dependency antabuse or Disulfiran
Amoebiasis Flagyl (metronidazole), Emetin HCl
Anaphlactic Shock Adrenaline (epinephrine)
Anginal pain Nitroglycerine tablet
Antidote acid (ingested) milk
Antidote alkaline (ingested) orange juice
Antiestrogen Tamoxifen or Nolvadex
Anxiety disorders Benzodiazepines, Valium, Librium, Tranxene, Serax, Xanax
Atrophic Vaginitis DES, TACE, estrogen preparation
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Ritalin, benxedrine, dexedrine
Autism Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
Bells Palsy Prednisolone
Burn pains Morphine IM or IV
Chancroid Cotrimoxazole (2 wks)
Childhood Schizophrenia Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
Chlamydia Tetracycline
Cholera Tetracycline + rehydration + K supplement (isotonic solution)
Choriocarcinoma methotrexate (Mexate), cytosar, parithenol
Chronic Gout Allupurinol, antazone, benemid
Colostomy bag aspirin or chlorophyll (improve smell)
Constipation during pregnancy laxative, colace, beolace, sulfak
Cretinism Synthroid, Euthroid, Cytomel (linothyroxine)
Cushing's syndrome steroids
Depression Tofranil,Elavil,Aventyl,Prozac,Endep,Pamelor,
Adapin,MAOIS, Nardil, Parnate
Diabetes Insipidus Vasopressin Tannate in oil, Lypressin nasal spray, Diapid
Diabetes Mellitus Type I NPH, Humulin N, Novolin N, lente
Diabetes Mellitus Type II Tolinase, Diabeta, Glucotrol
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Diabetic Coma) regular insulin, Humulin N, semilente, actrapid
Diptheria Erythromycin, Penicillin, Diptheria antitoxin
Dysmenorrhea NSAIDS, Midol, Mortrin, Ibuprofen, Mefenamic acid
Eclampsia Magnesium Sulfate, Calcium Gluconate
Filariasis (Elephantiasis) Hetrezan
Gallstone colic Demerol, banthine
Gastrointestinal pains Demerol, Narcan, Nalline, Lofran
Gestation DM Insulin, Lente, NPH
Giardiasis Flagyl (metronidazole), anti-amebic
Glaucoma Miotics, beta-blockers, osmotic, mannitol, osmitrol
Gonorrhea Penicillin
Hashimoto Disease Synthroid, Euthroid, Cytomel, Liotrix
Heart Block (atrioventricular block) Atropine Sulfate, Isuprel
Heartburn or pyrosis of pregnancy milk of magnesia
Heroin withdrawal of neonate Thorazine, Valium
Histoplasmosis (fungus) Amphotericin B (Fungizole)
Hyperkalemia Insulin, glucose, Diamox, NAHCO3, Kayexalate
Hyperthyroidism (toxic goiter)/ Thyroid Storm PTU, Tapazole, Lugol's solution
Hypertonic uterine contraction (labor) Valium
Hypothyroidism (cretinism) L-thyroxine, Synthroid, Euthroid, Cytomel
Hypotonic uterine contraction (labor) Syntocinon, Pitocin
Impetigo Penicillin
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Increased Intracranial Pressure Mannitol, Lasix, Decadron

Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Iron Sulfate, Fumarate, gluconate, Iron Dextran
Labor pains Demerol, Meperidine HCl
Lead Poisoning Dimecaprol, BAL, EDTA, succimer
Leg cramps Amphogel
Leptospirosis Penicillin, Tetracycline
Leukemia VAMP (vancristine, adriamycin, methotrexate, prednisone)
MOP (methotrexate, oncovin)
Lyme Disease tetracycline
Manic (Bipolar Disorder) Lithium carbonate, Lithane, Monolith
Metabolic Acidosis Sodium Bicarbonate
Metabolic Alkalosis Diamox, Ammonium Chloride
Multiple Sclerosis corticosteroid
Myasthenia Gravis cholinergic, physostigmin, prostigmin, tensilon
Mydriatics epinephrine, eucaptropine, atropine, Cyclogyl
Myocardial Infaction pain Morphine
Myxedemia Synthroid, Euthroid, Cytomel, Liotrix
Oral thrush/monoliasis Monistat, Fungizole
Osteoarthritis ASA, NSAIDS, Brufen Voltaren
Osteoporosis Estrogen, DES, TACE, calcium
Paragmimiasis, Schistosomiasis Praziquantel
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Indocin (Indomethacin)
Pediculosis capitis/pubis, scabies Kwell/Lindane Shampoo
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) Cimetidine, Ranitidine, famotidine (Tagamet)
Pertussis (whooping cough) expectorant
Pneumocytis Carinii Pneumonia (in AIDS) tetracycline
Premature labor (stopping) Tocolytics, Brethine
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
Prostate cancer (control) DES,TACE, estrogen preparation
Prosthetic heart valves anticoagulants, penicillin
Renal colic pain Morphine
Respiratory Distress Syndrome Solupan, Cellestone (betamethasone)
Rheumatic Heart Disease prevention (RF) penicillin
Rheumatiod Arthritis ASA, NSAIDS, steroids
Scarlet Fever (scarlitma) Erythromycin, Penicillin
Shigellosis (bacillary dysentry) Ampicillin, Chloramphenicol, tetracycline
Shock epinephrine, dopamine, aramine
Sinus Bradycardia Atropine Sulfate, Isuprel
Sinus Tachycardia Digitalis, Lanoxin, Betablockers
Spinal shock Prednisone
Syphilis penicillin
Tetanus (lockjaw) penicillin, tetanus antitoxin
Tetany Calcium gluconate
Thrombophlebitis Heparin, Warfarin,ASA
Tinea capitis,pubis,corporis,pedis Tinactin, Trosyd, Griseofluvin
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) Cloxacillin, Oxacillin, Nafcillin
Toxoplasmosis Sulfonamides, Pyrimethamine
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) ASA
Trichomoniasis Flagyl (metronidazole)
Vaginal moniliasis ketoconazole, co-trimoxazole,mycostatin