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Drug Recommendation Guide
Drug Recommendation Guide
ACE Inhibitors
Captopril
Cilazapril
Enalapril
Fosinopril
Lisinopril
Moexipril
Perindopril
Quinapril
Ramipril
Trandolapril
Alpha-blockers
Alfuzosin
Doxazosin
Prazosin
Tamsulosin
Terazosin
Note three exceptions: three alpha-blockers that do not end in osin: -
Indoramin
Phenoxybenzamine
Phentolamine
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].
Candesartan
Irbesartan
Losartan
Telmisartan
Valsartan
Amikacin
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Cefalexin
Ceftazidime
Ceftriaxone
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Doripenem
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
Flucloxacillin
Gentamicin
Imipenem (given with the enzyme inhibitor cilastatin).
Levofloxacin
Lymecycline
Meropenem
Penicillin
Rifabutin
Rifampicin
Tigecycline
Vancomycin
Note a few exceptions: despite ending in cin do not mistake acemetacin
and indometacin (NSAIDs), darifenacin and solifenacin (antimuscarinic
drugs) or oxytocin (a drug used in obstetrics) for antibiotics.
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].
Alprazolam
Clonazepam
Diazepam
Flurazepam
Loprazolam
Lorazepam
Lormetazepam
Midazolam
Nitrazepam
Oxazepam
Temazepam
Note an important benzodiazepine with a different suffix: -
Beta-blockers
Atenolol
Bisoprolol
Esmolol
Metoprolol
Nebivolol
Propranolol
Sotalol
Beta-blockers ending in lol should not to be mistaken for drugs that end
with amol. A drug name ending in amol is often an indication that it
contains paracetamol as a constituent part (see paracetamols, page 5).
Bisphosphonates
Alendronic acid
Clodronate
Pamidronate
Risedronate
Zoledronic acid
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].
Amlodipine
Felodipine
Isradipine
Lacidipine
Nicardipine
Nifedipine
Corticosteroids
Beclometasone
Betamethasone
Budesonide
Ciclesonide
Dexamethasone
Diflucortolone
Fludrocortisone
Flumetasone
Fluticasone
Hydrocortisone
Methylprednisolone
Mometasone
Prednisolone
5HT3 Antagonists
Dolasetron
Granisetron
Ondansetron
Palonosetron
H2 Blockers
Cimetidine
Famotidine
Nizatidine
Ranitidine
Note an exception to the rule: a drug with a name ending in tidine that is
not a H2 blocker: azacitidine (a chemotherapy drug).
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].
Aceclofenac
Dexibuprofen
Dexketoprofen
Diclofenac
Etodolac
Fenbufen
Fenoprofen
Flurbiprofen
Ibuprofen
Ketoprofen
Ketorolac
Paracetamol
Co-codamol
Co-dydramol
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Chlorpromazine
Levomepromazine
Prochlorperazine
Trifluoperazine
Esomeprazole
Lansoprazole
Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Rabeprazole
An exception to the rule - a drug ending in prazole that is not a PPI:
aripiprazole (an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia).
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].
Atorvastatin
Fluvastatin
Pravastatin
Rosuvastatin
Simvastatin
Despite having names ending in statin (although not vastatin) do not
mistake the following drugs for cholesterol-lowering agents: nystatin
(an antifungal drug), pentostatin (an anticancer drug) and cilastatin
(an enzyme inhibitor given with the antibiotic imipenem, see page 2).
Sulphonylureas
Glibenclamide
Gliclazide
Glimepiride
Glipizide
Tolbutamide
This guide is intended for information purposes only and not as an aid to unsupervised
drug administration by nursing students [MFCurrivan/WirralRenalUnit/2011].