200 DROGAS

Imitrex (sumatriptan)
Pronunciation: Su-ma-trip-tan
Classification: Serotonin 5- HT1 Receptor Agonist
IFU: Migraine/ Headaches
Action:Is a headache medicine that narrows blood vessels around the brain.
Dosage: 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 200mg
Route: orally
Adverse Reaction: Mild headache, dizziness, pain chest, feeling hot or cold.
Interactions: liver disease, seizure disorders, cardiovascular disease.
Januvia(Sitagliptin)
Pronunciation: Sit-a-glip-tin
Classification: DPP-4 inhibitor
IFU: Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Route: Orally
Dosage: 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg.
Action: Inhibits the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which slows the inactivation of
incretin hormones, resulting in increased levels of active incretin hormones.
Adverse Reaction: Headache, pancreatitis, nausea, diarrhea, etc.
Interactions: Insulin, glyburide, glipizide, and glimepiride.
Kariva (desogestrel/ ethinyl estradiol)
Pronunciation: dess-oh-jess-trel / eth-ə-nil- e-thye-noe-dye-ole
Classification: Monophasic Oral Contraceptive
IFU: Oral Contraceptive
Route: oral
Dosage: DESOGESTREL 0.15mg, ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 0.02mg; ; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
0.01mg
Action: prevents the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle
Adverse Reaction: Nausea, vomiting, headache, bloating, breast tenderness, swelling of the
ankles/feet, or weight change may occur
Interactions: griseofulvin, modafinil, rifamycins, St. John's wort, drugs used to treat seizures,
HIV drugs
Keflex (Cephalexin)
Pronunciation: sef a LEX in
Classification: Cephalosporin Antibiotic
IFU: Bacterial Infection
Action: They stop or slow the growth of bacterial cell by preventing bacteria from forming the
cell wall that surrounds each cell.
Dosage: Usual dose for oral is 250 mg every 6 hours but a dose of 500 mg every day could be
administer.
Route: Oral
Adverse Reaction: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and upset stomach
Interactions: Albuterol, ibuprofen, lisinopril, and metformin.