Therapeutic uses of some common drugs

Therapeutic uses of the most important drugs

 

• Penicillin :

  It is the cornerstone of therapy for infections caused by G-ve and G+ve cocci , G-ve bacilli and spirochetes.......

  1. Pneumococcal pneumonia
     Pneumococcal pneumonia
  2. Gonorrhea
     Gonorrhea
  3. Syphilis
     Syphilis

• Amphetamine :

  1. Nocturnal enuresis
     Nocturnal enuresis
  2. Narcolepsy
     Narcolepsy
  3. Obesity
     Obesity
  4. Parkinsonism
     Parkinsonism
  5. Attention deficit hyper-activity disorder ( ADHD )
     Attention deficit hyper-activity disorder ( ADHD )
  6. Analeptic
  
  
  

• Chloroquine :

  1. Malaria
     Malaria
  2. Extra-intestinal Amebiasis
     Amebiasis
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
     Rheumatoid arthritis .
  4. Discoid lupus erythematosus
     Discoid lupus erythematosus

• β-Blockers:

  1. Hypertension
     Hypertension
  2. Angina pectoris
     Angina pectoris
  3. Cardiac arrhythmias
     Cardiac arrhythmias
  4. Myocardial infarction
     Myocardial infarction
  5. Congestive heart failure
     Congestive heart failure
  6. Hyperthyroidism
     Hyperthyroidism
  7. Glaucoma
     Glaucoma
  8. Prophylaxis of migraine
     migraine

• Anticholinestrases :

  1. Myasthenia gravis
     Myasthenia gravis
  2. Glaucoma
     Glaucoma
  3. Antidots for anti-cholinergic drugs

• Adrenaline :

  1. Adrenaline derivative in Glaucoma
     Glaucoma
  2. Epistaxis
     Epistaxis
  3. Bronchial Asthma
     Bronchial Asthma
  4. Anaphylactic Shock
     Anaphylactic Shock
  5. Cardiac arrest

• Diazepam :

  1. Anxiety
     Anxiety
  2. Skeletal muscle spasm
     Skeletal muscle spasm
  3. Certain types of Epilepsy
     Epilepsy
  4. Insomnia
     Insomnia
  5. Treatment of alcohol withdrawal
  6. Pre-anaesthetic and IntraVenous anesthesia.

• Metronidazole :

  1. Amebiasis
     Amebiasis
  2. Giardiasis
     Giardiasis
  3. Pseudo-membranous colitis
  4. Brain abscesses caused by c.difficile.

• Loop Diuretics :

  1. Acute pulmonary edema of heart failure
  2. Hypercalcemia
  3. Hyperkalemia
  4. Hypertension
     Hypertension

• Atropine :

  1. Parkinsonism
     Parkinsonism
  2. Motion Sickness
     Motion Sickness
  3. Pre-anaesthetic medication
  4. Fundal examination of the eye
     Fundal examination of the eye
  5. Breaking adhesions in Iritis
     Iritis and Uveitis
     Uveitis
  6. Peptic ulcer
     Peptic ulcer
  7. Intestinal colic
  8. Diarrhea
     Diarrhea
  9. Bradycardia associated with Myocardial infarction
     Myocardial infarction
  10. Digitalis toxicity with bradycardia
  11. Bronchial Asthma
      Bronchial Asthma
  12. Renal colic
  13. Urinary infection
  14. Organic phosphate poisoning
  15. Hyperhidrosis
      Hyperhidrosis

• Hyoscine :

  1. Preanesthetic medication
  2. Motion Sickness
     Motion Sickness and Minier's disease
  3. Intestinal colic
  4. Diarrhea
     Diarrhea
  5. Parkinsonism
     Parkinsonism

• Carbamazepine :

  1. Epilepsy
     Epilepsy
  2. Trigeminal neuralgia
  3. Bipolar disorder
     Bipolar disorder
  4. For convulsive episodes during ethanol withdrawal

• Bromocriptine :

  1. Parkinsonism
     Parkinsonism
  2. Hyperprolactinemia
     Hyperprolactinemia
  3. Suppression of lactation
  4. Acromegaly
     Acromegaly

• Cimetidine :

  1. Peptic ulcer
     Peptic ulcer
  2. Acute stress ulcers
  3. GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease ( GERD )
     GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease ( GERD )

• Cotrimoxazole :

  1. Respiratory infections > H.Influenza , L.Pneumophila
     Pneumophila
  2. GIT infections > Shigellosis
     Shigellosis, non-typhoid salmonella and carriers of S.typhi
  3. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
  4. Listeriosis
     Listeriosis> septicemia and meningitis caused by listeria
  5. Prostate and urinary tract infections

• Warfarin :

  1. Acute deep vein thrombosis
  2. Pulmonary embolism
  3. Prevention of venous thrombo-embolism during orthopedic or gynecologic surgery
  4. Prophylaxis of acute myocardial infarction
  5. Prophylaxis of prosthetic heart valves
  6. Prophylaxis of chronic arterial fibrillation

• Somatostatin :

  1. Acromegaly
     Acromegaly caused by hormone-secreting tumors
  2. Secretory Diarrhea
     Diarrhea associated with tumors producing vasoactive intestinal peptide

• Prazosin :

  1. Hypertension
     Hypertension
  2. Congestive heart failure
     Congestive heart failure
  3. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
     Benign prostatic hyperplasia
  4. Preanesthetic medication to prevent bradycardia
  5. Pheochromocytoma
     Pheochromocytoma
  6. Peripheral vascular diseases

• Prostaglandins :

  1. Pregnancy termination
     Prostaglandins Abortion
  2. Prevention of Peptic ulcer
     Peptic ulcer in patients taking NSAIDs.
  3. Maintenance of the patency of Ductus Arteriosus
     Ductus Arteriosus prior to surgery
  4. Inhibition of platelets aggregation during Hemodialysis
     Hemodialysis
  5. Open-angle Glaucoma
     Glaucoma

• Metoclopramide :

  1. Chemotherapy-induced emesis
     emesis
  2. Commonly used as a Prokinetic drug
     Prokinetic drug

• Rifampicine :

  1. Tuberculosis
     Tuberculosis
  2. Leprosy
     Leprosy
  3. Prophylaxis of meningitis caused by meningococci

• Calcium channel blockers :

  1. Hypertension
     Hypertension
  2. Angina pectoris
     Angina pectoris
  3. Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia
  4. Mild to moderate heart failure

• Theophylline ( Aminophylline) :

  1. Antispasmodic in colics
  2. Bronchial Asthma
     Bronchial Asthma
  3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD )
     Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD )
  4. Apnea in neonates
  5. Cardiac asthma
  6. Used to potentiate other diuretics

• Corticosteroides :

  1. Addison disease ( Primary adrenocortical insufficiency )
  2. Secondary or tertiary adrenocortical insufficiency
  3. Diagnosis of cushing syndrome
  4. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  5. Anti-inflammatory : rheumatoid and ortho-arthritic inflammation and inflammation of the skin
  6. Treatment of allergies : bronchial asthma , allergic rhinitis and other allergies.
  7. Respiratory distress syndrome : Acceleration of lung maturation.