Zambowood Health Center

Drug Classifications
And Indications
ANTIPROTOZOAL
Ambebic liver disease, intestinal amoebiasis,
tricomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, diarrhea by
clostridium defficile, PID
ANTIHELMINTICS
MEBENDAZOLE
Pinworm, roundworm, whipworm, hookworm,
trichinosis, capillariasis, dracunculiasis
ALBENDAZOLE
Ascariasis, ancylostoma, pinworm, trichuriasis,
caoillariasis, fluke
PYRANTEL PAMOATE
Roundworm, pinworm
ANTIFUNGALS
FLUOCONAZOLE
Esophageal candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis,
vuolvovaginal candidiasis, systemic candidisasis
KETOCONAZOLE
Candidiasis, histoplasmosis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis,
tinea corporis, tinea cruris
NYSTATIN
candidiasis
ANTIANGINALS
AMLODIPINE
Chronic stable angina, hypertension
NIFEDIPINE
Vasospastic angina, hypertension
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES
CAPTOPRIL
Hypertension, diabetic neuropathy, heart failure
LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
Hypertension
METHYLDOPA
Hypertension, hypertensive crisis
ATENOLOL
Angina pectoris, hypertension, acute MI
ANTIHISTAMINES
CETIRIZINE HCl
Seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis,
chronic urticaria
DYPHENHYDRAMINE HCl
Rhinitis, allergy symptoms, motion sickness, sedation
LORATADINE
Upper respiratory allergies,
ANTIULCERS
CIMETIDINE
Prevent GI bleeding, duodenal ulcer, benign gastric
ulceration, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, GERD,
heartburn
FAMOTIDINE
Duodenal ulcer, benign gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison
syndrome, GERD, heartburn
RANITIDINE
Duodenal and gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison syndrome,
GERD, erosive esophagitis, heartburn
OMEPRAZOLE
GERD, erosive esophagitis, zollinger-ellison syndrome,
H.pylori infection, benign gastric ulcer
ANTI-INFECTIVES (MACROLIDE)
AZITHROMYCIN
COPD, skin infection, pharyngitis, CAP, PID, otitis
media
CLARITHROMYCIN
Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, worsening chronic bronchitis,
maxillary sinusitis, CAP, skin infection, otitis media,
duodenal ulcer
ANTIDIARRHEAL
LOPERAMIDE
Diarrhea
ANTACIDS
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
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MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
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ANTIEMETICS
MECLIZINE HCl
Vertigo, motion sickness
METOCLOPRAMIDE HCl
Nausea and vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, GERD,
ANTIDIABETICS
GLIPIZIDE
Type II diabetes mellitus, insulin therapy replacement
METFORMIN HCl
Type II diabetes mellitus
ANTI-GOUT
ALLOPURINOL
Secondary gout, hyperuricemia
METRONIDAZOLE

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Zambowood Health Center

Drug Classifications
And Indications
BRONCHODILATORS
Prevent bronchospasms
Bronchospasms, bronchial asthma, COPD
CEPHALOSPORINS
CEFRTIAXONE
Serious UTI, LRT infection, skin infection, meningitis
CEPHALEXIN HCl
Respiratory tract, GI tract, skin, soft tissue, bone and
joint infections, otitis media (E.coli)
EXPECTORANTS
GUAFENESIN
For productive cough
AMBROXOL
Bronchiectasis, emphysema, bronchitis, productive
cough, COPD, productive cough
CARBOCISTEINE
For productive cough
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HBr
Non-productive cough
FLUOROQUINOLONES
CIPROFLOXACIN
UTI, cystitis
LEVOFLOXACIN
Maxillary sinusitis, , worsening chronic bronchitis, CAP,
skin structure infection, PID
NORFLOXACIN
UTI, gonorrhea
HEMATINICS
FERROUS SULFATE
Iron deficiency anemia
PENICILLINS
AMOXICILLIN AND CLAVULANATE
Otitis media (S. pneumonia, H. influenza), LRT
infections, sinusitis, , skin structure infections, UTI
AMOXICILLIN TRIHYDRATE
Systemic infections, UTI, uncomplicated gonorrhea,
NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs)
IBUPROFEN
Rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea, juvenile arthritis
MEFENAMIC ACID
Acute pain, dysmenorrhea
MAPROXEN SODIUM
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,
juvenile arthritis, acute gout, dysmenorrhea
DICLOFENAC SODIUM
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, dysmenorrhea
TETRACYCLINES
TETRACYCLINE HCl
Gonorrhea, for allergic in penicillin, syphilis, PID,
prevent diarrhea by E.coli
DOXYCYCLINE HCl
Gonorrhea, for allergic in penicillin, syphilis,
SULFONAMIDES
COTRIMOXAZOLE
Shigelosis, UTI, otitis media, chronic bronchitis,
pneumonia
ALBUTEROL SUFATE
SALBUTAMOL

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