TRADE NAME GENERIC NAME USES / FUNCTIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS

1.     Adrenergic Drugs A.    Albuterol   A.    treat wheezing and A.   Changes in

shortness of breath  heart rate 
A.      Ventolin HFA B.    Terbutaline  
B.    To prevent and treat B.    Changes in
B.      Brethine
wheezing, shortness of blood pressure   
breath, and chest
tightness.

2.     Adrenergic A.      Doxazosin A.    Lowering blood A.      Dizziness

Blocking Agents pressure 
B.    Prazosin   B.      Tiredness
A.      Cardura B.   Lowering blood
pressure   
B.      Minipress

3.     Antimuscarinic A.      Trospium Chloride A.      Treat overactive A.      Dry mouth

drugs bladder
B.      Oxybutynin B.      Constipation
A.      Santura B.      Treatment for
overactive bladder
B.      Oxytrol

4.     Calcium Channel A.      Amlodipine A.      Treatment for high A.     Rash 

Blockers blood pressure
B.      Diltiazem B.      Nausea and
A.      Norvasc B.      Treatment for vomiting
Angina
B.      Cardizem LA

5.     Cardiotonics A.      Digoxin A.      Increase the force A.      Cardiac

of contraction of failing disturbance
A.     Lanoxin  B.      Theophylline
heart
B.      Hypotension
B.      Theo 24
B.     Normal or decrease
heart rate and maintain
effective circulation.

6.     Antiarrhythmics A.      Amiodarone A.      Used to treat and A.      Fatigue

prevent a number of
A.      Cordarone B.      Procainamide B.      Dizziness or
types of irregular
tired feeling
B.      Procan SR heartbeats

B.      Used to treat
cardiac arrhythmias

7.     Diuretics A.      Hydrochlorothiazid A.      Treatment of high A.      Headache,

e blood pressure and loss of appetite
A.      Microzide B.      Chlorothiazide swelling due to fluid B.      Blurred vision
build up
B.      Diuril
B.      Helps prevent
strokes

8.     Analgesics, A.     Mefenamic Acid A.      Treatment for A.    Abdominal

antipyretics intense pain such as pain  
B.       Ibuprofen
headache, toothache
A.      Dolfenal B.      Stomach
  and dysmenorrhea
pain, heartburn,
B.       Advil
B.    To relieve pain from nausea.
  various conditions such
a headache, dental pain,
menstrual cramps,
muscle aches or
arthritis.

9.     anti-inflammatory A.      Diclofenac A.  Used to relieve pain, A.      Upset

drugs swelling(inflammation)     stomach, nausea,
B.      Aspirin
heartburn
A.      Voltaren B.      To reduced pain,
headaches, toothache, B.      Cramping,
B.      Dispirin
neuralgia rash, upset
stomach

10.   Opioid Analgesics A.      Fentanyl A.      Used to treat the A.      dizziness,

symptoms of Hives, difficulty
A.     Actiq  B.      Hydrocodone
breakthrough cancer breathing, swelling
B.     Hysingla    pain of your face, lips,
tongue, or throat
  B.    Help relieve severe
ongoing pain    B.     Constipation,
Nausea,
Sleepiness,
vomiting.

11.  Anti-anxiety Drugs A.   Lorazepam    A.      Used to treat A.     Drowsiness,

anxiety disorders, dizziness,
A.      Ativan B.     Diazepam  
trouble sleeping, severe tiredness, muscle
B.      Valium agitation weakness 

  B.      Used to treat a B.      Blurred

range of conditions, vision, dizziness,
including anxiety, loss of balance or
seizures, alcohol coordination.
withdrawal syndrome,
muscle spasms, trouble
 sleeping

12.  Drugs affecting A.      Clopidogrel A.  Antiplatelet A.      Easy

the blood medication used to bleeding/bruising,
B.      Dipyridamole
reduce the risk of heart stomach upset,
A.      Plavix
disease and stroke in constipation.
B.      Persantine those at high risk.     
B.      Dizziness,
B.      Platelet inhibitor headache,
used to prevent blood vomiting, diarrhea,
clots. stomach upset.

13.  Antihyperlipidemi A.   Lovastatine     A.    Chest

c drugs A.      Slowing the tightness, difficult,
B.     Simvastatin  
production of burning, or painful
A.      Mecavor
cholesterol in the body urination, joint or
B.      Zocor swelling.   
B.      Reducing the
amount of cholesterol B.       Nausea,
made by the liver muscle pain, joint
pain.

14.  Drugs affecting A.      Salbutamol A.      Is used to prevent A.      Nervousness

the respiratory system and treat wheezing and or shakiness,
B.      Salmeterol
shortness of breath headache, throat
A.       Albuterol
caused by breathing or nasal irritation.
B.      Aeromax problem
B.      Diarrhea,
B.      Used to prevent vomiting, dryness
asthma and exercise- in mouth,
induced narrowing of headache
the muscles in the lungs. sleepiness, fatigue

15.  Antihistamines A.     Brompheniramine    A.      Used to treat A.       Drowsiness,

symptoms caused by dizziness,
A.      Dimetane B.      Cetirizine
common cold, flu, headache, upset
B.      Zyrtec allergies, hay fever, or stomach, dry
other breathing illness. mouth/nose/throa
t may occur.
B.   Used to treat the
symptoms of cold or B.      Fatigue, tired
allergy (sneezing, feeling, dizziness,
itching, watery eyes)     dry mouth, sore
throat, cough,
nausea

16.  Antiemetic Drugs A.      Dexamethasone A.      Used conditions A.    Heart burn,

such as arthritis, headache, trouble
A.      DexPak B.      Dolasetron blood/hormone sleeping, or
disorders, allergic increased appetite
B.      Anzemet
reactions, skin diseases, may occur  
eye problems.
B.    Headache,
B.      To prevent nausea tiredness,
and vomiting drowsiness,
dizziness,
diarrhea  

17.  Antacids A.    Aluminum A.      To treat peptic A.      Nausea

Hydroxide gel   ulcer disease and vomiting, rebound
A.      Alternagel
hyperphosphatemia hyperacidity,
B.      Calcium Carbonate
B.      Alka-Seltzer Aluminum-
B.      Used to treat
intoxication, chalky
symptoms caused by too
taste
much stomach acid such
as heartburn, upset B.      Drowsiness,
stomach, or indigestion dizziness,
nervousness,
constipation or dry
mouth/nose/throa
t may occur

18.  Drugs used to A.      Lactulose A.      Used to treat A.      Gas, burping,

treat Constipation constipation and hepatic bloating, nausea,
B.      Linaclotide
encephalopathy and cramps
A.      Cephulac
B.      Used to treat B.      Diarrhea, gas,
B.      Linzess
irritable bowel heartburn,
  syndrome with vomiting,
constipation and chronic headache
constipation with no
known cause

19.  Drugs used to A.      Loperamide A.      Used to treat A.   Constipation,

treat diarrhea sudden diarrhea dizzeness,
B.      Bismuth
tiredness,
A.      Imodium Subsalicylate B.      Used to treat
headache, nausea,
temporary discomforts
B.      Kaopectate   vomiting    
of stomach of the
stomach and B.      Changes in
gastrointestinal tract, behaviour, nausea,
such as nausea, vomiting, hearing
heartburn, indigestion, loss
upset stomach
20.  Glucocorticoids A.      Hydrocortisone A.      Used to treat a A.      Acne,
certain intestinal dizziness, a sleep
A.      Cortifoam B.      Prednisolone
problem known as disorder, difficulty
B.      Millipred ulcerative colitis of the sleeping
rectum, also called
B.      Nausea, heart
ulcerative proctitis
burn, headache,
B.      Used to treat increased sweeting
certain types of
allergies, inflammatory
conditions, autoimmune
disorders, and cancers.

21.  Oral hypoglycemic A.      Glipizide A.      Lowers blood sugar A.      Nausea,

drugs by causing the pancreas vomiting, loss of
B.       Rosiglitazone
to produce insulin and appetite, upset,
A.     Glucorol
helping the body use stomach
B.      Avandia insulin efficiency
B.      Headache,
B.      It works as an runny nose and
insulin sensitizers, by other cold
binding to the PPAR in symptoms, sore
fat cells and making the throat and back
cells more responsive to pain
insulin

22.  Drugs used to A.       Alendronate A.      Is used to treat and A.      Gas,

treat osteoporosis prevent osteoporosis constipation,
B.      Risedronate
bloating, diarrhea,
A.      Fosamax B.      Used by adults to
bloating, vomiting,
treat a disease that
B.      Actonel stomach pain
weakens bones (Paget’s
disease) B.      Headache, flu
symptoms, muscle
pain, diarrhea,
joint or back pain

23.  Anti-infective A.     Metronidazole    A.      Works by stopping A.      Dizziness,

the growth of bacteria loss of appetite,
A.      Flagyl B.     Vancomycin
constipation,
B.      Used to treat
B.      Vancocin metallic taste in
serious bacterial
your mouth
  infection.
B.   Black, tarry
stools, fever with
or without chills,
 general feeling or
tiredness or
weakness    

24.  Anti-viral drugs      

A.      Relenza A.      Zenamivir A.     Is antiviral injection A. Headache,

that is used to prevent dizziness, nausea,
B.      Rapivab B.      Paramivir
influenza  vomiting, diarrhea,
cough, wheezing,
B.      Works by
trouble breathing  
preventing an enzyme in
the body from releasing B. Constipation,
virus from infected cells insomnia, high
used to treat influenza blood pressure.

25.  Anti-parasitic A.      Ivermectin A.       Used to treat A.     Swelling of

drugs headl lice, hands, ankles and
B.      Phyrimethamine
onchocerciasis, feet, itching,
A.      Stromectol
stronglyloidiasis, headache, nausea,
B.      Dasaprim ascariasis. Trichuriasis, diarrhea 
and enterobiasis
B.      headache.
B.      Used in the Nausea, dry
prevention of mouth, loss of
toxoplasmosis and appetite
malaria