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List of medications encountered in clinical rotations and clerkships

Click on drug names for further information. (only in NL/FR)

Respiratory medications
Salbutamol Ventolin Beta2-adrenergic agonist Asthma and COPD
Ipratropium bromide Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Cardiac medications
Amiodarone HCl Cordarone Antiarrhythmic Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Atropine Atropine Sulfate Antiarrhythmic Bradycardia
Nitroglycerin Minitran, Trinipatch Nitrate Angina Pectoris
Isosorbide Dinitrate Cedocard Nitrate Acute Pulmonary edema, prevention and treatment of Angina Pectoris, Acute Myocardial infarction, Left-sided Heart Failure
Diltiazem Diltiazem Calcium Channel Blocker Hypertension, stable and vasospastic angor
Verapamil Isoptine, loxidal Calcium Channel Blocker Hypertension, stable and vasospastic angor, tachycardia
Digoxin Lanoxin Cardiac Glycoside, positive inotropic drug Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation and flutter
Ivabradine Ivabradine Nitrate Chronic Heart Failure, Angina Pectoris
Vasoactive medications
Adrenaline/epinephrine Atrovent Sympathetic Nervous System stimulator Acute Hypotension
Anesthetics and Algology (Pain Management)
Ketamine Ketalar Opioid analgesic Intravenous anesthesia
Etomidate Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Propofol Diprivan Anticholinergic COPD
Tramadol HCl Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Paracetamol/Acetaminophen Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Ibuprofen Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Rocuronium Atrovent Anticholinergic COPD
Isoflurane Isoflurane ... Inhalation anesthetic
Sevoflurane Sevoflurane ... Inhalation anesthetic
Alprazolam Xanax Benzodiazepine, sedative anxiety, premedication for general anesthesia
Neurology
Midazolam Midazolam Benzodiazepine, sedative first line treatment for convulsions in children
Lorazepam Temesta Benzodiazepine, sedative Anxiety, sleeplessness, premedication for anesthesia, epilepsy, Spasticity, dystonia, myoclonia
Carbamazepine Tegretol Narrow spectrum anti-epileptic Epilepsy, trigeminusneuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, bipolar disorders
Endocrinology
Insulin NovoRapid, Fiasp, Humalog, Apidra, Lyumjev Ultra-Rapid-acting Insulin Diabetes Mellitus
Insulin Actrapid Rapid-acting Insulin Diabetes Mellitus
Insulin Tresiba, Lantus, Levemir, Toujeo Long-acting Insulin Diabetes Mellitus

This information was current as of November 2023, and may be subject to change. For clinical guidelines and up to date information, please consult bcfi.be before providing care, interpreting charts, or altering or prescribing medication regimen.

source: Perraudin, Dimitri. n.d. “Home”. BCFI. https://bcfi.be/.

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