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6 rights of medication administration - Right dose, right time, right patient, right route, right documentation, right medication How many checks must be done before giving meds? - 3 Cardiac drug classification: ACE inhibitors (antihypertensive) - Vasotec, enalapril Zestril, linsinopril Treats high bp and heart failure Beta Blockers - Cardiac drug, antiarrhythmia, angina and migraines Inderal, propranolol Lopressor, Toprol XL, metoporolol Tenormin, atenolol Corgard, nadolol Calcium channel blockers - Treats arrhythmias, angina (chest pain) Cardizem, diltiazem Procardia, nifedipine Calan, Isoptin, verapamil HCL pulse less than 60 withhold and notify nurse Cardiotonics - Action: slows and strengthens heart action Use: chf, afib. Increases force this decreasing heart rate Lanoxin, Lanoxicap, digoxin Pulse muse be at 60+ to give this medication Antiarrhythmics - Action: regulates heart rate and rhythm Inderal, propranolol Quinidex, Cin-Quin, quinidine Pronestyl, procainamide HCL Cordarone, Pacerone, aminodarone Norpace Rythmol Antihypertensives - Aldomet, methyldopa Catapres, clonidine HCL Minipress, prazosin Anticoagulants - A.S.A, aspirin Lovenox, heparin Coumadin, warfarin Codeine - Controlled substance Classification: cough medicine Benylin - Cough medicine Antihistamines - promethazine, or Phenergan loratadine or Claritin Dimeatapp Antacid - Amphojel Mylicon Maalox Anti ulcer - Pepcid Zantac Protonix Tagamet Cytotec Antiemetics - Dramamine Compazine Phenergran Emetic - Syrup of ipecac Cathartics (laxatives) - Castor oil Senokot Dulcolax Ex-Lax Saline laxative - Milk of mag Bulk laxative - Metamucil Citrucel Myocardial infarction - Lack of adequate oxygen to the heart, heart attack Cardiotonic drugs - Take pulse!!! Bradycardia - Slow heart rate Tachycardia - Fast heart rate Diuretics - Lasix