Practice Questions & Detailed Answers
flexeril - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-cyclobenzaprine
muscle relaxant
5 - 10mg TID prn
xerostomia, serotonergic, careful heart dx
lioresal - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-baclofen
muscle relaxant
5-20mg tid - qid prn
avoid abrupt withdrawal
,robaxin - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-methocarbamol
muscle relaxant
1.5g - 2g qid prn
hypotension (bp)
skelaxin - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-metaxalone
muscle relax
800mg tid - qid prn
hepatox, somnolence
soma C4 - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-carisoprodol
CIV
muscle relax
250 - 350mg qid prn
poor cyp2C19 metabolizers will have higher soma conc.
zanaflex - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-tizanidine
2-4 mg tid - qid prn
muscle relax
xerostomia
hypotension
,dizz
weakness
mobic - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-meloxicam
NSAID
7.5 - 15 mg/day
lower Gi, higher MI/Stroke
motrin, advil - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-ibuprofen
5-10 mg/kg q6-8 hr prn child
rx: 800mg q6-q8 prn
naprosyn, aleve - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-naproxen
nsaid
for gout attack: 750mgx1, then 250mg q8h until attack resolved
relafen - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-nabumetone
nsaid
1000 - 2000 mg daily (or divided BID)
lower Gi, higher Mi/stroke
voltaren - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-diclofenac
, nsaid
50 - 75 mg bid
durasegic - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-fentanyl patch
CII
indomethacin - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-indocin
nsaid
25 - 50mg
fda: gout 50mg TID until attack resolved
cns problems
not for severe renal dx
celecoxib - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-celebrex
nsaid
sulfonamide
lower risk GI, highest CVD risk
200mg/d
100mg bid
lodine - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-etodolac
nsaid