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What are the cardiac drug classifications?
- Hypertension - Blood Pressure Reduction
- Antiarrhythmics (some of which are also classified above)
- Cholesterol Lowering
- Blood Thinners - Anticoagulants
- Rate Control
- Vasodilators
Name the Subdivisions of the anti-hypertensive drugs
- ACE Inhibitors
- Alpha Agonists
- Alpha Blockers
- Angiotensin II Receptor
- Diuretics
- Renin Blockers
Name the classes of antiarrhythmics

•Vaughn-Williams classification
- Class1 Sodium Channel Blockers
- Class 2 Beta Blockers
- Class 3 Potassium Channel Blockers
- Class 4 Calcium Channel Blocker
Name medication the fit into cholesterol lowering catagory
- chloestyramine
- statins
Give examples of blood thinners-anticoagulatants
- aspirin
- aprotinin
- clopidogrel
- enoxaparin
- heparin
- warfarin
- dabigatran etexilate
Diagram what the ACE inhibitiors do and where they are found
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

Angiotensin I

ACE Inhibitors blocks

Angiotensin II
- 1. potent vasoconstrictor
- - increases BP
- 2. stimulates Aldosterone
- - Na+ & H2O reabsorbtion
benazepril Lotensin

5mg
10mg
20mg
40mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
captopril Capoten cartopril (spanish)
12.5mg
25mg
50mg
100mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
enalapril Vasotec Vaseretic
2.5mg
5mg
10mg
20mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
fosinopril Monopril
10mg
20mg
40mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
benazepril Lotensin

5mg
10mg
20mg
40mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
fosinopril Monopril

10mg
20mg
40mg

ACE Inhibitor - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
moexipril Univasc
7.5mg
15mg
- ACE Inhibitor -
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
lisinopril Prinivil Zestril
2.5mg
5mg
10mg
20mg
30mg
40mg
- ACE Inhibitor -
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
quinapril Accupril
5mg
10mg
20mg
40mg
1.13mg
- ACE Inhibitor
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
benazepril - amlodipine Lotrel

2.5-10
5-10
5-20
5-40
10-20
10-40

Combination cardiac drug
What is the action of calcium channel blocker?
•diltiazem & verapamil
- •decrease
- automaticity & conduction in SA & AV nodes
- • decrease myocardial contractility
- •decreased smooth muscle tone
- •decreased PVR
- •nifedipine
- •decreased smooth muscle tone
- •decreased PVR
clonidine Catapres

0.1mg
0.2mg
0.3 mg

Alpha Agonists
guanethidine Ismelin

10mg
25mg

Alpha Agonists
guanfacine Tenex

1mg
2mg
3mg

Alpha Agonists
clonidine Catapres

0.1mg
0.2mg
0.3mg

Alpha Agonists
monoxidine Physiotens

200mg
300mg
400mg

Alpha Agonists
tizanidine HCl Zanaflex

2mg
4mg
6mg

Alpha Agonists
Name the common Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs).
- candesartan (Atacand),
- eprosartan (Teveten)
- irbesartan (Avapro),
- losartan (Cozaar),
- olmesartan (Benicar)
- telmisartan (Micardis)
- valsartan (Diovan).
- Combo drugs
- amlodipine and valsartan (Exforge)
- irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide (Avalide)
- losartan potassium-hydrochlorothiazide (Hyzaar),
- andvalsartan and hydrochlorothiazide (Diovan HCT).
Name the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- •captopril(Capoten®)
- •enalapril (Vasotec®)
- •lisinopril (Prinivil® & Zestril®)
- •quinapril(Accupril®)
- •ramipril (Altace®)
- •benazepril(Lotensin®)
- •fosinopril (Monopril®)

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Heart Medication Summary

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Cardiac drugs by classification

Updated

2012-03-13T21:38:09Z

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