medications

• omeprazole: proton pump inhibitor that inhibits the release of acid from the pumps in the stomach
• omeprazole: decreased acid production
• cimetidine: H2 blocker
• cimetidine: decreases the ACIDITY of the acid produced by the stomach
• ondansetron: nausea and vomiting
• ondansetron: inhibits the part in the brain that is responsible for vomiting
• pancrelipase: enzyme replacement for pancreas
• sulfasalazine: anti inflammatory for GI tract IBD (crohns, UC)
• psyllium: anti diarrheal/laxative; FIBER
• when should you take omeprazole?

  at LEAST 30 minutes prior to eating
• when should you take cimetidine?

  anytime
• when should you can pancrelipase?

  WITH any food (not before or after)
• levothyroxine: thyroid supplement (T4)
• what condition do you take levothyroxine with?

  hypothyroidism
• what conditions do you take omeprazole and cimetidine with?

  hiatal hernia, GERD, PUD
• what condition do you take psyllium with?

  IBS
• metformin: anti diabetic agent (type 2 DM)
• metformin: increase cell sensitivity to insulin causing the liver take up more glucose from the bloodstream and slows down the absorption of carbohydrates
• side effects of metformin: abdominal bloating, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
• metformin does NOT make the pancreas create more insulin and is NOT a cure
• regular insulin works faster as IV rather than subcutaneous
• insulin glargine: onset - 3-4 hr, peak - none, duration - 24 hr
• insulin lispro (rapid): onset - within 15 minutes, peak - 1-2 hours, duration - 3-4 hours
• prednisone: corticosteroid