MedicationTrade/Generic Name
Class & Action of
Medication
(Pharmacology)
Indications for use Potential Side Effects of
Medication
Parameters/
Contraindications
for administering
Misoprostol (Cytotec) Pharm:
Pro
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MedicationTrade/Generic Name
Class & Action of
Medication
(Pharmacology)
Indications for use Potential Side Effects of
Medication
Parameters/
Contraindications
for administering
Misoprostol (Cytotec) Pharm:
Prostaglandins
MOA: synthetic
prostaglandin E1
analog that inhibits
basal and nocturnal
gastric acid
secretion through
direct stimulation of
prostaglandin E1
receptors on parietal
cells in the stomach.
- Abortion
- Medical
management
for
miscarriage
- Induction of
labor
- Cervical
ripening
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Shivering
- Fever
- Chills
- Vaginal
- bleeding
- Gas
- Anemia
- anaphylaxis
Pregnancy
- bleeding disorder
- pelvic infection
Esomeprazole (Nexium) Pharm: proton
pump inhibitor
MOA: acting on the
proton pump
esomeprazole blocks
the final step in acid
production, thus
reducing gastric
acidity.
- Gerd without
erosive
esophagitis
- Frequent
heartburn
- NSAID
induced
gastric ulcer
- Helicobacter
pylori
eradication
- Blistering
- Bloating
- Dark urine
- Drowsiness
- Mood changes
- Muscle spasms
- Pain in stomach
- Skin rash
- Diarrhea from C-diff
- Inadequate vitamin
b12
- Severe liver disease
- Kidney inflammation
Pantoprazole (Protonix) Pharm: Proton
pump inhibitor
MOA: acting on the
proton pump
pantoprazole blocks
the final step in acid
production, thus
reducing gastric
acidity.
- Treating
gastric reflux
- Heartburn
- Difficulty
swallowing
- Persistent
cough
- Headache
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Wind
- Stomach pain
- Diarrhea from C-diff
- Inadequate vitamin
b12
- Severe liver disease
Kidney inflammation
Famotidine (Pepcid) Pharm: H2 blockers
MOA: Decreases the
production of gastric
- Duodenal
ulcer
- GERD
- Anxiety
- Blistering
- Bloody, black tarry
- Stomach cancer
- Chronic kidney
disease
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