1. P1 Prescription Drug Study Guide 2022 (Winter Term)
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 1: January 3-7
NSAIDs (oral) meloxicam
(Mobic)
celecoxib
(Celebrex)
diclofenac
(Voltaren, Cataflam)
Barbiturate combinations Butalbital / aspirin / caffeine
(Fiorinal)
Butalbital / acetaminophen /
caffeine (Fioricet)
Triptans
(Serotonin receptor
agonist)
sumatriptan
(Imitrex)
rizatriptan
(Maxalt)
zolmitriptan
(Zomig)
Calcitonin gene-related
peptide (CGRP) inhibitor
Erenumab
(Aimovig)
2. Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 2: January 10-14
NSAID (topical) diclofenac gel
(Voltaren)
Antibiotics (oral)
- Beta lactams
penicillin
(Veetids)
amoxicillin
(Amox)
amoxicillin/clavulanate
(Augmentin)
cephalexin
(Keflex)
cefuroxime
(Ceftin)
cefdinir
(Omnicef)
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 4: January 24-29
Antibacterial and Anti-
inflammatory
(otic)
hydrocortisone/neomycin
sulfate/ polymyxin B sulfate
(Cortisporin)
ofloxacin
(Floxin)
ciprofloxacin/hydrocortisone
(Cipro HC)
3. Prostaglandin Analogs
(ophthalmic)
latanoprost
(Xalatan)
bimatoprost
(Lumigan, Latisse)
travoprost
(Travatan Z)
Beta blocker (ophthalmic) timolol
(Timoptic)
Antibiotic (ophthalmic) Erythromycin ointment
(Ilotycin)
moxifloxacin
(Vigamox))
polymyxin B/trimethoprim
(Polytrim)
Anti-inflammatory
(ophthalmic)
prednisolone
(Omnipred, Pred Forte)
ketorolac
(Acular, Acuvail)
Calcineurin Inhibitor
(ophthalmic)
cyclosporine
(Restasis)
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 5: Jan. 31-Feb. 4
Antihistamine (ophthalmic) azelastine
(Astelin)
Antimuscarinic (nasal) ipratropium
(Atrovent)
Nasal Decongestant (oral) pseudoephedrine
(Sudafed)
4. Antitussive (oral) guaifenesin/codeine
(Robitussin AC)
promethazine/codeine
(Phenergan w/Codeine)
hydrocodone/homatropine
(Hycodan)
benzonatate
(Tessalon)
Antiviral (oral) oseltamivir
(Tamiflu)
acyclovir
(Zovirax)
valacyclovir
(Valtrex)
nirtmatrelvir/ritonovir
(Paxlovid)
molnupiravir
(Lagevrio)
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 6: February 7-11
Antihistamine promethazine
(Phenergan)
meclizine
(Antivert)
Antimuscarinic scopolamine
(Transderm-Scop)
5. Selective 5-HT3 Receptor
Antagonist
ondansetron
(Zofran)
Prokinetic metoclopramide
(Reglan)
Opiate receptor agonist/
antimuscarinic
diphenoxylate/atropine
(Lomotil)
Antibiotics (oral) sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
(Bactrim, Septra)
azithromycin
(Zithromax)
doxycycline
(Vibramycin, Doryx)
clindamycin
(Cleocin)
metronidazole
(Flagyl)
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse
Effects, Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 7: February 14-18
Proton Pump Inhibitors pantoprazole
(Protonix)
omeprazole
(Prilosec)
Colonoscopy preparation
kits
Polyethylene glycol
(GoLytely, Gavilyte, others)
Colonoscopy prep Mix and drink half the
night before, and half
the morning of
procedure
Diarrhea. Follow
gastroenterologist
instructions.
Sodium sulfate, potassium
sulfate, magnesium sulfate
(Suprep)
Colonoscopy prep Mix and drink
according to
directions
Diarrhea. Advise to
drink adequate fluids as
directed. Follow
6. gastroenterologist
instructions.
Sodium sulfate, magnesium
sulfate, potassium chloride
(Sutab)
Colonoscopy prep Swallow each tablet
with a sip of water.
Total of 16 ounces of
water with tablets,
and 2 additional 16
ounces of water
Diarrhea. Advise to
drink adequate fluids as
directed. Follow
gastroenterologist
instructions.
Drug Class/Category Generic (Brand) Most Common
Indication
Usual Dosing
(Abbreviation)
Common Adverse Effects,
Precautions
(list no more than 5)
Week 8: February 21-25
Thyroid hormone levothyroxine
(Synthroid, Levoxyl)
liothyronine
(Cytomel)
Adrenergic agonist epinephrine
(EpiPen, AuviQ)
Opioid antagonist naloxone
(Evzio, Narcan)
