Drug Of Choice In Various Diseases 291j

Listed here are the recommended drugs for various medical conditions. * ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK- Bronchodilator (Terbutaline) * ADDISON’S DISEASE- Corticosteroid (Hydrocortisone) * ADHD- Cylert * AIDS- Zidovudine * ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE- Tacrine Hydrochloride * ANGINA PECTORIS- Nitroglycerin * BENIGN PROSTIC HYPERPLASIA- Fenasteride (Proscar) * CARDIAC ARREST- Epinephrine * CEREBRAL EDEMA- Mannitol, Corticosteriods * CHICKEN POX- Acyclovir * CHORIOCARCINOMA- Methotrexate * CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM- Disulfiram * CHRONIC ASTHMA- Corticosteriod * CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE- Digoxin, Furosemide * CUSHING’S DISEASE- Glucocorticoid Synthesis Inhibitor (Mitotane) * DELIRIUM TREMENS- Librium * DYSENTERY- Ciprofloxacin * FEBRILE SEIZURE- Phenobarbital * FILARIASIS- Hetrazan * GOUTY ARTHRITIS- Colchicine, Allopurinol * GRAVE’S DISEASE- Propylthiouracil * HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY- Neomycin, Lactulose * HISTOPLASMOSIS- Amphoterecin * HYPERKALEMIA- Kayexalate * HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS- Sodium Nitropusside * HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK- Dopamine, Dobutamine * INCREASE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE- Mannitol * LEPROSY- Dapsone * LEPTOSPIROSIS- Tetracycline * MALARIA- Chloroquine * MECONIUM PLUG SYNDROME- Acetylcysteine * MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS- Baclofen * MYASTHENIA GRAVIS- Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) * MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION- Morphine Sulfate * MYOCLONIC SEIZURE- Valproic Acid * MYXEDEMA COMA- Levothyroxine * OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER- Aprazolam (Xanax) * PANIC ATTACKS- Aprazolam (Xanax) * PARAGONIMIASIS- Praziquantel * PARKINSON’S DISEASE- Levodopa * PARTIAL SEIZURE- Carbamazipine * PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS- Indomethacin * PRETERM LABOR- Yutopar * PULMONARY EDEMA- Furosemide * RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS- Aspirin * SCABIES- Lindane * SCHISTOSOMIASIS- Praziquantel * SINUS BRADYCARDIA- Atropine Sulfate * SINUS TACHYCARDIA- Propanolol, Metoprolol * STATUS ASTHMATICUS- Epinephrine * STATUS EPILEPTICUS- Diazepam * TETANUS SPASM- Diazepam * TOURETTE’S SYNDROME- Haloperidol * TRICHOMONIASIS- Metronidazole * TYPHOID FEVER- Chloramphenicol * VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION- Lidocaine Hydrochloride

Drug of Choice for Different Diseases For MRSA Infection-Vancomycin For Malaria in Pregnancy-Chloroquine For Whooping Cough or Perteusis- Erythromycin For Kawasaki disease-IV Ig For Warferin Overdose-Vit-K For Heparin Overdose-Protamine For hairy Cell Leukemia-Cladirabine For Multiple Myeloma- Melphalan For CML-Imatinib For Wegner's granulomatosis-Cyclophosphamide For HOCM- Propranolol For Delirium Tremens-Diazepam For Drug Induced Parkinsonism-Benzhexol For Diacumarol Poisoning-Vit-K For Type-1 Lepra Reaction-Steroids For Type- 2 Lepra Reaction-Thalidomide For Allergic Contect Dermatitis-Steroids For PSVT- 1st-Adenosine, 2nd-Verapamil, 3rd-Digoxin For Z-E Syndrome- Proton Pump Inhibitor For Chancroid-Cotrimoxazole For Dermatitis Herpetiformis-Dapsone For Spastic Type of Cerebral Palsy-Diazepam For Herpis Simplex Keratitis-Trifluridine For Herpes Simplex Orolabialis-Pancyclovir For Neonatal Herpes Simplex-Acyclovir For Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia- CotrimoxazoleFor Nodulo Cystic Acne-Retinoic acid For Trigeminal Neuralgia-Carbamezapine For Actinomycosis-Penicillin For Plague- Streptomycin For Opioid Withdrawal- Methadone 2nd-Clonidine For Alcohol Withdrawal- Chlordiazepoxide 2nd-Diazepam For Post Herpetic Neuralgia- Fluphenazine For WEST Syndrome-ACTH For Diabetic Diarrhoea- Clonidine For Lithium Induced Neuropathy-Amiloride

MYCOSES

DRUG OF CHOICE

ALTERNATIVE(S)

Aspergillosis

Voriconazole

Itraconazole

An AMB preparationa

Echinocandin

Itraconazole (used in milder forms or after more severe disease is stabilized with an AMB preparation)a

Posaconazole

An AMB preparationa

Ketoconazole

Itraconazole capsule (for mild to moderate disease)

Fluconazole PO

Echinocandin

ABLC

Blastomycosis

Candidiasisb Candidemia and invasive candidiasis

An AMB preparationa Fluconazoleb IV or PO

ABCD LAMB

b

Oropharyngeal candidiasis Fluconazole PO

Ketoconazole Itraconazole Clotrimazole troche Nystatin oral suspension AMB oral suspension AMB IVc

Esophageal candidiasis

Fluconazoleb PO

Ketoconazole Itraconazole AMB IVc Echinocandind

Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Coccidioidomycosis

Fluconazoleb, e PO single dose

Ketoconazole

Topical azole preparations

Itraconazole

Nystatin vaginal tablet

Boric acid

An AMB

Ketoconazole

preparationa (for rapidly progressive disease)

Itraconazole Voriconazole Posaconazole

Fluconazole PO or IV (for subacute/chronic disease or coccidioidal meningitis) Cryptococcosis

AMB intrathecalf

An AMB preparationa+Flucytosine LAMB Voriconazole Posaconazole Chronic suppressive therapy with fluconazole PO in AIDS patients (lifelong)

Itraconazole capsule

Dermatophytosisg (other than dermatophytic onychomycosis)

Terbinafine

Griseofulvin

Itraconazole capsule

Fluconazole Topical therapy

Histoplasmosis

AMB (for severe disease)

ABLC

Itraconazole (for mild to moderate disease)

ABCD

Chronic suppressive therapy with itraconazole capsule or AMB (weekly) in AIDS patients (lifelong)

LAMB Ketoconazole Fluconazole Chronic suppressive therapy with itraconazole capsule in AIDS patients (lifelong)

Chronic suppression therapy with itraconazole capsule, fluconazole PO or AMB (weekly) in AIDS patients (lifelong)

Onychomycosis Candida onychomycosis

Itraconazole capsule

Dermatophytic onychomycosis

Terbinafine

Griseofulvin

Itraconazole oral capsule

Topical cicloprox

olamine Fluconazole Paracoccidioidomycosis

An AMB preparationa Itraconazole (for mild to moderate disease)

Pseudallescheriasis

Voriconazole

Ketoconazole

Itraconazole Ketoconazole Posaconazole Sporotrichosis Cutaneous and lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

Itraconazole

Systemic sporotrichosis

An AMB preparationa (for severe disease)

Potassium iodide Fluconazole PO Fluconazole PO

Itraconazole (for mild to moderate disease) Chronic suppressive therapy with itraconazole capsule in AIDS patients (lifelong) Zygomycosis

An AMB preparationa

Posaconazole