I am scared of my medications. I believe they are helping. When I read the drug overviews for drugs that end in 'pine (olanzapine, mirtazapine, benzodiazapine) the side effects are disturbing. Does anyone else ever fear their medications? Anyone else every prescribed a 'pine? The drugs look like different classes, but why the 'pine?
Some common medications are combinations of CCBs and other drugs. There are many dihydropyridines; their names usually end in the suffix pine
An easy way to identify calcium channel blockers is to remember drugs ending in -pine. Most of the calcium channel blockers like Amlodipine
End in dine, H2 antagonists, Acid control. End in lol, Beta blocker, Decrease BP for antianginal and antidysrhythmias. End in pine, Dihydropyridines, CCBs.
End in dine, H2 antagonists, Acid control. End in lol, Beta blocker, Decrease BP for antianginal and antidysrhythmias. End in pine, Dihydropyridines, CCBs.
If your drug ends in the suffix -pine, it s likely to be a CCB. Note that not all CCBs end in -pine, but many of them do (amlodipine, nicardipine, felodipine, isradipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine, etc.) Nursing Considerations for CCBs: Be watchful for dizziness and headache, both of which are pretty common side effects.
An easy way to identify calcium channel blockers is to remember drugs ending in -pine. Most of the calcium channel blockers like
The -Pine and -Zem Drugs An easy way to identify calcium channel blockers is to remember drugs ending in -pine. Most of the calcium
End in dine, H2 antagonists, Acid control. End in lol, Beta blocker, Decrease BP for antianginal and antidysrhythmias. End in pine, Dihydropyridines, CCBs.
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hmmm I wonder who?