Top 200 Drugs

November 30, 2008

Dear Boxinggoddess,

Please go to my study group Files section (see yellow menu to the

left).

Follow the following path or directory to the 5th file Folder and the

7th subfolder called: Memorization of Trade and Generics with

Files > 5- Tutorial-1 & Study Information > S 7- Memorization of

Trade and Generics

Drug Pronunciation - Audio.doc

Several links to audio pronunciations sites Jul 2, 2008

Studystack.com

Site for Electronic Flash Cards Jul 26, 2007

Top 200 Drugs by Drug Topics.doc

Top 200 Drugs for 2007 by Drug Topics Feb 18, 2008

Tutorial - Memorization fo T-g Concentration.doc

One method used tomemorize Trade and generics and other data Jul 26,

2007

Tutorial - Memorization of Trade- Generics.doc

In response to many who have asked for this Tutorial, I share with

you my memorization methods for memorizing

Trade/Generics/Classifications. 2-22-03 Jeanetta Mastron copyrighted

I am sure that a couple of methods will help you, and in the last

minute, even though I do not recommend studying lst minute.

Try the pronouciation of drugs to help keep them in your mind for

LAST minute study! Listening and speaking (parroting) are better

methods than writing alone.

Another last minute method is electronic flash cards or

concentration. The ACT of making the cards YOURSELF is an

experience. We LEARN best by expereince! while I believe that this

should have been done a long time ago (not sure if you have or not)

the ACTION of making your own cards of the trade/generics that you

are having difficulty recalling right NOW before the exam will help.

(purchased cards do not have the same effect as making them YOURSELF,

especially if you need last minute memorization).

My classroom students use these methods and ONLY have one week to

learn and memorize them. They get between 10 and 50 drugs per week!

So learning 200 in 3 months is about the same rate if not LESS than

my students to/get. They must know over 800 drugs in a 5.5 or 8.5

month period. So senior finals we retest them on all of them. There

will be a test of only 100 but they do not know which ones we will

have on the exam.

For those of you reading this who will be testing soon, but next

year, I will have more on this topic in the future. I highly

recommend a book by a professional associate of mine called: The " RED

Rubber Duck " . It describes three MAIN methods of study and

memorization that are simple and easy. It is very uncanny how the

method for memorization of vocabulary is very similar to how I

explain memorization for trade/generic in my tutorials. This author,

Dan Vandon, is from Germany and he designed the book after learning

how he best learns along with studying how others best learn. A

simple, but effective book with effective methods for study skills.

Hoping this will help all of you who are reading this but have TIME

onyour side. Do not wait to be in a situation as some other members

who found the night before an exam that they just could not keep the

information inside their heads. Dan Vandon, is considered an

expertin the field of study and learning skills.

My dear member/friend/poster, " bozxinggoddess " , you are most likely

experiencing " test anxiety " . I am not sure how much time you have

left to study. Of course the longer the amount of time the better.

But do try the methods that I have outlined in my file section.

Association

Picture drawing

Listening and repeating the drug names

Flash cards

Please feel free to search ON THIS SITE'S SEARCH, the words

'trade and generics',

'memorization of trade and generics',

" Top 200 drugs "

or any other key search words related to this or any other topic that

you may be interested in. Pervious discussions of the SAME subject

or topic will appear in chronological order.

Hope this will help you, 'boxinggoddess' and others on this site!

Please get back to me to let me know what methods you have used and

which one helped you the best.

Good luck to you 'boxinggoddess', please let us know how it all went

witht he testing and how you think you did. Also keep us/me informed

about what you plan to do after you pass the exam etc.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner of this site

ALL methods are copyrighted by me except flash card.

Jeanetta derrives no income from sales of endorsed book.

>

> Hello all,

>

> You might hear this over and over and over, but I need help with

> memorizing top 200 drugs. So far, I got the brand name and what

they do

> quite alright...but when it comes their generic names, they're

> overwhelming! I also read the older message about not to learn them

by

> their suffixes. The exam is drawing very near and I'm panicking :-

o !!!

> Any advises will be much, much appreciated!!!

>

> Niratsa

>

December 1, 2008

For interested students, we have our Top 200 Drug Flash Cards

available at www.PharmacyTrainer.com

The cards are very popular with pharmacy, pharmacy technician, and

nursing students.

Each card contains the following information of each drug:

Face of card: generic name and phonetic pronunciation

Back of Card: Brand Name(s)

Pharmacological Class

Routes of Administration

Most Common Use(s)

DEA Schedule

Black Box Warnings for the Drug (if applicable)

The cards are also used by community colleges, and vocations schools

across the country.

**Technician Instructors who are on this site can receive a

complimentary set of cards by faxing a request on your school

letterhead to our office at 863-453-3044.

Check out PharmacyTrainer.com for these cards and our other PTCB

preparation materials!

> >

> > Hello all,

> >

> > You might hear this over and over and over, but I need help with

> > memorizing top 200 drugs. So far, I got the brand name and what

> they do

> > quite alright...but when it comes their generic names, they're

> > overwhelming! I also read the older message about not to learn

them

> by

> > their suffixes. The exam is drawing very near and I'm panicking :-

> o !!!

> > Any advises will be much, much appreciated!!!

> >

> > Niratsa

> >

>

December 1, 2008

When I was in class I'd make flash cards every week and use them to get familiar

with the drug names/classifications.

Then I'd make a study stack at studystack.com for that week's drug and use the

various options there to study.

I'd also practicing writing them down until I got to the point I could write

everything down from memory. I think writing them down is a great way to etch

them into memory.

During my time in class I took 30 drug list tests with 15 drugs on each test and

scored 100% on all of them.

Right now I'm busy learning Top 100 per request from externship site.

I find making a study stack at studystack.com and just practicing over and over

using the " study table " option is very helpful.

I also have an audio CD of brand/generic provided by my instructor. I play it in

the car when I'm driving.

Although the CD says it's Top 200 from 2002. So I don't know how accurate it

really is today.

It's funny when people ask me what CD I've been listening to lately. When I say

" brand/generic " they look at me funny. Then they laugh when I explain.

I also have a printed list I keep handy to read. I look at brand then think what

generic is and read across to see if I'm right ... and do the same with

classification.

Since starting externship it's helping being I have to pull drugs from shelves.

I always try to think brand/generic when I get prescription to get ready to

fill.

Sometimes I make up silly things to remember names.

For example for Proscar (finasteride) I thought of a race car pro who wants to

" finish the ride " .

For Zoloft (sertraline) I think of putting a Serta mattress in a loft to sleep.

There doesn't always seem to be a silly trick to remember every drug, but if you

use your imagination you'll be surprised what little things can help you

remember.

Silly as that may seem, quite often it's worked for me.

December 1, 2008

Zaldamo--those silly little tricks are actually mnemonics --a proven way to

learn. How do you remember how to spell arithmetic? a rat in the house might eat

the ice cream--take the first letter of each word. I learned that one 51 years

ago in the 1st grade and still remember it today. Learning all the nerves

(sensory and motor) in the body is done using mnemonics by medical students--I

can't quite remember it is something like... " some say marilyn monroe married

money my mother says marry money " but anyway your methods are valid learning

tools!

Deb , Instructor

Pharmacy Technician Program

City College of San Francisco

and Santa Junior College

Re: Re: Top 200 drugs

When I was in class I'd make flash cards every week and use them to get familiar

with the drug names/classifications.

Then I'd make a study stack at studystack.com for that week's drug and use the

various options there to study.

I'd also practicing writing them down until I got to the point I could write

everything down from memory. I think writing them down is a great way to etch

them into memory.

During my time in class I took 30 drug list tests with 15 drugs on each test and

scored 100% on all of them.

Right now I'm busy learning Top 100 per request from externship site.

I find making a study stack at studystack.com and just practicing over and over

using the " study table " option is very helpful.

I also have an audio CD of brand/generic provided by my instructor. I play it in

the car when I'm driving.

Although the CD says it's Top 200 from 2002. So I don't know how accurate it

really is today.

It's funny when people ask me what CD I've been listening to lately. When I say

" brand/generic " they look at me funny. Then they laugh when I explain.

I also have a printed list I keep handy to read. I look at brand then think what

generic is and read across to see if I'm right ... and do the same with

classification.

Since starting externship it's helping being I have to pull drugs from shelves.

I always try to think brand/generic when I get prescription to get ready to

fill.

Sometimes I make up silly things to remember names.

For example for Proscar (finasteride) I thought of a race car pro who wants to

" finish the ride " .

For Zoloft (sertraline) I think of putting a Serta mattress in a loft to sleep.

There doesn't always seem to be a silly trick to remember every drug, but if you

use your imagination you'll be surprised what little things can help you

remember.

Silly as that may seem, quite often it's worked for me.

December 1, 2008

Zaldano, Excellent feedback and help to others!

Actually this is alot like my instruction in my tutorials and some

additional information.

See my File #5, Memorization of Trade and Generics there are about 4

or 5 files.

The more silly the better.

The reason why it helps so much while on internship is that we learn

best by experince. But imagine trying to learn top 200 on the

internship! you would never get anything done! Which is why we must

prepare before the on the job experience or externship!

Goog job!

Thank you for sharing and encouraging the membership that it can be

done!

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner

>

> When I was in class I'd make flash cards every week and use them to

get familiar with the drug names/classifications.

>

> Then I'd make a study stack at studystack.com for that week's drug

and use the various options there to study.

>

> I'd also practicing writing them down until I got to the point I

could write everything down from memory. I think writing them down is

a great way to etch them into memory.

>

> During my time in class I took 30 drug list tests with 15 drugs on

each test and scored 100% on all of them.

>

> Right now I'm busy learning Top 100 per request from externship

site.

>

> I find making a study stack at studystack.com and just practicing

over and over using the " study table " option is very helpful.

>

> I also have an audio CD of brand/generic provided by my instructor.

I play it in the car when I'm driving.

>

> Although the CD says it's Top 200 from 2002. So I don't know how

accurate it really is today.

>

> It's funny when people ask me what CD I've been listening to

lately. When I say " brand/generic " they look at me funny. Then they

laugh when I explain.

>

> I also have a printed list I keep handy to read. I look at brand

then think what generic is and read across to see if I'm right ...

and do the same with classification.

>

> Since starting externship it's helping being I have to pull drugs

from shelves. I always try to think brand/generic when I get

prescription to get ready to fill.

>

> Sometimes I make up silly things to remember names.

>

> For example for Proscar (finasteride) I thought of a race car pro

who wants to " finish the ride " .

>

> For Zoloft (sertraline) I think of putting a Serta mattress in a

loft to sleep.

>

> There doesn't always seem to be a silly trick to remember every

drug, but if you use your imagination you'll be surprised what little

things can help you remember.

>

> Silly as that may seem, quite often it's worked for me.

>

June 26, 2009

Dear jenkon,

Feel FREE to check out ALL of my FREE Tutorials in the 5th Folder on my site!

ALMOST everything you could be looking for is in there! Except the kitchen sink!

This will help you a bit for Storage and Handling:

Files > 5- Tutorial-1 & Study Information > S 6- Pharmacology Tutorials >

Storage and Handling

Do Not Crush List

copy and paste this link http://www.ismp.org/Tools/DoNotCrush.pdf

Refrigerated List

Contibuted by Joy a Tech Educator. This is a British list, but the only one we

have found on line to date. some names of drugs are not US names. You may have

to look a few up to see if they are equivalent to US drugs.

Tutorial - Refrigeration of Antibiotics Suspensions.pdf

There is an exercise for you to do at the end of this discussion (best Use 75%

zoom and answer NO when opening.)

Tutorial on Refrigerated Drugs.doc

Study from a list on a link on line, then answer 7 quiz type questions.

The Rx List of TOP 200 drugs is listed in most sold and also highest sales. Most

of the drugs are in retail. You would have a completely different list if you

were talking about most used in hospital pharmacy.

The drugs you studied may have been hospital drugs! Such as IV drugs.

Many hospital drugs require refrigeration or special handling.

TRY my Tutorials.

Let me know if you need anything else or if you still need more help.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

F/O

>

> Hi, I was studying the top 200 drugs from rxlist.com. Are those the drugs you

recommend studying? Do you know any good resources on the internet that have

the drugs categorized by which ones need to be refrigerated, in glass rather

than plastic, kept out of light, etc.? I took a practice exam and a lot of the

questions were on drugs that weren't on rxlist.com. That is kind of

frustrating. I just want to make sure that I am studying the right thing!

Thanks so much!

>

June 26, 2009

http://www.studystack.com that's the website i studied on and i really loved it

it helped me alot on the test

________________________________

From: jennkon86 <jennkon86@...>

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:50:40 AM

Subject: Top 200 Drugs

Hi, I was studying the top 200 drugs from rxlist.com. Are those the drugs you

recommend studying? Do you know any good resources on the internet that have the

drugs categorized by which ones need to be refrigerated, in glass rather than

plastic, kept out of light, etc.? I took a practice exam and a lot of the

questions were on drugs that weren't on rxlist.com. That is kind of frustrating.

I just want to make sure that I am studying the right thing! Thanks so much!

August 19, 2009

FREE Flash Cards for TOP 2008 drugs have been posted on

Flashcard Exchange

These cards do not have mfg or classification on them only T/g

BUT YOU can add that if you like!

HOWEVER while the Flashcards are already made for FREE and YOU MUST CHECK EACH

ONE to be sure that they are correct! Why? Because you can not assumet that ANY

one can type these perfectly. Any company would have paid an 'editor' to check

them and then you would be paying bukooo bucks! So either purchase some from a

tried and true company like www.Techlectures.com or www.pharmacytrainer.com OR

use the FREEBIE.

Here is the link to the FREE Flashcards already made:

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/

Once you register and get in you will want to go to directory then scroll down

to find the TOP 200 2008 Drugs which is past the TOP 200 2007 drugs. Then

after you click on that you can click on 'Study'.

Then after each guess click on continue to take you to the next trade or

generic.

I always recommend using www.studystack.com IF you are making flashcards from

scratch. But you can also use this site.

I believe as an educator that you learn better if YOU make your own flash cards!

Making them is an 'experience' and one that you will 'recall' and we all know

that we learn best by experience (recall " experience is the best teacher " ).

Here are some sites for you:

Top 200 Drugs for 2008 by Sales

http://www.drugs.com/top200.html

Top 200 Drugs of 2008

Ed Lamb

Pharmacy Times

Published Online: May 15, 2009 - 12:00:40 AM (CDT)

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/issue/pharmacy/2009/2009-05/RxFocusTop200Drugs-0509

Top 2007 Prescription Drugs of 2007

Ed Lamb

Pharmacy Times

Published Online: May 1, 2008 - 12:00:00 AM (CDT)

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/issue/pharmacy/2008/2008-05/2008-05-8520

Recently a student and associate of mine shared with me an online ebay purchase

of flash cards for about $5. I have to tell you that I only began to view them

for about 1 minute and found MANY spelling errors and other errors. While you

get what you pay for, I have to say that so far I have not seen an error on the

TOP 200 2008 FREEBIE trade/generic list that I saw on flashcard Exchange. Btu I

have NOT viewed it in full. So again it is up to YOU to CHECK what you are using

by yourself to see if it is correct. And once again the 'company' made

flashcards which cost a bit more have been 'checked' by professional editors.

Like any book they may have an error or two, but not at the extent of the errors

I found on the ebay flashcards.

Buyer Beware!

Hope this helps you,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Founder/Owner of this site

>

> I'm almost done reviewing for the PTCB, but the drug, generic name and its

common uses bothers me alot. Do i have to memorize all of them? And if so, can

someone send me the top 200 drugs last 2008 with its generic and brand name

please include its uses. Thank you..

>

August 19, 2009

Dear Jan,

You asked in reference to trade/generics: " Do I have to memorize all of them? "

My answer to your question is with a question back to you and to all who are

studying this:

Do you WANT to be the BEST technician you CAN BE and to AVOID Medication ERRORS?

IF the answer to the above question is YES, then you should know all the

Trade=generics names and their pharmacology as possible, NOT just a simple 200!

I expose my students to over 800 drugs in the course. They are tested only on

100 Trade/generic equivalents on a Sr Final called Trade/Generics Sr final. BUT

they are also asked about the pharmacoogy of MANY various drugs from the 800

that they studied in class and they have no clue which ones I will ask about!

The name of that test is called: Pharmacology Sr Final. It is an 8 page exam. So

they have to study ALL of them. When they take the PTCB exam they are better

prepared and they still do not know which drugs will be on that exam! When they

go to externship they are better prepared than some students from other

colleges/programs that are taught only 100 to 200 drugs or little to no

pharmacology. And certainly the experience and exposure on the job/extenship

adds to their vocabulary of new or unfamiliar Trade/generic names. The students

are taught to do a research of every new drug they come in contact with as long

as they remain on the externship and/or employed in pharmacy or medicine.

To prove this they must submitt reports. Most continue to do this even after

they graduate. Not only because the have to, but because they WANT to.

Education NEVER stops!

IF the answer to my above posted questions is NO I don't care about teching and

preventing medication errors, I really just want to pass the test and that is it

and get paid to work in a pharmacy until I find a better higher paying job or

get accepted in a college program or..... THEN I would say that you could

probably study the top 20 (twenty drugs)and get away with passing the exam with

a low score IF you can also do what I outling after this sentence. The exam will

have a few questions from every topic that it says that it covers. So if you

missed all the trade/generic questions you are also missing the pharmacology

questions. So this means you BETTER be able to pass ALL of the law and ALL of

the math to make up for it. So if you feel confident in that, then go right

ahead by-pass studying pharmacology and trade/generics! This means you as an

inexperienced technician will also not be able to answer the questions abouit

operations very well either or assisting the pharmacist. Again the only way you

wil be able to pass the exam is to ACE the math and law, if you can't answer the

other types of questions.

( my advice is to study all that you can before the exam, in all areas including

pharmacology, especially if you are inexperienced).

Having said all that, PHARMACISTS expect you to KNOW the trade and generics and

math in order to function and to be trained by them!

They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order about

the simple stuff:

Lasix = furosemide

Loop diruetic

Used for HTN to lower BP

Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy.

So my next question would be: If you passed the PTCB or ExCPT exam for your

state requirement and then went job hunting, interviewed well, got hired - how

long do you think you would last on the job, if you do not know the trade and

generics? The answer is the same if you do not know the math.

You, as the pharm tech, are the one that has to go to the shelf to take the drug

off the shelf. If a doctor orders a Trade name drug and it is not covered by the

insurance you may have to give the generic. Do you really think the pharmacist

wants to be stopped in the middle of his/her work to answer that question? Even

if you use a resource book or small paperback book to look up the drugs, (which

I recommend) it will slow you down in aiding the pharmacist and filling the

script/order.

So not to be or sound sarcastic, I would say learn as much as you can now and

pass the exam.

Not the only, but one main difference between learning on the job and learning

in a classroom followed by an externship is this: You will learn pharmacology.

You rarely get time to learn anything other than operations on the

job/externship. You usually do not have time to learn pharmacology on the job.

So learn it now while you have the time.

All this being said, if you, Jan, have a date for an exam that is only 1-3 days

away and find yourself asking what should I study due to such little time: T/g

or Law? Then I would say law. Why? because there is probably more on the exam

about law (federal pharmacy) that you can answer with such a short time frame to

learn.

I hope this helps you to make a decision that is BEST for you and and Jane

Q. Public.

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Founder/Owner

>

> I'm almost done reviewing for the PTCB, but the drug, generic name and its

common uses bothers me alot. Do i have to memorize all of them? And if so, can

someone send me the top 200 drugs last 2008 with its generic and brand name

please include its uses. Thank you..

>

August 20, 2009

AMEN !!

Jeanetta thank you for that heartfelt response. You are the voice for those of

us in the trenches.

Also congrats on your well earned award. You are most deserving of the

acknowledgement / award to

your dedication to our profession.

Thank you

Janel Aldridge CPhT

Medication Assistance Program

St. 's Medical Center

Department of Pharmacy

2900 First Ave Huntington WV 25702

304-526-1222

Fax 304-399-4951

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work we did, but

someone has learned by watching us how to take up the banner and go forward. "

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August 20, 2009

> They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order

about the simple stuff:

> Lasix = furosemide

> Loop diruetic

> Used for HTN to lower BP

> Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find this

info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH to

make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary to

breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

>

August 20, 2009

Dear Denaboo89,

First I would suggest a class in pharmacology.

But if you are not going to do that you may want to purchase

" Pharmacology for Dummies "

Ballington's Pharmacology for Technicians (title may not be exact)

But a good review book SHOULD have this information in it, such as the APhA

review book. There are two I prefer only the one written by the male author.

If you are using the tool that I made in my tutorial section to study

pharmacology on yoru own, you can try these sites:

http://www.drugs.com/lasix.html

http://www.rxlist.com/lasix-drug.htm

https://www.epocrates.com/sessionManager.do?type=rxweb & referurl=/online.do & refer\

next=https://online.epocrates.com

Using google and lasix allergies I got this one:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1783707

On the job you would use only USP approved reference material or special

programs or sites that are for professional use:

Facts and Comparisons Book

http://online.factsandcomparisons.com/login.aspx

PDR is nto the best but may be in the pharmacy.

Okay every hospital tech out there what is the name of the program or server

that you all use? The name has slipped my mine. Medex? or ??

Thanks for the question. If you mean how do you know while studying? then I

would look up the drugs and fill out the study sheet in my tutorials on Tools

for Study.

Rxlist and drugs.com are easy to use.

Hope this helps,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharmacy Technician Program Director

Founder/Owner of this site

>

> > They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order

about the simple stuff:

> > Lasix = furosemide

> > Loop diruetic

> > Used for HTN to lower BP

> > Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> > Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find this

info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH to

make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary to

breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

> >

>

August 21, 2009

Okay every hospital tech out there what is the name of the program or server

that you all use? The name has slipped my mine. Medex? or ??

It is MICROMEDEX

>>> " rxjm2002 " <rxjm2002@...> 8/21/2009 12:56 AM >>>

Dear Denaboo89,

First I would suggest a class in pharmacology.

But if you are not going to do that you may want to purchase

" Pharmacology for Dummies "

Ballington's Pharmacology for Technicians (title may not be exact)

But a good review book SHOULD have this information in it, such as the APhA

review book. There are two I prefer only the one written by the male author.

If you are using the tool that I made in my tutorial section to study

pharmacology on yoru own, you can try these sites:

http://www.drugs.com/lasix.html

http://www.rxlist.com/lasix-drug.htm

https://www.epocrates.com/sessionManager.do?type=rxweb & referurl=/online.do & refer\

next=https://online.epocrates.com

Using google and lasix allergies I got this one:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1783707

On the job you would use only USP approved reference material or special

programs or sites that are for professional use:

Facts and Comparisons Book

http://online.factsandcomparisons.com/login.aspx

PDR is nto the best but may be in the pharmacy.

Okay every hospital tech out there what is the name of the program or server

that you all use? The name has slipped my mine. Medex? or ??

Thanks for the question. If you mean how do you know while studying? then I

would look up the drugs and fill out the study sheet in my tutorials on Tools

for Study.

Rxlist and drugs.com are easy to use.

Hope this helps,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharmacy Technician Program Director

Founder/Owner of this site

>

> > They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order

about the simple stuff:

> > Lasix = furosemide

> > Loop diruetic

> > Used for HTN to lower BP

> > Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> > Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find this

info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH to

make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary to

breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

> >

>

August 21, 2009

I wasnt just refering to Lasix I was using it as an example But my question is

this Im using Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook and for contradictions it

tells you what drugs you shouldnt take with it, so Im looking up the

contradictory drugs trying to figure out exactly why you shouldnt mix them or

what type of patients should not take the medication it feels like a

" roundabout " to find the information I need, I guess you can call it research

but I wanted to know if the information like you shouldnt take an anticoagulant

shouldnt take vitamin k supplements that was all in one place

> >

> > > They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order

about the simple stuff:

> > > Lasix = furosemide

> > > Loop diruetic

> > > Used for HTN to lower BP

> > > Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> > > Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find

this info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH

to make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary

to breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

> > >

> >

>

August 22, 2009

Thank you Tamela!

I had a brain freeze! I knew it but it escaped my pea brain!

MICROMEDEX! MICROMEDEX! MICROMEDEX! MICROMEDEX!MICROMEDEX!

There that ought to do it!

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharmacy Tech Educator

Founder/Owner

>

> Okay every hospital tech out there what is the name of the program or server

that you all use? The name has slipped my mine. Medex? or ??

>

> It is MICROMEDEX

>

> >>> " rxjm2002 " <rxjm2002@...> 8/21/2009 12:56 AM >>>

> Dear Denaboo89,

truncated by Jeanetta :

> Okay every hospital tech out there what is the name of the program or server

that you all use? The name has slipped my mine. Medex? or ??

>

> Thanks for the question. If you mean how do you know while studying? then I

would look up the drugs and fill out the study sheet in my tutorials on Tools

for Study.

>

> Rxlist and drugs.com are easy to use.

>

> Hope this helps,

>

> Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

> Pharmacy Technician Program Director

> Founder/Owner of this site

>

August 22, 2009

You can find much of the information on Rxlist.com by researching. But you ask

if it is all in one place and I would say: in pharmacology text books.

For your growth: the word is contraindication not contradiction.

Indication = whenor why to use a drug

Contraindication = when or why you should not use a drug

Drug Interactions are usually sepaarated from contraindications in literature.

Hope this helps.

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Founder/Owner

> > >

> > > > They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a

script/order about the simple stuff:

> > > > Lasix = furosemide

> > > > Loop diruetic

> > > > Used for HTN to lower BP

> > > > Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> > > > Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find

this info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH

to make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary

to breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

August 23, 2009

at work we have lexi-comp online access and can look up interactions like that.

there might just be a book out htere that does that, but i'm not aware of it.

I wasnt just refering to Lasix I was using it as an example

But my question is this Im using Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook and for

contradictions it tells you what drugs you shouldnt take with it, so Im looking

up the contradictory drugs trying to figure out exactly why you shouldnt mix

them or what type of patients should not take the medication it feels like a

" roundabout " to find the information I need, I guess you can call it research

but I wanted to know if the information like you shouldnt take an anticoagulant

shouldnt take vitamin k supplements that was all in one place

> >

> > > They do not expect you to distract them every time you get a script/order

about the simple stuff:

> > > Lasix = furosemide

> > > Loop diruetic

> > > Used for HTN to lower BP

> > > Available 10, 20 , 40 mg , 80 mg tablets, also Injectable

> > > Do not take if the pt has sulfur allergy. <------ Where would you find

this info or is there an easier to find this information becasue Im using a DIH

to make flash cards but for contradictions I have to use my medical dicitonary

to breakdown the medically terms in order to find a simple answer

> > >

> >

>

October 1, 2009

At PharmacyTrainer.com, we sell Top 200 Drug Flash Cards that contain:

Brand vs Generic name

Phonetic pronunciation of the generic name

Major use for the drug

Pharmacological class

DEA schedule

Available routes of administration, and

Any appropriate " Black Box " warnings for the drug.

We update the list every year, and are on our eleventh edition.

> >

> > Where is the best list of the top 200 that includes class and use??

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

October 1, 2009

Thank you Mark,

Price?

Jeanetta

From: rxfiller57 <founder@...>

Subject: Re: Top 200 Drugs

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 5:02 PM

At PharmacyTrainer.com, we sell Top 200 Drug Flash Cards that contain:

Brand vs Generic name

Phonetic pronunciation of the generic name

Major use for the drug

Pharmacological class

DEA schedule

Available routes of administration, and

Any appropriate " Black Box " warnings for the drug.

We update the list every year, and are on our eleventh edition.

> >

> > Where is the best list of the top 200 that includes class and use??

> > Thanks a lot!

> >

October 1, 2009

The cards are $19.95 and media mail shipping usually runs about $3.70

There's no sales tax unless the customer is in Florida, then it's 7%

In addition to selling these to our self-study customers, they are used by many

colleges and vocational schools across the country.

Mark

> > >

> > > Where is the best list of the top 200 that includes class and use??

> > > Thanks a lot!

> > >

October 1, 2009

Hi Mark,

Your cards are a valuable tool in the learning of the top 200 drugs for both the

Pharmacy Technician in training and the certified Pharmacy Technician as well.

Joe Medina, CPhT

President / Founder

http://www.techlectures.com

------------

We sell Top 200 Drug Flash Cards that contain:

Brand vs Generic name

Phonetic pronunciation of the generic name

Major use for the drug

Pharmacological class

DEA schedule

Available routes of administration, and

Any appropriate " Black Box " warnings for the drug.

We update the list every year, and are on our eleventh edition.

March 24, 2010

I know a lot of techs studying for the PTCE are looking for lists of the top 200

drugs. I got this e-mail from Drug Topics that the list is available for sale.

The cost is 39.95.

http://www.industrymatter.com/top200drugsa5-yearcompilationupdatedwith2008data.a\

spx

If that link doesn't work I can forward the e-mail to anyone to anyone who wants

it.

-NJ

March 25, 2010

I like this list/picture:

http://chem.cornell.edu/jn96/outreach.html

Not 2008, 2006 but an even better study reference I've been using is this:

www.nationaltechexam.org/pdf/Top-200-Drugs_by_Count.pdf

~Matt

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:46 AM, alicia self <twinklemk@...> wrote:

>

> I would choose using time over money in this instance and go to

> MedicineNet.com. Use their search feature and select your favorite

> ailment....I entered " High Blood Pressure Medication " for instance.

>

> It gave me a list of the kinds:

>

> - Diuretics<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1#tocb

> >

> - Beta-blockers<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1#tocc

> >

> - ACE inhibitors<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1#tocd

> >

> - Angiotensin receptor blocker

> (ARB)<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=1#toce

> >

> - Calcium channel blockers

> (CCBs)<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2#tocf

> >

> - Alpha-blockers<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2#tocg

> >

> - Clonidine<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2#toch

> >

> - Minoxidil<

> http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63497 & page=2#toci

> >

>

> And all are links to descriptions of the top drugs and their mechanism of

> action.

>

> Be a better tech through research...bet you can put together your own top

> 200 list from this one website! and by the time you do you will know A LOT

> about the medications and their uses.

>

> -

>

> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:06 PM, mariacpht

<cphtgenius@...<cphtgenius%40verizon.net>>

> wrote:

>

> >

> > I know a lot of techs studying for the PTCE are looking for lists of the

> > top 200 drugs. I got this e-mail from Drug Topics that the list is

> available

> > for sale. The cost is 39.95.

> >

>

http://www.industrymatter.com/top200drugsa5-yearcompilationupdatedwith2008data.a\

spx

> >

> > If that link doesn't work I can forward the e-mail to anyone to anyone

> who

> > wants it.

> >

> > -NJ

> >

>

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