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🧠 PARKINSON’S DRUGS — NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊
• Levodopa/Carbidopa: ↑Dopamine, avoid high-protein, watch dyskinesia
• Dopamine agonists: Directly stimulate dopamine, sleep attacks
• MAO-B inhibitors: Prevent dopamine breakdown, avoid tyramine
• COMT inhibitors: Prolong levodopa effect, dark urine

🧠 Levo lifts → Agonists drive → MAO-B boosts → COMT continues ✔️

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🩸 HEMATOLOGIC DRUGS — NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊
• Iron: Black stools, constipation
• Epoetin: ↑BP, ↑clot risk
• Filgrastim: Bone pain
• Heparin: aPTT | antidote = Protamine
• Warfarin: INR | antidote = Vitamin K
• tPA: Major bleeding

🧠 Iron = black | EPO = pressure | Fil = bone pain | Hep = Protamine | War = Vit K ✔️

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🧠 MOOD STABILIZERS — NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊
• Lithium: Loves salt & water ⚠️ narrow range
• Valproate: Liver risk, weight gain
• Carbamazepine: ↓WBC, Stevens-Johnson
• Lamotrigine: Rash = STOP

🧠 Lithium = salt | Valpro = liver | Carba = blood | Lamo = rash ✔️

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🫀 ANTIHYPERTENSIVES — NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊
• –PRIL (ACEIs): Cough, ↑K⁺, no pregnancy
• –SARTAN (ARBs): Like ACEIs, no cough
• –LOL (Beta-blockers): ↓HR, ↓BP
• –DIPINE (CCBs): Edema, constipation
• Diuretics: Loop lose K⁺ | K-sparing spare K⁺
• Clonidine: Drowsy, rebound HTN
• Hydralazine: Headache, fast HR

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🥘 GI DRUGS – NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊

🔹 PPIs (Omeprazole / Pantoprazole) → GERD, ulcers
⚠️ Headache, GI upset, long-term → osteoporosis | “PRAZOLE = Prevent acid”

🔹 H2 Blockers (Famotidine / Ranitidine) → GERD, ulcers
⚠️ Confusion in elderly, headache | “H2 = Histamine down”

🔹 Metoclopramide → GERD, nausea, gastroparesis
⚠️ Extrapyramidal symptoms, drowsiness | “METO = Move things forward”

🔹 Ondansetron → Nausea/vomiting (chemo, post-op)
⚠️ Headache, constipation, QT prolongation | “ON-DAN = ON the vomit ban”

🔹 Lactulose → Constipation, hepatic encephalopathy
⚠️ Diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance | “LACT = Let ammonia go out”

🔹 Sucralfate → Ulcer protection
⚠️ Give on empty stomach, separate from other meds | “SUCRAL = Stick and cover”

📌 NCLEX Pearls:
• PPIs / H2 blockers → Acid suppression
• Metoclopramide → GI motility
• Ondansetron → Anti-nausea
• Lactulose → Lowers ammonia in liver failure
• Sucralfate → Protects ulcer lining

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🤰 OB / WOMEN’S HEALTH DRUGS – NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊

🔹 Oxytocin / Misoprostol → Induce labor, control postpartum bleeding
⚠️ Uterine hyperstimulation / cramping | OXY = Overtime contractions • MISO = Make it start

🔹 Magnesium Sulfate → Prevent seizures in preeclampsia/eclampsia, stop preterm labor
⚠️ Respiratory depression, hypotension | MAG = Makes you sleepy
💊 Antidote: Calcium gluconate

🔹 Terbutaline → Stop preterm labor
⚠️ Tachycardia, tremors | TERB = Tames Early contractions

🔹 Rho(D) Immune Globulin (RhoGAM) → Prevent Rh incompatibility
🩸 Give at 28 weeks & within 72h postpartum | RhoGAM = Rh protection

🔹 Clomiphene → Ovulation induction
⚠️ Hot flashes, multiple pregnancy risk | CLOMI = Come on ovary!

📌 NCLEX Pearls:
• Oxytocin/Misoprostol → Labor induction
• Magnesium sulfate → Seizure prevention (antidote: Calcium gluconate)
• Terbutaline → Monitor HR/BP
• RhoGAM → Rh isoimmunization prevention
• Clomiphene → Ovulation induction

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🦠 ANTI-INFECTIVES – NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊

🔹 Penicillins / Amoxicillin → Broad infections
⚠️ Allergy / anaphylaxis | “PEN = allergic reaction”

🔹 Cephalosporins → Respiratory, skin, sepsis
⚠️ Cross-allergy with penicillin | “CEF = Check for pen allergy”

🔹 Vancomycin → MRSA, C. diff
⚠️ Nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, Red Man Syndrome | “VAN = Very red man”

🔹 Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin) → Gram-negative infections
⚠️ Kidney & ear damage | “Mean GENT damages kidneys & ears”

🔹 Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin) → UTI, respiratory
⚠️ Tendon rupture | “FLOX = breaks tendons”

🔹 Tetracyclines (Doxycycline) → Acne, STIs, respiratory
⚠️ Teeth discoloration & photosensitivity | “TETRA = Teeth & sun trouble”

🔹 Macrolides (Azithromycin, Erythromycin) → Respiratory infections
⚠️ QT prolongation | “MACRO = Makes QT longer”

🔹 Metronidazole → Anaerobes, C. diff, protozoa
⚠️ No alcohol | “METRO = Makes QT longer”

🔹 Isoniazid (INH) → TB
⚠️ Hepatotoxicity & neuropathy | “INH = Injures Nerves & Hepatocytes”

📌 NCLEX Pearls:
• Kidneys & ears → Aminoglycosides, Vancomycin
• Allergy check → Penicillins & Cephalosporins
• No alcohol → Metronidazole
• Tendon rupture → Fluoroquinolones
• Vitamin B6 → Isoniazid

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🚨 EMERGENCY & ANTIDOTE DRUGS – NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💉

🔹 Naloxone → Opioid overdose
🧠 “Nalox-ONE knocks opioids out”

🔹 Epinephrine → Anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest
⚡ ↑ HR, ↑ BP, bronchodilation

🔹 Atropine → Symptomatic bradycardia
❤️ Heart rate goes UP

🔹 Adenosine → SVT
⏱️ Rapid IV push | brief asystole

🔹 Flumazenil → Benzodiazepine overdose
⚠️ May cause seizures

🔹 Vitamin K → Warfarin reversal
🩸 Promotes clotting

🔹 Protamine sulfate → Heparin antidote
🛡️ Stops heparin effects

📌 NCLEX PEARLS:
• Opioids → Naloxone
• Benzos → Flumazenil
• Warfarin → Vitamin K
• Heparin → Protamine
• Anaphylaxis → Epinephrine
• Bradycardia → Atropine
• SVT → Adenosine

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PAIN & INFLAMMATION DRUGS – NCLEX QUICK NOTE 💊

🔹 Acetaminophen → Pain & fever
⚠️ Liver toxicity | Max 4 g/day
🧠 A-CETA = Affects the liver

🔹 NSAIDs (Ibuprofen, Ketorolac, Aspirin)
✔️ Pain & inflammation
⚠️ GI bleeding, kidney injury
❌ No aspirin in kids (Reye’s syndrome)

🔹 Ketorolac → Strong NSAID
⏱️ Use max 5 days only

🔹 Opioids (Morphine, Codeine)
✔️ Severe pain
⚠️ Respiratory depression, constipation
🧪 Antidote: Naloxone

🔹 Celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor)
✔️ Less GI bleeding
⚠️ ↑ Cardiovascular risk

📌 NCLEX PEARLS:
• Opioids = slow breathing → Naloxone
• NSAIDs = GI bleed + kidney risk
• Acetaminophen = Liver toxicity

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🦠 H. PYLORI ERADICATION DRUGS
🔹 Triple therapy: PPI + Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin
🧠 Memory: PAC
🔹 Quadruple therapy: PPI + Bismuth + Tetracycline + Metronidazole
🧠 Memory: PB-TM
⚠️ Metallic taste (Metro/Clarithro)
⚠️ Black stool & tongue (Bismuth)
🚫 No alcohol with Metronidazole
💡 Key rule: Complete 10–14 days
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