drug of Choice’s for 80 different conditions ..that you must know.
1. Algia(pain)/pyrexia- Paracetamol
2. Acute bronchial- asthma :- salbutamol
3. Acute gout :- NSAIDS
4. Acute hyperkalemia:- calcium gluconate
5. Severe DIGITALIS toxicity :- IGIBIND
6. Acute migraine :- sumatriptan
7. Cheese reaction :- phentolamine
8. Atropine poisoning :- physostigmine
9. Cyanide poisoning :- amyl nitrite
10. Benzodiazepine poisoning:- flumazenil
11. Cholera :- tetracycline
12. KALA-AZAR :- lipozomal amphotericin- B
13. Iron poisoning :- desferrioxamine¬ ¬
14. MRSA :- vancomycin
15. VRSA :- LINEZOLID
16. Warfarin overdose :- vitamin-K (NIPER- 2009)
17. OCD :- fluoxetine
18. Alcohol poisoning :- fomepizole
19. Epilepsy in pregnency :- phenobarbitone
20. Anaphylactic shock :- Adrenaline
21. MRSA Infection-Vancomycin
22. Malaria in Pregnancy-Chloroquine
23. Whooping Cough or Perteusis- Erythromycin
24. Kawasaki disease-IV Ig
25. Warfarin Overdose-Vit-K
26. Heparin Overdose-Protamine
27. Hairy Cell Leukemia-Cladirabine
28. Multiple Myeloma- Melphalan
29. CML-Imatinib
30. Wegner’s granulomatosis-Cyclophosphamide
31. HOCM- Propranolol
32. Delirium Tremens-Diazepam
33. Drug Induced Parkinsonism-Benzhexol
34. Diacumarol Poisoning-Vit-K
35. Type-1 Lepra Reaction-Steroids
36. Type- 2 Lepra Reaction-Thalidomide
37. Allergic Contect Dermatitis-Steroids
38. PSVT- 1st-Adenosine, 2nd-Verapamil, 3rd-Digoxin
39. Z-E Syndrome- Proton Pump Inhibitor
40. Chancroid-Cotrimoxazole
41. Dermatitis Herpetiformis-Dapsone
42. Spastic Type of Cerebral Palsy-Diazepam
43. Herpes Simplex Keratitis-Trifluridine
44. Herpes Simplex Orolabialis-Pancyclovir
45. Neonatal Herpes Simplex-Acyclovir
46. Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia- Cotrimoxazole
47. Cystic Acne-Retinoic acid
48. Trigeminal Neuralgia-Carbamezapine
49. Actinomycosis-Penicillin
50. Plague- Streptomycin
51. Opioid Withdrawal- Methadone 2nd-Clonidine
52. Alcohol Withdrawal- Chlordiazepoxide 2nd-Diazepam
53. Post Herpetic Neuralgia- Fluphenazine
54. WEST Syndrome-ACTH
55. Diabetic Diarrhoea- Clonidine
56. Lithium Induced Neuropathy-Amiloride
57. Tetanus: PEN G Na; TETRACYCLINE; (DIAZEPAM
58. Diphteria: PEN G K; ERYTHROMYCIN
59. Pertusis: ERYTHROMYCIN; AMPICILLIN
60. Meningitis: MANNITOL (osmotic diuretic); DEXAMETHASONE (anti-inflammatory); DILANTIN/PHENYTOIN (anti-convulsive); PYRETINOL/ENCEPHABO L (CNS stimulant)
61. Cholera: TETRACYCLINE
62. Amoebic Dysentery: METRONIDAZOLE
63. Shigellosis: CO-TRIMOXAZOLE
64. Typhoid: CHORAMPHENICOL
65. Rabies: LYSSAVAC, VERORAB
66. Immunoglobulins: ERIG or HRIg
67. Malaria: CHLOROQUINE
68. Schistosomiasis: PRAZIQUANTEL
69. Felariasis: DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE CITRATE
70. Scabies: EURAX/ CROTAMITON
71. Chicken pox: ACYCLOVIR/ZOVIRAX
72. Leptospirosis: PENICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN
73. Leprosy: DAPSONE, RIFAMPICIN
74. Anthrax: PENICILLIN
75. Tuberculosis: R.I.P.E.S.
76. Pneumonia: COTRIMOXAZOLE; Procaine Penicillin
77. Helminths: MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL PAMOATE
78. Meningitis: MANNITOL (dec. ICP) ; DEXAMETHASONE ( relieve cerebral edema) ; DIAZEPAM ( anticonvulsant) ; PENICILLIN
79. Syphilis: PENICILLIN
80. Gonorrhea: PENICILLIN
