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Consumer Drug Index
Drugs and drug abuse is a topic of frequent discussion in many of our classrooms. The types of drugs discussed are not limited to those commonly abused, hut include all classes from ethical to hallucinoeenic. Without fail. almost every instructor, particularly those in science disciplines, is confronted with numerous auestions concernine the use of drugs both ethically (preicription drugs) a i d socially. There are abundant quick reference sources for commonly abused social drugs. The purpose of this paper is to provide a source for the most freauentlv ethical drum ?orescribed . which can he used by teachers as a quick reference t o identify drugs. The index compiles the information provided in the "Physicians Desk Reference" ( I ) and lists the 100 most frequently prescribed ethical drugs as published in "Chain
Store Age-1974 Pharmacist's Reference Issue" (2). The index does not provide all of the information concerning these drugs, but will provide in tabular form a hrief introduction to the nature of each drug. Drugs are listed by trade and generic names, and ranked in descending order of use for 1973. Also shown are the most popular manufacturer, drug actions, uses, and most common mode of dispensing. Further information may he obtained hy consulting the "Physicians' Desk Reference" (I), the "Merck Index" (3), the "Merck Manual" (41, or any dictionary of pharmacology. Literature.Cited (1) Phyairions' D e d R&encs. 1 "7fdP
28th Edition. Medical Economicn Company. Orsdeii. N.
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(21 Chain Stnre Ape-1974
Pharmacists Reference Issus. 49: 13.72 119711,
The Consumer Drug Index was prepared independently by the authors and was not commissioned by the Journal of Chemical Education.
Trade Name
Forma
Generic Name
*bvaiium, 5 mg Tetracycline. 250 mg
Diazepam samed
'Empirin wfcodeine. 30 mg 'Dsrvon Compouna-65 Achromycin-V 250 mg
aspirin. phenacetin, caffeine. codeine propoxyohene hydrochloride tetracycline HCi
Lasix V-Ciliin-K, 250 mg Percodan 'Librium 10 mg 'Lomotii
Roche Searie
tranquilizer, relief o f anxiety and tenrion treatment o f diarrhea
AbbOtt
tveatment o f respiratory, rkin, and r o f t tissue infectionr of mild t o moderate Severity anaige~ic.reiief o f revere pain, tension, anxiety
Burroughs Wellcome Liily Lederle
Geigy
treatment of gout, rheumatoid arthritis, orteoarthritis, bursitir,joint inflammation, pain
#
antibiotic, infections caused b y a wide variety of microoloanilml tranquilizer, neatment of tenrion and anxiety antibiotic, treatment of infectionr due t o gram Positive and gram negative microorganirmr oral contraceptive, progertogen potent, non-steroidal drug w i t h anti-inflammatory, antipyretic (fever reducing) and analwsic main reliever1 d r w la number of warnings accompany t h i "re of this drug) antitussive and expectorant for control of cough treatment o f cough due t o cold or allergy
diazepam tetracycline HCI
Roche Squibb
norgestrei indomethacin
Wyeth Merck. Sharp, and Dohme
Benyiin Expectorant
diphenhydramine HCI, otherr
Parke Davis
'Phenergan Expt. wlcodeine Ilosone. 250 mg
Dromethazine HCI, codeine
Wyeth
ornade
ChlOrDheniramine maleate
Actifed
Prednirone. 5 mg
triproiidine HCI, DIeudoephedine HCI atropine, scopolamine. phenobarbital, and belladonna alkaloid$ same
Hydrodiuril. 50 mg
hydrochlorothiazide MSD
Gantririn
784 /
Endo
tranquilizer, reiief of tension and anxiety antibiotic, treatment of infectionr due t o gram Positive and gram negative organirmr relief of pain of ail degrees of severity u p t o the level of morphine analgesic. relief of mild t o moderate pain antibiotic, bacteriortat against gram poritive and aram neaative bacteria diuretic, treatment o f high blood pressure treatment of mild t o moderate infectionr due t o microorganisms sensitive to Penciilin G relief o f moderate t o moderately revere pain
Robinr
Ampicillin
*Donnatal
Journal of ChemicalEducation
~ction-Ure
HOeChSt LiilY penicillin mixture o f 5 drugs. principally Oxycodone ChiordiaLeDOXide HCI diDhenOxYlate HCI wlatrooine
Erythrocin stearate. 250 mg fPhenaphen w/codeine, 30 mg Butamlidin Aika
"Valium. 2 mg Sumycin, 250 mg
Manufacturer
antibiotic, upper and lower respiratory tract. rkin. and r o f t tissue infectionr relief d t sneezing, running nore, weeping and Other rymptomr of nasal congestion antihistamine, treatment of narai congestion due t o allergy or common cold sedative, treatment of ulcer, motion ricknerr. cystitis
LillY Smith. Kline. and French BUrrOUgh6 Welicome Robinr
Merck. Sharoe, and Dohme Roche
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cortisone insufficiency. rheumatic disorders. collagen diseases, allergies asthma, otherr diuretic, treatment of hypertension Sulfonamide, urinary infectionr
Tvade Name
Dimetapp Elixir
Vibramycin Hyciate. 100 mg *Liblax
Formn
Generic Name
Manufa~furer
Action-Use
antihirtamine, treatment of allergy common cold, and sinusitis illness
brompheniramine maleate, phenylephrine HCI. phenylpropanolamine HCI. alcohol doxycyciine hyclate
antibiotic, treatment of infections due t o gram positive and gram negative microorganilmr
Mymlog
.
.
infections ErYthrocin Ethyl succinate Cleocin HCI. 150 mg
Clindamycin HCI hydrate
Upjohn
'Darvon. 65 mg Premarin, 1.25 mg
propoxyphene HCI conjugated estrogens
Liily AyerSt
Dimetaup Exten Tabr
Robins
Diurii. 500 mg
Merck. Sharpe. and Dohme Lilly
*Seconal. 100 mg
sodium recobarbital
Lanoxin. 0.25 mg
digoxin
*Phenergan VC Exp wlcodeine
promethazine HCi, codeine phosphate, DhenvleDhrine HCI m i ~ r o b i l m i t e ethoheptazine , citrate with aspirin nystatin
'Equagelic Mycostatin Vaginal Tabs V-Ciilin-K Oral Sol.. 250 mg Fiorinal "Nambutal. 100 mg A m Gantririn Pen-Vee-K. 250 mg 'Meprobamate.
Dotarrium phenoxymethyl penicillin butalbitai, caffeine, aspirin. uhenacetin sodium pentobarbital sulfi60xazole phenazopyridine HCI potassium phenoxy methyl penicillin
Burroughs Wellcome Wyeth Wyeth SqUlbb Lilly Sandoz AbbOtt Roche Wyeth
400 mg
Penicillin G Potassium. 250 mg Actifed Syrup
same
Aldomet
triprolidine HCI pseudoephedrine HCi methyldopa
Pentid6 Syrup. 400 M U
potassium penicillin G
Burroughs Weiicome Merck, Shame. and Dohme Squibb
'Talwin, 50 mg Keflex. 250 mg
pentamcine H C ~ Cephalexin monohydrate
Winthrop LillY
Ampicillin Oral Surpenrion, 250 mg Ovule"-21
same
'Valium. 1 0 mg Benadryl. 50 mg Poiyclliin. 250 mg
ethynoaiol diacetata wlmertranol diazepam diphenhydramine HCI ampicillin trihydrate
~ i g o x i n 0.25 , mg
extract of opium same triamterene, hydrochlorothiazide same
Combid Spanruier 'Tenuate
Dorpan
tranquilizer, treatment of muscle rparmr and nevvous headache treatment of fungal and yeart infectionr antibiotic, treatment of infectionr sensitive t o penicillin G relief of Dain where analseric and sedative actionare required w i c k acting sedative, urea as pre-anesthetic medication urinary infectionr complicated by pain treatment of mild t o moderately severe infectionr due t o penicillin G renritive organisms t r a n ~ u i i i z e r treatment . of anxiety and tension. promotidn o f sleep severe infections caused b y penicillin G len6itive organisms antihirtamine, treatment of nasal congestion due t o ailerav or common cold treatment of &ere hypertension (high blood pressure) mild to moderate infectionr due t o penicillin G sensitive microorganisms relief of moderate t o revere pain
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# Smith, Kline, and French
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Myrteclin-F. 250 mg same caramiphen edirylate, chiorpheniramine maleate. phenyipropanoiamine HCI prochlorperarine maleate. ilopropamide iodide diethylpropion HCi
antihistamine, relief of cough, Sedative
oral contracep6ve
Drioxral
Erythromycin. 250 mg
diuretic. causes excretion o f sodium and chioride ions, management of hypertension short acting redative, treatment of insomnia. preoperative Sedation treatment o f congestive heart failure
Roche Parke Davir Bristol
#
Ampicillin. 500 mg
antibiotic. upper and lower respiratory tract. skin, and soft tissue infectionr o f mild to moderate severity antibiotic. treatment o f infections due t o strsp. staph, and pneumococci microorganirmr analoesic. relief of m i i d t o moderate w i n trea&eni of menopausal syndrome and portmenopause 10-12 hr continuous antihirtamine effect o f common cold and allergies
Smith, Kllne. and French Smith, Kline. and French Merrell
usv
*Doriden. 500 mg Afrin Naral Spray
giutethimide N F oxymetazoline HCI
Schering
Benadryl Elixir
diphenhydramine HCI
Parke Davir
tre atment o f congestive heart failure, atrial flutter, etc. an:tibiotic, treatment of Infections due t o a wide variety of organisms mund-the-clock relief o f r y m p t o m r o f upper respiratory mucoral congestion antibiotic. treatment o f a variety o f infectionr. canaidal compiicatianr upper and lower respiratory tract, skin, and soft tissue infections of mild t o moderate severity PIompt relief of coughing, upper respiratory congestion and hypersecretion arrociated w t h common cola and sinusitis treatment of peptic ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome diet drua. treatment of oberitv. .. dietary manaikment treatment of insomnia relief of narai congestion, prevention of middle ear infection antihirtamine, treatment of allergy reactions and motion ricknerr
Volume 52, Number 12. December 1975 / 785
Rank
Trade Name
Formn
Generic Name
Manufacturer
Acfion-Ura treatment of mold t o moderate mfect onr a m 10 penlcl Inn G rcnrnwe organ6mr
norethindrone wlmestranol norethindrone w/mertranol ruifamethoxazole
0,s mntraceotwe, nyoermenorrnea
Antivert. 12.5 mg
Meciizine HCi
Actifed-C Expectorant *Equ.mil 400 mg Terramycin 250 mg
triprolidine HCI pseudoeohedrine HCI meprobamate owtetracycline HCI
Dalmane. 30 mg V-Cillin-K Oral 125 mg Flagyl Oral 'Phenobarbital 15 mg E-Mycin. 250 mg
flurazepam HCI potassium Dnenoxymathyl penicillin metronidazole same erythromycin
Ampicillin Oral
same
*Librium. 5 mg Dilantin Sodium. 100 mg Ritalin. 10 mg
chlordiazeooxide HCI diphenyihydantoin sodium methylphenidate HCI
Ciba
Phenergan Expectorant Pediamycin. 200 mg
Dromethazine HCI erythromycin ethyl ruccinate
Wyeth ROSS
Darvon-N w1ASA
proDoxYOhene naorylate, aroirin atropine, rcooolamine. phenobarbital and belladonna alkaloidr diphenhydramine HCI
P a w e Davis
nitrofurantoin
Eaton
tolbutamide betamethalone valerate Oxyphenbutazone
Upjohn Schering Geigy
acetominophen. codeine DhoSDhate
McNeil
'Donnatal Elixir
Orinase Valisone Cream. 0.1% Tandearii
a C = Capsule. T = Tablet. 5 = Solution. Cr = Cream. = Habit forming. C # = Drusr commonly produced b y most drug manufacturers. %me = Generic name same ar trade name.
Burrough$ wellcome Wveth
old1 Conlraceotwe, hyoermenorrnea rudonam~de,treatment o f L r f n a r y tract m f e u m n r , otner ~ n l e c t m n r ~ r c e o t l b l eto S J fonamldo antihirtamine, management of motion Sickness, vertigo antihistamine, treatment o f narai congestion due t o allergy or common cold tranquilizer, relief o f anxiety m a tenrion antibiotic, infectionr due t o a wide variety of
depressant, treatment of insbmnia, ui&, etc.. antibiotic, treatment of rtrepto m a rtaohylO C O C Cas~ Iwell ar other types o f infectionr antibiotic, treatment of infectionr due t o gram wsitive and oram neaative tramuilizer, relief of anxiety and tenrion control of grand ma1 and prycharnotor seizures treatment of minimal brain dysfunction in children treatment o f cough due t o cold or allergy antibiotic. treatment of infectionr of the "Doer and lower respiratory tract, skin. ana soft tissue o f mild to moderate severity tranquilizer, relief o f tenrion, anxiety, and low level pain sedative. treatment of ulcer, motion sickness. cystitis potent antihistamine, treatment o f allergy reactions, sedation treatment of Dyeloneohritir, pyeiitis, and cystitis treatment of diabetes, lowering of blood sugar relief o f skin inflammation relief o f arthritis, gout, thromboDhlebitir, and severe inflammation enhanced analgesia (pain relief), treatment of common cold rvmDtoms
