SCF NURSING EXAM 2 - CARDIAC
DRUGS VERIFIED 2025
Atenolol - ANSWER-Beta blocker
Atorvastatin - ANSWER-Lipitor HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitor, Antilipidemic
Beta Blockers drug interactions - ANSWER-CCBs combo may cause excess cardiac
suppression; Digoxin combo may cause heart block
Bile acid sequestrants drug interactions - ANSWER-Fat soluble vitamins may not
absorb; Thiazide diuretics, digoxin, warfarin, thyroid hormones and corticosteroids - take
all meds 2 hours prior or 4 hours after this med
Calcium Channel Blockers drug interactions - ANSWER-Digoxin & Statins (can increase
levels of these when taken with CCB
Cholestyramine - ANSWER-Bile Acid Sequestrant
Digoxin - ANSWER-Blood pressure support and antiarrhythmic
Diltiazem - ANSWER-Calcium Channel Blocker
Fibric acid drug interactions - ANSWER-Anticoags; Statins (may increase risk of
Rhabdo)
Furosemide - ANSWER-Loop Diuretic
Gemfibrozil - ANSWER-Antihyperlipidemic - lowers triglycerides
HMG-CoA Inhibitor drug interaction - ANSWER-Gemfibrizil (increase risk of Rhabdo);
Digoxin; Warfarin; Oral contraceptives
Hydralazine - ANSWER-Vasodilator
Hydrocholothiazide - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretic
Lisinopril - ANSWER-ACE Inhibitor
Losartan - ANSWER-Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
Metoprolol - ANSWER-Beta blocker
Nifedipine - ANSWER-Calcium Channel Blocker
DRUGS VERIFIED 2025
Atenolol - ANSWER-Beta blocker
Atorvastatin - ANSWER-Lipitor HMG-CoA Reductase inhibitor, Antilipidemic
Beta Blockers drug interactions - ANSWER-CCBs combo may cause excess cardiac
suppression; Digoxin combo may cause heart block
Bile acid sequestrants drug interactions - ANSWER-Fat soluble vitamins may not
absorb; Thiazide diuretics, digoxin, warfarin, thyroid hormones and corticosteroids - take
all meds 2 hours prior or 4 hours after this med
Calcium Channel Blockers drug interactions - ANSWER-Digoxin & Statins (can increase
levels of these when taken with CCB
Cholestyramine - ANSWER-Bile Acid Sequestrant
Digoxin - ANSWER-Blood pressure support and antiarrhythmic
Diltiazem - ANSWER-Calcium Channel Blocker
Fibric acid drug interactions - ANSWER-Anticoags; Statins (may increase risk of
Rhabdo)
Furosemide - ANSWER-Loop Diuretic
Gemfibrozil - ANSWER-Antihyperlipidemic - lowers triglycerides
HMG-CoA Inhibitor drug interaction - ANSWER-Gemfibrizil (increase risk of Rhabdo);
Digoxin; Warfarin; Oral contraceptives
Hydralazine - ANSWER-Vasodilator
Hydrocholothiazide - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretic
Lisinopril - ANSWER-ACE Inhibitor
Losartan - ANSWER-Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker
Metoprolol - ANSWER-Beta blocker
Nifedipine - ANSWER-Calcium Channel Blocker
