A nursing pharmacology study routine

Organise medicine names, classes and label vocabulary into manageable study sessions.

A practical study routine

Pick the body system from your current course topic. Read five cards and build a small table on paper: generic name, class and the use listed on the card. Check each row against the source instead of filling gaps from memory.

After a class quiz, try a label-reading exercise. Locate the term in the displayed passage, then open the full label to see its context. Bring questions about monitoring, administration or a particular patient back to your course and supervised practice.

  1. Drug class practice
  2. Drug uses practice
  3. Read boxed-warning passages

What this covers

This is vocabulary and source-reading practice. It does not provide medication administration instructions, dosing advice, a nursing care plan or a simulation of a licensing examination.

Capsera is an independent study aid. These are original exercises, not official exam questions or a complete exam course.

Plan your review days

Warnings listed on the most cards

Serotonin syndrome · 14/299: Sertraline, Escitalopram, Ondansetron, Fluoxetine, Trazodone, Cyclobenzaprine, Tramadol, Duloxetine, Citalopram, Venlafaxine, Paroxetine, Mirtazapine (+2)

C. difficile-associated diarrhea · 11/299: Amoxicillin, Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Amoxicillin / Clavulanate, Doxycycline, Cephalexin, Mupirocin, Ciprofloxacin, Esomeprazole magnesium, Levofloxacin, Cefuroxime

Hepatotoxicity · 9/299: Azithromycin, Meloxicam, Duloxetine, Nirmatrelvir / Ritonavir, Fenofibrate, Ciprofloxacin, Diclofenac (topical), Levofloxacin, Indomethacin

Hypokalemia · 7/299: Albuterol, Insulin glargine, Insulin Lispro, Insulin Aspart, Insulin degludec, Insulin detemir, Insulin Isophane / Insulin Regular (human)

Angioedema · 7/299: Lisinopril, Pregabalin, Oxybutynin, Benazepril, Mirabegron, Sacubitril / Valsartan, Ramipril

Myopathy / rhabdomyolysis · 5/299: Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, Pravastatin, Ezetimibe

Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy · 4/299: Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, Pravastatin

Hyperkalemia · 4/299: Lisinopril, Losartan, Spironolactone, Benazepril

Renal impairment · 4/299: Lisinopril, Benazepril, Mesalamine, Ramipril

Renal toxicity · 4/299: Ibuprofen, Meloxicam, Diclofenac (topical), Indomethacin

Hypertension · 4/299: Bupropion, Norgestimate / Ethinyl Estradiol, Levonorgestrel / Ethinyl Estradiol, Rimegepant

Acute pancreatitis · 4/299: Semaglutide, Dulaglutide, Tirzepatide, Liraglutide

Hypoglycemia · 4/299: Insulin glargine, Glipizide, Insulin Lispro, Insulin Aspart

Hypotension · 4/299: Tizanidine, Valsartan, Telmisartan, Sacubitril / Valsartan

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome · 4/299: Quetiapine, Aripiprazole, Promethazine, Risperidone

Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis · 3/299: Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, Simvastatin

Hypotension in volume-depleted patients · 3/299: Losartan, Losartan / Hydrochlorothiazide, Olmesartan / Amlodipine / Hydrochlorothiazide

Bone fracture with long-term use · 3/299: Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Esomeprazole magnesium

Increased risk of bleeding · 3/299: Sertraline, Escitalopram, Paroxetine

Glaucoma and cataracts · 3/299: Fluticasone, Fluticasone propionate, Mometasone Furoate (nasal)

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