DRUG OF CHOICE FOR DIFFERENT DISEASES

 DRUG OF CHOICE (DOC) 

1. Doc for prevention of neural tube defect - FOLIC ACID 

2. Doc for anticoagulation in pregnancy - HEPARIN

3.Doc for mania - LITHIUM 

4.Doc for MYSTHENIA GRAVIS - NEOSTIGMINE 

5.Doc for Thromboflebities - ASPIRIN 

6.Doc for UTI in pregnancy - AMPICILLIN 

7.Doc for HIV in pregnancy - ZIDOVUDINE AND NEVIRAPINE 

8.Doc for resistant Typhoid - CEFTRIAXONE 

9.Doc for  tuberculosis - INH with RIFAMPICIN 

10. Doc for B12 deficiency - FERROUS SULPHATE 

11.Doc for anxiety- BENZODIAZAPIN 

12.Doc for pain - ASPIRIN /PARACETAMOL 

13.Doc for depression in pregnancy - TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT 

14.Doc for Bacterial vaginosis - CLINDAMYCIN 

15.Rheumatoid athritis - ASPIRIN 

16.Scizophrenia - PHENOTHIAZINES 

17.Dysphagia -proton pump inhibitor 

18.stress ulcer - CIMETIDINE 

19.OCD - FLUXETINE 

20.ADHD - METHYLPHENIDATE

21.Doc for influenza - OSELTAMIVIR

22.Spinal anasthesia - TETRACAINE

23.Postpartum hemorrhage - OXYTOCIN

24.Typhoid fever - CHLORAMPHENICOL

25.ENURESIS - IMIPRAMINE

26.Pepetic ulcer - OMEPRAZOLE

27. Hypertensive crisis - NITROPRUSSIDE

28.Migraine - Ergotamine

29.Anaphylactic shock - EPINEPHRINE

30. Smoking cesation - NICOTINE

Acute dystonia-Promethazine/Atropine

Alopecia-Minoxidil (topical), biotin (oral)

Amebiasis-Metronidazole, tinidazole,

ornidazole

Anaphylactic shock-Adrenaline

Anginal pain-Nitroglycerin

Anorexia-Cyproheptadine

Anxiety-Alprazolam, etizolam

Anthrax-Penicillin

Bacillary dysentery-ofloxacin

Benzyl penicillin

Bacterial meningitis

Metronidazole

Bacterial vaginosis

Prednisolone

Bell's palsy

Erythromycin

Campylobacter

enterocolitis

Azithromycin

Chancroid

Azithromycin

Chlamydia

Tetracycline or doxycycline

Cholera

Indomethacin

Closure of ductus

arteriosus

Chloramphenicol

Conjunctivitis

Steroids

Crohn's disease

Vasopressin

Diabetes insipidus

Thiazide

Diabetes insipidus

(Lithium induced)

Diazepam

Delirium Tremens

Depression phase of

bipolar disorder (BPD)

Lamotrigine

Mefenamic acid + dicyclomine

Dysmenorrhea

Disease condition

Drug of choice (First Iine drug)

Emergency contraception

Levonorgestrel

Erectile dysfunction

sildenafil citrate (Viagra)

Filariasis

Diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC)

Leprosy

Dapsone

Manic phase of BPD

Lithium

Rapid cycling BPD

Sodium valproate

Diagnostic test for

myasthenia gravis

Edrophonium

Drug induced parkinsonism Benzhexol

Febrile seizures

Rectal diazepam

Giardiasis

Ornidazole

Gonorrhea

Ceftriaxone and azithromycin

Gout (Acute)

NSAIDS, Colchicine

Gout (Chronic)

Allopurinol, febuxostat

Huntington's chorea

Acute schizophrenia

Tourette syndrome

Sydenham chorea

Haloperidol

Lithium induced

Amiloride

neuropathy

Malaria

Chloroquine

Malaria in pregnancy

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Vancomycin

Staphylococcus aureus)

Neonatal herpes simplex

Acyclovir

Nocturnal enuresis

Desmopressin/Imipramine

Otitis media

Partial seizures

Amoxicillin

Carbamazepine

Pharyngitis

Amoxicillin

Pelvic Inflammatory

disease (PID)

Ceftriaxone

Pertussis

Azithromycin

Pneumonia (adult)

Amoxicillin

Pyelonephritis (acute)

Renal failure with oliguria

Co-trimoxazole

Furosemide

Rheumatic fever

Aspirin, amoxicillin, PPF

Rheumatic heart disease

Benzathine penicillin

Salmonella enterocolitis

Ciprofloxacin

lvermectin (oral), permethrin

(topical)

Scabies

Sjogren's syndrome/

Pilocarpine and cevimeline

radiation induced xerosis

Metronidazole

Ciprofloxacin & 3rd generation

cephalosporins

Sulfasalazine (if no response,

steroids)

Trichomoniasis

Typhoid

Ulcerative colitis

Trimethoprim or nitrofurantoin.

Urinary tract infection

(UTI)-adult

Conti..

Drug of choice (First line drug)

Disease condition

Co-trimoxazole.

Urinary tract infection

(UTI)-child

Cotrimoxazole (local vaginal

pessaries)

Vaginal Candidiasis

Fluconazole

Cinnarizine

Vertigo

Albendazole + ivermectin

Worm infestation

Vitamin A

Xeropthalmia

Zollinger Ellison Syndrome Lansoprazole, levosulpiride