AVOID LIABILITY: KNOW YOUR PATIENT’S MEDICATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON DENTAL TREATMENT Second District Valley Forge Dental Association King of Prussia, Pennsylvania October 10, 2012 ********************************************* No. 1 HYDROCODONE WITH ACETAMINOPHEN (generic) -
More efficacious than codeine, less nausea & vomiting
2nd most abused drug by dentists
No. 3 SIMVASTATIN (generic) -
Decrease serum total and LDL cholesterol
No. 4 LEVOTHYROXINE (generic)
local anesthetic with vasoconstrictor is NOT contraindicated
No. 5 AMOXICILLIN (generic) - Amoxicillin tablets 500 mg Disp: 4 tablets Sig: Take four tablets by mouth 30-60 minutes before dental appointment - Cardiac Conditions Associated With the Highest Risk of
Adverse Outcome from Endocarditis for Which Prophylaxis With Dental Procedures is Recommended***
Certain specific, serious congenital (present from birth) heart
Unrepaired or incompletely repaired cyanotic
congenital heart disease , including palliative
A completely repaired congenital heart defect with
prosthetic material or device, whether placed by
surgery or by catheter intervention during the first
Any repaired congenital heart defect with residual
defects at the site or adjacent to the site of a
A cardiac transplant that develops a problem in a heart valve
No. 6 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE
No. 7 AZITHROMYCIN (generic)
NOT approved for joint replacement prophylaxis
Z-Pak (five days)- Zithromax®, Tri-Pak (three days)
Azithromycin tablets 250 mg Disp: 2 tablets Sig: Take two tablets by mouth 30-60 minutes before dental appointment
No. 8 ALPRAZOLAM (generic)
most common drug found in “dirty” urine of methadone
combination of Xanax and Ecstacy is called “Parachuting”
No. 9 HYDROCHLORTHIAZIDE (generic) -
diuretic/antihypertensive - -
eat lots of bananas and drink lots of orange juice
No. 10 OMEPRAZOLE (generic) - GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) No. 11 METFORMIN (generic) No. 12 LIPITOR® (atorvastatin)
Decrease serum total and LDL cholesterol -
No. 13 FUROSEMIDE ORAL (generic) - - No. 14 METOPROLOL TARTRATE (generic) -
Selective Beta Blocking Agent (Beta1 blocking agent) -
Long-term use of NSAIDs (~ 3 weeks) may diminish
No. 15 ATENOLOL (generic)
Selective Beta Blocking Agent (Beta1 blocking agent)
Long-term use of NSAIDs (~ 3 weeks) may diminish
Bystolic® (nebivolol) No. 16 SERTRALINE (generic) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
adjunctive therapy for attention deficit
No. 17 METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (generic) -
Selective Beta Blocking Agent (Blocks Beta1 receptor)
Long-term use of NSAIDs (~ 3 weeks) may diminish
No. 18 ZOLPIDEM (generic) - - - No. 19 OXYCODONE WITH ACETAMINOPHEN (generic) -
More efficacious than codeine, but less nausea and vomiting
No. 20 CITALOPRAM (generic) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
adjunctive therapy for attention deficit
No. 21 GABAPENTIN (generic) -
No. 22 IBUPROFEN (generic) NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)
COX1 & COX2 inhibitor
Motrin®, Motrin-IB®, Advil® (OTC)Ibuprofen Tablets 400 mg Disp. 16 tablets Sig: Take 1-2 tablets 3-4 times per day as needed for the relief of pain Do not exceed eight tablets within 24 hours No. 23 NEXIUM® (esomeprazole) - GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Top brand name drug prescribed by retail dollars
No. 24 PREDNISONE ORAL (generic)
No. 25 TRAMADOL (generic)
Ultram®-50/100 mg every 4 to 6 hours
tramadol with acetaminophen (Ultracet®)
medications that lower seizure threshold
No. 26 PLAVIX ®(clopidogrel)
No. 27 SINGULAIR® (montelukast) - - - No. 28 LISINOPRIL/HCTZ (generic)
same precautions/drug interactions as either oneNo. 29 FLUOXETINE (generic) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
adjunctive therapy for attention deficit
No. 30 LORAZEPAM (generic)
Top 10 by DIN by Sponsor/Policy/Class/Division/Subdivision Report Total Total Claims Paid Drug Name Chemical Entity Therapeutic Category Brand/Generic Status Provincial Formulary Biological Drug Cost Dispensing Total Eligible Total Claims Paid Sequence Submitted Top 10 Drugs $10,401.22 $10,401.22 $5,998.52 $5,998.52 All Drugs $
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