Drug Name Pronunciation Lecture


Generic Therapeutic Category Brand
ranitidine tabs, effervescent tabs, caps (150, 300 mg), syr, granules antihistamine, H2 blocker (H2 blockers usually prescribed to control stomach acid, not for allergies) Zantac tabs (150, 300 mg), effervescent tabs 150 mg, caps (300 mg), syr 15 mg/ml, granules 150 mg, inj (1, 25 mg/ml)
cimetidine caps, inj (90, 120, 180, 240, 360, 480 mg/100mL, 300 mg/2mL, 6 mg/mL), p.o. sol antihistamine, H2 blocker Tagamet caps (200, 300, 400, 800 mg), inj (300 mg/2mL, 6 mg/mL), p.o. sol (300 mg/5mL)
ibuprofen tabs (200, 300, 400, 600, 800 mg), po susp NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). NSAIDs may be prescribed for pain, inflammation, or fever. Motrin tabs (100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 mg), chew tabs (50, 100 mg), po susp (100/5 mg/ml), po gtts (40 mg/ml)