1. Hormones
Henderson

2. Oral Contraceptives
There are 4 different groups of Oral Contraceptives
Monophasic:- fixed dosage of estrogen to progestin throughout the cycle
Lo-Ovral - Legend Drug
Loestrin - Legend Drug
Nordette - Legend Drug
Yasmin - Legend Drug
Levlen - Legend Drug
Ovcon – Legend Drug

3. Biphasic: Estrogen is same for 21 days, increased progestin for first half of cycle and decreased progestin during second half of cycle
Ortho Novum 10/11 - Legend Drug
Necon 10/11 - Legend Drug

4. Triphasic: Estrogen remains the same or varies throughout cycle and progestin varies
Ortho Novum 7/7/7 - Legend Drug
Tri-Levlen - Legend Drug
Ortho Tri-Cyclen - Legend Drug

5. 4 Phasic: offers 4 progestin/estrogen dosing combinations during each 28- day cycle
Quartette

6. Vaginal Rings Nuvaring: a low-dose contraceptive vaginal ring.
Designed to be inserted vaginally, left in place for days, and remove for 7 days to have menstrual cycle.
*more commonly used for a contraceptive
Femring - a low-dose estradiol ring.
Designed to reduce hot flashes and vaginal atrophy during menopause.
*more commonly used for hormone replacement during menopause

7. Corticosteroids Hormones secreted by the adrenal gland.
Used for inflammation, asthma, cancer.
BRAND
GENERIC
Deltasone
Prednisone
Medrol
Methylprednisolone
Decadron
Dexamethasone

8. Topical Steroids Used for rashes, topical inflammation, and eczema.
Hydrocortisone
Triamcinolone
betamethasone

9. Inhaled steroids
Designed to apply medication directly to the respiratory tract.
Used to treat chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic asthma, etc.
Qvar
Pulmicort
Flovent
Azmacort

10. Insulin Hormone produced by the pancreases that
allow your body to use sugar.
Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level
from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or
too low (hypoglycemia).
When your body cannot produce insulin
efficiently, you become diabetic.

11. diabetes Type I: Type II:
Patients who do not produce any insulin and require daily insulin injections.
Type II:
Patients who produce some insulin, but generally not enough to allow proper glucose utilization.

12. Types of insulin Regular: Fast Acting NPH: Intermediate Acting
Humalog- Fast Acting
Lantus- Long acting
Novolog- Fast Acting
Levemir- Long Acting
Apidra- Fast acting

13. Diabetic Medications BRAND GENERIC Glucotrol Glipizide Micronase
Glyburide
Amaryl
Glimepiride
Glucophage
Metformin
Actos
Pioglitazone
Januvia
Sitagliptin

14. Thyroid
Thyroid hormones regulate the rate of many physiological processes including protein synthesis, glucose and carbohydrate metabolism, energy storage, fat metabolism, nervous system development, and body temperature.
If a patient cannot produce thyroid hormones, body systems will respond negatively.

15. Thyroid medication Brand Generic Use Synthroid Levothyroxine
Thyroid deficiency