Fluoxetine

FLUOXETINE - PROZAC

Anti-depressant. SSRI - Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitor.

Fewer anti-muscarinic and cardio-toxic effects than tricyclics.

Also indicated in Bulimia Nervosa.

MEMORY AID:

Picture a flying ox. TINA is in the saddle. She is wearing a long scarf bearing the letters 'SSRI'. She is a PROfessional pilot and carries a SACK labelled 'PZ'. Both the animal and Tina are happy and smiling. The animal is labelled No. 20, a reminder that the standard dose is 20mg.

Also picture a man and woman, far below. Both look unhappy. The woman is very thin and is labelled 'BN'. The man is labelled 'D'. Next to them is a large mushroom with a cross through it labelled 'Less AM' and a heart labelled 'Less CT'.

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous Oxide - N2O

Nitrous Oxide is also known as 'laughing gas' or 'sweet air'. In medicine it is used in anaesthesia.

Non-medical applications include the use of N2O as an oxidising agent in internal combustion engines, and as an aerosol propellant.

OUS - US - 2 - N2O.

Warfarin

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WARFARIN

An oral anticoagulant. A treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Clot formation is inhibited by Warfarin taken orally. Clots may block the blood supply to vital organs, for example, the heart and brain. Warfarin works by inhibiting VITAMIN K, which is a vital part of the clotting process. It takes 2 DAYS to work fully.

I picture Warfarin as 'warfare' and i picture 'warfare' as a Roman soldier. 

KEY:

DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis
DANGER: Not used in early pregnancy due to risk of malformation.
2 DAYS: Time it takes to work fully.
KIT-KAT: Vitamin K
BLOOD: Bleeding in patients and unborn children may occur if an overdose is given.

The Roman sword represents the inhibition of vitamin K, which prevents the blood clotting.