Learn the top 100 drugs with pictures, not lists
Pharmacy and nursing students learn the top 200 drugs by rote. Pharmacology Easy turns each one into a four-panel mechanism comic, a mnemonic that ties the generic name to its job, a short patient case and a self-check. These pages give you the mnemonics, side effects and questions for free.
Five sample comics
Lisinopril
Atorvastatin
Omeprazole
Metformin
SertralineSee it, don't memorize it
The app has a mechanism comic and a patient case for every drug – plus the name link, the class mnemonic, pronunciation you can hear, and a self-check, for the top 100 drugs. One purchase, no subscription, no account.
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- LisinoprilACE inhibitor · high blood pressure
- LosartanARB · high blood pressure
- MetoprololBeta-1 blocker · a racing heart
- AmlodipineCalcium channel blocker · high blood pressure
- HydrochlorothiazideThiazide diuretic · high blood pressure
- FurosemideLoop diuretic · fluid overload
- SpironolactoneAldosterone antagonist · fluid buildup from heart failure
- AtorvastatinStatin · high cholesterol
- ClopidogrelP2Y12 inhibitor · blood clots after a stent
- WarfarinVitamin K antagonist · blood clots
- ApixabanDirect factor Xa inhibitor · blood clots
- DigoxinNa+/K+-ATPase inhibitor · a weak heartbeat
- AlbuterolSABA (beta-2 agonist) · an asthma attack
- BudesonideInhaled corticosteroid · asthma
- MontelukastLeukotriene receptor antagonist · asthma and allergies
- TiotropiumAnticholinergic (LAMA) · COPD
- OmeprazoleProton pump inhibitor · heartburn
- FamotidineH2 blocker · heartburn
- Ondansetron5-HT3 antagonist · nausea
- MetoclopramideProkinetic / D2 antagonist · a sluggish stomach
- MetforminBiguanide · type 2 diabetes
- GlipizideSulfonylurea · type 2 diabetes
- InsulinHormone replacement · diabetes
- LevothyroxineHormone replacement · an underactive thyroid