Pharmacology Mnemonics

RTI: drugs to treat viral respiratory infections “You’d get
a respiratory infection if you shoot an ARO (arrow) laced with
viruses into the lungs”:
ARO:
Amantadine
Rimantadine
Oseltamivir

Medication administration: short checklist TRAMP:
· Before dispensing medication, ensure have correct:
Time
Route
Amount
Medication
Patient

Opiates: overdose findings “Cool to the touch, unresponsive
to pain,
Hunger diminished, and scars over vein.
Pupils pinpointed, and blood pressure low,
Urine diminished, and breathing is slow.”

Cocaine: cardiovascular effect COcaine causes blood vessels to
COnstrict (unlike other local anesthetics which cause vasodilation).