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Can't speak for everywhere, but the med/surg that I work on......just the most often used...not every drug we give

antibiotics, specifically....Zosyn, Ancef, Gentamicin, Vancomyacin, and Cipro  more rarely bactrim

Pain meds,....Vicodin, Percocet, Morphine, Dilaudid,  Toradol, occasionally Demeral

Nausea meds,  Zofran and phenergan

Anti-anxiety  meds;  Ativan (also used for active seizures) more rarely valium and xanax (not as popular as they used to be)

Sleep meds; ambien

variety of different acid reducers; usually protonix or zantac (IV)  occasionally Reglan for increasing GI motility, don't see it as often as I used to.

Lax;  MOM, dulcolax and stool softeners

Benadryl is kind of a catch all drug...used for nausea, itching, sleep, and allergic reactions...I would say at least 75% of our pt's have it ordered for something,

steroids, .....decadron and solumedrol

anticoags....heparin, fragmin, coumadin, and lovenox

and tylenol for mild pain/fever

You'll usually also be giving to most pt's whatever they were taking at home.... the usuals are insulins, glucophage anything for diabetes, also meds for hypertension, glaucoma, seizures and any other chronic medical condition.