Most Common Med/Surg Drugs, Including New Drugs

[Town & Country]

What would you all say are the most common drugs given/used on Med/Surg units?

[rngreenhorn]

In my hospital the doc's love to give protonix.

[kim93079]

So far during med/surg clinicals it seems the dr. hands them lasix, gentamycin, and antidepressant as they walk thru the door!!!

[tommycher]

Yep, Protonix for everyone!

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

Protonix, Levaquin, and Colace!

[eak16]

protonix

heparin SQ

docusate

lisinopril

oxycodone

aspirin 81 mg

oral Kcl

calcium gluconate

mag-ox (can you tell our residents REALLY like to replace electrolytes?)

lactulose

levothyroxine

levaquin

vanco

and of course- your fav and mine- insulin

[plumrn, BSN, RN]

lasix

potassium

protonix

vicodin

darvocet

tequin

rocephin

...these are the ones that come immediately to mind.

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

yep, i agree with most of the other posts

vicodin

darvocet

protonix

aspirin

nitro paste

levaquin

lisinopril

demerol

morphine

colace

potassium

lovenox

[NurseFirst]

yep, i agree with most of the other posts

vicodin

darvocet

protonix

aspirin

nitro paste

levaquin

lisinopril

demerol

morphine

colace

potassium

lovenox

Dilaudid

phenergan

reglan

2nd & 3rd gen cephs

Amphotericin B

zosyn

[sharann, BSN, RN]

Tylenol #3!

[neneRN, BSN, RN]

Lasix, Pepcid, Rocephin, NTG, ASA, Levaquin, Heparin, Tylenol, Morphine, Insulin, Normal Saline, Potassium, Phenergan

[meownsmile, BSN, RN]

Protonix wins in my unit. Also plenty of reglan, inapsine, zofran, demerol, morphine, toradol, vicodin, unasyn,oh ya,, lovenox and coumadin for our orthos.