Table 1.

Alert groups with corresponding medications

Alert group name	Medications
S/P CVA	Aspirin-dipyridamole
COPD/asthma	Fluticasone, fluticasone/salmeterol, tiotropium
Diabetes mellitus oral	Rosiglitazone, repaglinide, pioglitazone, nateglinide, metformin, glimepiride, sulfonylureas, and combinations of these medications
Factor VIIa	Coagulation factor VIIa
HTN	Aliskiren, amiloride, β blockers except metoprolol-succinate and carvedilol), calcium channel blockers, clonidine, furosemide, guanfacine, methyldopa, metolazone, minoxidil, nitroprusside thiazides, triamterene, and combinations of these medications
HTN/CHF	Carvedilol, hydralazine, isosorbide dinitrate, metoprolol succinate, spironolactone
HTN/BPH	α Blockers
HTN/CHF/nephropathy	ACE, ARB
HIV	NRTIs, NtARTIs or NtRTIs, NNRTIs, protease inhibitors
Hyperlipidemia	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, red yeast rice, niacin, fibric acids, ezetimibe, cholestyramine
Intravenous immune globulin	Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG)
Osteoporosis	Bisphosphonates
Ambulatory insulin	Insulins
Pediatric asthma	Albuterol
Proton pump inhibitors (PPI)	PPI
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
Hypothyroidism	Levothyroxine; liotrix, thyroid desiccated