Stan Borenstein's Meds (as of 3/31/05)

Daily Prescription Dose Breakfast Lunch Bed/Dinner Reason
Flomax (Tamsulosin Hcl) 0.4 mg 1 Urinary Flow
Protonix (pantoprazole) 40 mg 1 Stomach
Hydralazine (Apresoline) 25 mg 1 1 BP/water retention
Amiodarone (Cordarone) 200 mg 1 Heart
Toprol XL (Metropolol Succinate) 100 mg 1 CHF/BP
Sinemet (Carbidopa/Levidopa) 25/100 4 4 4 Parkinsonian Symptoms
Imdur (Isosorbide) 30 mg 1 Blood pressure
Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) 40 mg 2 Cholesterol
Zetia (Ezetimibe) 10 mg 1 Cholesterol
Remeron (Mirtazapine) 15 mg 1 Panic/depression
Celexa (Citalopram) 30 mg 1 Panic/depression
*Aspirin (Acetyl Salicylic Acid) 81mg 1 Blood thinner
Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa) 40 mg
Weekly INJECTION
Anemia
Furosemide (Lasix) 60 mg 1 1 Water retention
Spironolactone (Aldactone) 25 mg 1/2 Water retention
Potassium 20 MEQ 1 Blood thinner
*Nephro-Vite or Vitamin complex Multiple 1 Vitamin
*Folic Acid 1000 mg 1 Vitamin
*Vitamin E 1000 IU 1 1 Vitamin
*Vitamin C 1000 mg 1 1 Vitamin
*Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg 1 Anemia
*Colace (Docusate Sodium) 100 mg
PRN
Constipation
Emergency only
Nitroglycerin 0.4 mg
For Emergencies Only
PRN - every 5 min for chest pain, after 3 call 911

* == Non-prescription item


5/6/05: DEDUCED changes from nursing home: raised hydralazine from 20 mg/day to 50 mg/day; lower remeron from 30 mg to 15 mg; raise Celexa from 20 mg to 30 mg; lower Lasix from 160 mg to 120 mg; Add Vitamin C; make Colace PRN.

3/31/05: Reduced hydralazine to 10mg 2/day; Added Flomax; moved some AM to PM;
3/24/05: Reduced hydralazine to 25mg 2/day; Added: Protonix (pantoprazole) 40 mg 1/day; Colace 100 mg 2/day; Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg 1/day; Aranesp (injection) 40 meg 1/week; 3/??/05: Added hydralazine 50 mg 2/day; 2/9/05: removed hydralazine 25 mg x 3 x 3 times/day; 2/11/05: reduced Lasix from 2/day to 1.5/day, reduced potassium from 2/day to 1/day