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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Therapeutic Classification | Effect or Action |
| Analgesic | Relieves Pain |
| Antidepressant | Elevate Mood |
| Antitussive | Temporarily Suppresses a cough |
| Antihypertensive | Increases arterial blood vessels to control blood pressure |
| Anti-inflammatory | Relieves irritation and swelling of tissue |
| Antibiotic | Treats bacterial invasion and infection |
| Antineoplastic | Slows tumor growth of and destroy malignant cells |
| Antihistamine | Provides relief from allergies |
| antipsychotics | Treatment of psychosis |
| Antiemetic | Prevents and relieves Nausea and vomiting |
| Antitussive/Expectorant | Relieve cough, loosens and helps expel thick mucus secretions |
| Antiviral | Inhibits viral growth |
| Bronchodilators | Treat asthma by dilation the bronchi |
| Cardiotonics | Increases the force of the myocardium |
| Cholinergic Blockers | Affects the autonomic nervous system |
| cholinergic | Mimics activity of the parasympathetic nervous system |
| Contraceptive | Prevents conception/ Pregnancy |
| Decongestant | Relieves nasal and Sinus Congestion by reducing swelling of he nasal passages |
| Diuretics | Increases the secretion/ urine out put by the kidneys |
| Emetics | Promotes Vomiting |
| Histamine H2 Antagonist | Inhibits histamine at the H2 receptors of the stomach |
| hormones (Female) | Prevents symptoms of menopause |
| Hormones (Male) | Testosterone therapy to prevent Andropause |
| Immunologic Agents (Vaccines) | Protection and Immunity against disease |
| Insulin Oral Hypoglycemic | Controls of diabetes |
| Laxatives | Increase bowel evacuation |
| Sedatives and Hypnotics | Sedatives relax and calm /hypnotics induce sleep |
| Stimulant | Increase activity of the central nervous system |
| Thyroid and Antithyorid | Increase of decreases the amount of the thyroid hormone produced |
| Anthelmintic | Kills parasitic worms |
| Antagonism | One drug decreases the effect of another drug |
| Chemical name | first name given to any medication in identifies the chemical components of a drug |
| Contraindication | Reason why a medication would not be prescribed |
| Indication | Medication is prescribed for (Usage) |
| Interaction | How two or more drugs work together |
| Generic Names | Name assigned to a drug during research and development |
| Trade Name | Brand Name- Registered by the U.S. patent office. Available for commercial use and distribution |
| Pharmacodynamics | The study of the ways drugs act on the body (actions on specific cells, organs or tissue) |
| Pharmacokinetics | The study of the action of the drug within the body based on the route of administration (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion) |
| Potentiation | One drug prolongs or multiples the effect of another |
| Synergism | two drug working together |
| Side effect | predictable reaction to medications (not allergies) |
| Schedules | Rating system issued by DEA to regulate controlled substance |
| Anaphylaxis | severe allergic reaction up to and including death |
| Ampule | Small glass single dose vial- must be broken at the neck to aspirate medication |
| Aspiration | Pulling back on a plunger to see if blood is in the hub, If blood appears redo injection. |
| Antacid | Drug that reduces acid in the stomach. |
| Buccal | Location between the cheek and gum in the mouth |
| Diluent | Liquid used to reconstitute of decrease the strength of a medication |
| Vial | Multi-dose medication container with a rubber stopper |
| Transdermal | Medication that is applied to the skin by a form of a patch must be applied form the inside/outward |
| Topical | medication that produces a local effect (cream, lotion, sprays, or ointments) |
| Sublingual | under the tongue |
| Induration | Hardened area at and injection site |
| Gauge | Measurement of the diameter of the needle lumen |
| Mantoux | brand name of a PPD or TB intradermal skin test |
| Side Effect | Predicted reactions to medications, not an allergy |
| Infiltration | Leakage of IV fluid into the surrounding skin |
| Pharmacology | Study of drug, origins and effect on living organism |
| Contraindication | Reason why a medication would not be prescribe |
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