Drug class and its treatments
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| cardioglycosides | treat conjestive heart failure and some arrythmias by increasing the force of heart contractions
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| nitrates | treat angina by increasing the blood flow to the heart through vasodiolation (relaxing and widening) of coronary arteries
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| diuretics | treat mild hypertension and fluid retention by increasing urinary excretion of sodium and water
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| beta blockers | treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure by decreasing cardic output and slowing heart rate
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| angiotension converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) | treat hypertension by stopping the body from converting angiotension I to angiotension II. If angiotension II is allowed to circulate in body it will cause vasoconstriction.
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| calcium channel blockers | treat hypertension by blocking the influx of calcium into the blood vessels and heart muscle allowing them to dialate and become more elastic
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| Alpha-adrenergic agents (Alpha blockers) | treat hypertension by working in the CNS (central nervous system) or brain to lower BP by blocking alpha 1 adrenergic receptors
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| brochodilators | treat asthma, COPD or emphysema by blocking beta receptors causing dialation of the bronchial tubes
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| respiratory steriods or cortosteriods | treat asthma, COPD or emphysema by stopping hyper-reactivity of airway muscle spasms
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| anti-diarrheal | treat diarrhea by acting as an absorbent or slowing down the movements of the intestine
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| anti-constipation | treat constipation by high fiber, emmulsification, wetting or stimulant laxatives
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| anti-histamine or antiemitic | treat nausea, vomiting or motion sickness by blocking histamine or h1 receptors and muscarinic or m1 receptors
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| antacid | treat heartburn or indegestion by neutralizing acid that is pumped into the stomach following a meal
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| histamine 2 blockers | treat heartburn, GERD by blocking histamine 2 or h2 which caused a reduction in the production of stomach acid
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| proton pump inhibitors | treat heartburn, reflux or GERD by blocking or stopping almost 100% of stomach acid production
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