Drug Cards 4 Word Scramble
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| TRADE NAME | GENERIC NAME | CLASSIFICATION | ACTION | USE |
| Seroquel | quetiapine | antipsychotic | antagonist for multiple neurotransmitter receptors in the brain | psychotic disorders |
| Levaquin | levofloxacin | antibiotic | interfers with bacterial cell DNA | bacterial infections |
| Tenormin | atenolol | beta blocker | blocks stimulation of beta receptors in vascular smooth muscle and the heart | angina,hypertension |
| Actos | pioglitazone | antidiabetic | increases cell membrane sensitivity to insulin | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| Cymbalta | duloxetine | antidepressant | inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine | depression,neuropathic pain associated with diabetes |
| Deltasone | prednisone | corticosteroid | decreases inflammation by stabilizing leukocyte lysosomal membranes which decreases inflammation, suppresses immune response,stimulates bone marrow, and influences metabolism | inflammation,immunosuppression |
| Proair HFA | albuterol | bronchodilator | blocks beta 2 adrenergic receptors which promotes smooth muscle relaxation of airways causing bronchodilation | asthma,bronchospasm |
| Celebrex | celecoxib | NSAID,COX-2 inhibitor | inhibits prostaglandin synthesis by inhibiting COX-2 | arthritis |
| Viagra | sildenafil | erectile agent | enhances effect of nitric oxide which promotes ability to achieve and maintain an erection | erectile dysfunction |
| Glucophage | metformin | antidiabetic | increases peripheral utilization of glucose,decreases hepatic glucose production,andalters absorption of glucose | Type 2 diabetes |
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