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Drug Classifications
Pharmacy Technician
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aceinhibitor | Inhibits Conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a potent vasocontrictor i.e. relaxation of blood vessels occur |
| Aminoglycoside | Used to treat serious infections bu inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis by binding to ribosomal subunits. Dose to be adjusted according to plasma concentrations in the blood |
| Analgesic | Used to relieve pain. Suppresses pain without rendering the patient unconcious |
| Anesthetic | Reduces or eliminates pain, general, local or topical |
| Anorexiant | Used to decrease appetite |
| Antacid | Neutralizes excess gas |
| Anthelmintic | Eradicates intestinal worms |
| Anti-acne | Controls acne-vulgaris |
| Antianginal | Dilates blood vessels; used to treat angina pectoris, pain in the chest |
| Antianxiety | Used in treatment of anxiety disorders that do not require excessive sedation. |
| Antiarrythmic | Drug used to treat irregular heart rhythms. Depresses the action of the heart to combat irregularities in its rhythm |
| Antiarthritic | Reduces inflammation of joints |
| Antibacterial | Destructive or prevents bacterial growth. Kills bacterial (topical) |
| Antibiotic | Drugs used to destroy microorganisms. Kill bacteria and prevents infections |
| Anticholesterol | Lowers Cholesterol |
| Anticholinergic | Drugs that are antagonistic to the action of parasympathetic or other cholinergic nerve fibers |
| Anticoagulant | Slows clotting of blood to prevent blood clot formation in the treatment of thrombosis and embolism |
| Anticonvulsant | Prevents and arrests seizures |
| Antidepressant | Agent in treating depression. Classified as SSRIs, TCAs. MAOI's |
| Antidiabetic | Used to treat diabetes |
| Antidiarrhal | Used to treat diarrhea |
| Antidiuretic | Reduces the volume of urine production |
| Antidote | Neutralizes a poison or counteracts its effects |
| Antiemetic | Drugs that treat the urge to vomit |
| Antiepileptic | Prevents epileptic seizures |
| Antiflatulent | Reduces gastrointestinal gas |
| Antifungal | Destroys fungi or inhibits its growth |
| Antigout | Drugs used in the treatment of the inflammatory joint, Gout |
| Antihemophilic | Allows blood to clot for treatment of clotting disorders |
| Antihistamine | For treatment of allergies. Drugs that act to respond to the release of histamine that occurs with an implicated anaphylactic reaction. |
| Antihyperlipidermic | Drugs to used to lower high levels of cholestrol |
| Antihypertensive | Used to lower sustained elevation in blood pressure. |
| Anti-infective | Used to treat diseases produced by microorganisms such as bacteria , viruses, fungi,protozoa, and parasites |
| Antiinflammatory | Reduces inflammation |
| Antimigraine | Used to treat migraine headaches |
| Antineoplastic | Attacks and destroys malignant cells |
| Anti-Parkinson's | Used to treated Parkinson's disease. |
| Antiplatelet | Prevents clotting |
| Antiprotozoal | Destroys protozoa |
| Antipruritic | Suppresses itching. |
| Antipsychotic | Reduces symptoms of hallucinations,delusions and thought disorders. Primary indications for use in schizophernia |
| Antipyretic | Reduces fever. |
| Antiretroviral | Attacks any virus or the family Retroviridae |
| Antispasmodic | Prevents or alleviates muscle cramps. |
| Antitubercular | Used to fight and treat TB |
| Antitussive | Suppresses coughing |
| Antivertigo | Used to treat dizziness |
| Antiviral | Interferes with virus replication, weakening or abolishing its action |
| Antixiolytic | Reduces anxiety |
| Astringent | Causes contraction locally after topical application |
| Barbituate | type of sedative |
| Benzodiazpine | CNS depressing agents with potential for abuse and/or dependence |
| Beta Blocker | Blocks response to beta simulation, resulting in decrease in heart rate, myocardial contractility, blood pressure and myocardial oxygen demand |
| Bronchodialor | Acts to relieve bronchospasms, used in treatment of asthma |
| Calcium Channel Blockers | Blocker prevents the movement of calcium ions through blocker slow channels. Causing a relaxing of coronary arty smooth muscle and are used to control fat ventricular rated in patients with arterial flutter and arterial fibrilliation. Blocks flow of calci |
| Cardiac Glycoside | Used to treat mild to moderate heart failure |
| Cephalosporin | Inhibits cell wall formation in bacteria |
| Corticosteriod | A hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates that body's ability to handle stress, resist infections, relieve inflammation and manages autoimmune disorders |
| Decongestant | Used to cause mucous membrane vasoconstriction, reduction of nasal passages drainage and relief of stuffiness |
| Diuretic | Increases urine production. Decreases blood pressure by decreasing blood volume by increasing the elimination of salts and water through urination |
| Emetic | Causes vomiting |
| Expectorant | Increases the production of respiratory secretions and decreases irritation caused by dryness in airways. Increases secretion of respiratory tract and lowers the viscosity |
| Fluoroquinolone | Inhibits DNA coiling and replication in bacteria causing DNA breakage and cell death |
| Gastrointestinal (GI) Agents | Used to treat disorders of the stomach and/or intestines |
| GI Situmalant | Used to pressure the speed of gastric emptying and reduce esophageal sphincter pressure |
| H2 Antihistamines | Affects the cells of the gastrointestinal tract |
| Histamines | Evokes symptoms associated with an allergic reaction, red watery eyes, sneezing hives, rash and bronchial constriction. Gastric mucosal cells will also secrete this |
| Hormone | Chemical substance, formed in a tissue or organ and carried in the blood, stimulates or inhibits the growth or function of one or more other tissues or organs |
| Hypnotic | Causes sleep |
| Macrolide | Bacteriostatic agents used to treat pulmonary infections caused by legionella and gram positive organisms |
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