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Drug Classifications
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anhibitor | Inhibits conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2, a potent vasoconstrictor, i.e. relaxation of the blood vessels occur |
| Aminoglycoside | Used to treat serious infections by 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 unconscious |
| Anesthetic | Reduces or eliminate pain, general, or topical |
| Anorexiant | Used to decrease appetite |
| Antiacid | Neutralizes excess gastric acid |
| 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 the treatment of anxiety disorders that do not require excessive sedation |
| Antiarrhythmic | Drugs used to treat irregular heart rhythms. Depresses the action of the heart to combat irregularities in its rhythm. |
| Antiarthrtic | Reduces inflammation of joints |
| Antibacterial | Destructive or preventing bacterial growth. Kills bacterial (topical) |
| Antibiotic | Drugs used to destroy microorganisms. Kills bacteria and prevents infection. |
| 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 clots formation in the treatment of thrombosis and embolism |
| Anticonvulsant | Prevents or arrests seizures |
| Antidepressant | Agent in treating depression classified as SSRI's, TCA's, MAOI's |
| Antidiabetic | Used to treat diabetes |
| Antidiarrhal | Used to treat diarrhea |
| Antidiuretic | Reduces 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. Eradicates or suppresses fungi |
| Antigout | Drugs used in the treatment of the inflammatory joint condition, Gout |
| Antihemophilic | Allows blood to clot for the treatment of a clotting disorder |
| Antihistamine | For treatment of allergies. Drug that act to respond to the release of histamine that occurs with an implicated anaphylactic reaction. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | Drugs used to lower high levels of cholesterol |
| Antihypertensive | Used to reduce a sustained elevation in blood pressure |
| Anti-Infective | Used to treat disease produced by microorganism such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and parasites. Kills microorganisms and sterilizes wounds |
| Anti-Inflammatory | Reduces inflammation |
| Antimigraine | Used to treat migraine headaches |
| Antineoplastic | Attacks and destroys malignant cells |
| Anti-Parkinson's | Used to treat Parkinson's disease |
| Antiplatelet | Prevents clotting |
| Antiprotozoal | Prevents protazoa |
| Antipruritic | Suppresses itching |
| Antipsychotic | Reduces symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders. Primary indication for use is schizophrenia |
| Antipyretic | Reduces fever |
| Antiretroviral | Attacks any virus or the family Retroviridae |
| Antispasmodic | Prevents or alleviates muscles cramps |
| Antitubercular | Used to treat TB |
| Antitussive | Suppresses coughing |
| Antivertigo | Used to treat dizziness |
| Antiviral | Interferes with virus replication, weakening or abolishing its action |
| Anxiolytic | Reduces anxiety |
| Astringent | Causes contradiction locally after topical application |
| Barbiturate | Type of sedative |
| Benzodiaepine | CNS depressing agents with potential for abuse and/or dependence |
| Beta Blocker | Blocks response to beta stimulation, resulting in decrease in heart rate, myocardial contractility, blood pressure and myocardial oxygen demand |
| Bronchodilator | Acts to relieve bronchospasms, used in the treatment of asthma |
| Calcium Channel Blockers | Blocker prevents the movement of calcium ions through blocker slow channels. Causes a relaxing of the coronary arty smooth muscle and are used to control fat ventricula rated in patients with arterial flutter and atrial fibrillation. |
| Cardiac Glycoside | Used to treat mild to moderate heart failure |
| Cephalosporin | Inhibits cell wall formation in bacteria |
| Corticosteroid | A hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the bodys ability to handle stress, resist infections, relieve infammation 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 |
| Muscle Relaxant | Causes skeletal muscle relaxation, used to reduce muscle spasms and inhibits muscle contraction |
| Narcotic | Often addictive, relieves pain and induces sleep, includes opium and its derivatives |
| Narcotic Analgesic | Highly abuse potential; used to relieve severe pain |
| Nasal Decongestant | Constricts vessels in nasal passages |
| Nonsteriodal Anti-Inflammatory (NSAID) | Mild to moderate pain, both analgesic and anit-inflammatory action |
| Oplate | Narcotic derived or related to opium |
| Parasiticide | Destroys parasites in the skin |
| Pendiculicide | kills lice |
| Penicillin | Derives from the mold Penicillium Chrysogenum and kills bacteria by preventing them from forming a rigid wall needed for survival |
| Radiopharmaceutical | Contains radioactive isotopes, for diagnosis or therapy |
| Scabicide | Destroys skin mites and their eggs |
| Sedative | Depresses the CNS, causing relaxation |
| Tetracycline | Broad spectrum bacteristatic antibiotic that inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by binding to ribosomes |
| Tranquilizer | Reduces anxiety or disturbance |
| Vaccine | Introduces an antigen into the body to stimulate the production of antibodies for protection against a disease-casing microorganism |
| Vasoconstrictor | Narrows vessels and increases blood pressure |
| Vasodialtor | Expands vessels and lowers blood pressure |
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