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Pharm Lesson 12
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
Question | Answer |
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Antiglaucoma drugs | Medications used to lower intraocular pressure |
Anti-infective | Medication used in the treatment of infections; includes antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals |
Anti-inflammatory | Medication used to relieve inflammation |
Beta-adrenergic blocker | Agent that blocks the beta receptors such as those found in the heart, causing a decrease in the rate and force of cardiac contraction |
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors | Drugs that reduce the hydrogen and bicarbonate ions and have a diuretic effect (increasing the excretion of fluids from the body through the urine) |
Cycloplegic | Drug that paralyzes the muscles of accommodation for eye examinations |
Intraocular pressure | Pressure within the eyeball |
Miotic | Drugs that cause the pupil to contract |
Mydriatic | Drug that dilates the pupil |