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Pharm Lesson 13
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjuvant | A drug added to a prescription to hasten or enhance the action of a principle ingredient |
| Analgesics | Medications that alleviate pain |
| Antipyretic | Medication to reduce fever |
| Coanalgesic | Nonopioid analgesic drugs that are combined with opioids for more effective analgesic action in relief of acute or chronic pain (for example NSAID or acetaminophen) |
| Dependence | Acquired need for a drug after repeated use; may be psychological with craving and emotional changes or physical with body changes and withdrawal symptoms |
| Endogenous | Produced or originating within a cell or organism |
| Endorphin | Endogenous analgesics produced within the body |
| Hypnotic | Drug that promotes sleep |
| Opioid agonists | Analgesics, controlled substances, whose action is similar to opium in altering the perception of pain; can be natural or synthetic |
| Paradoxical reaction | Opposite effect from that expected |
| Placebo effect | Relief from pain as the result of suggestion without active medication |
| Sedatives | Controlled substances used to promote sedation in smaller doses and to promote sleep in larger doses |
| Subjective | Perceived by the individual, not observable by others |
| Tinnitus | Ringing in the ears |
| Tolerance | Decreased response to a drug after repeated dosage; greater amounts of the drug are required for the same effect |
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