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Basic pharmacology for massage therapist
Question | Answer |
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when a drug affect the entire body it is called? | Systemic |
these drugs are used in the treatment of candidiatis (Vaginal, intestinal, systemic, aphtha, ringworm, athlete's foot | Antifungals |
What are the side effects of antifungals drugs? | Skin irritation itching and burning/ should only be used under physician's supervision |
What are some examples of antifungals drugs | Lamisil, Lotrimin, Mycostatin, Monistat, Gyne-Lotrimin, Tinactin |
drugs that are used to treat specific fungi such as Candida or Tinea? | Antifungals |
what are some of the side effects of Antifungals drugs | Headaches, Chills, Fever,Hypotension, malaise muscle and joint pain Weakness,Anorexia , Nausea, Vomiting diarrehea, and rash. |
Contraindications of Antifungals drugs | children pregnant or nursing women, kidney and liver disease |
synthetic drugs used to block gastric acid secretion and to protect the mucosa from the effect of other drugs such as NSAIDs | Cytotec( Misoprostol) |
What are the side effect of Cytotec | spontaneous abortion, diarrhea , nausea, menstrual and abdominal pain |
Contreindication of the drug cytotec | women of children bearing, pregnant women children younger than 12 |
drugs that are used to prevent coughing in patient who have a non productive cough | Antitussives |
What are the side effect of narcotic Antitussives? | Constipation, urinary retention, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression and addiction |
Example of Narcotic Antitussive | Codeine, robitussin, AC Histussin, Lorcet |
drugs that are used to lower blood glucose levels are called | Anti-diabetic drugs |
female sex hormone that is produced by the ovaries and the adrenal glands. that is responsible for female characteristics is called | Estrogens |
in which treatment the estrogen therapy is used for | contraceptives, menstrual problems, menopause symptoms, Osteoporosis, vaginal dryness, lactation for nursing mothers and in men with advance prostate cancer |
Side effect of estrogen therapy | increase risk of strokes, myocardial infarction, thromboembolic problems, weight gain, edema skin discoloration, GI effect, vaginal bleeding , liver disease..... |
what are the contraindications of Aminoglycosides | Vertigo, Tinnitus, hearing loss, kidney dysfunction, pregnant or nursing women, infant and the elderly |
drug that is used to treat infections caused by gram negative and positive bacteria | Aminoglycosides |
what are the side effects of anti depressants | sleepiness, insomnia , restlessness agitation, anxiety, dizziness, confusion weight gain |