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EMS P2
Medication Groups
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alkalinizing Agents | Increase serum or urine PH, Renal, Sodium bicarbonate |
| Antacids | Neutralize excess stomach acids, GI, calcium carbonate |
| Anthelmintics | Treat intestinal parasites, GI, Mebendazole (Vermox) |
| Antibiotics | Treat bacterial infections, Varied, Penicillin |
| Anticoagulants | Reduce efficacy of clotting factors present in the blood, Hematologic, Heparin |
| Antidiarrheals | Decrease GI motility alter GI secretion activity, GI, Loperamide (Imodium) |
| Antidysrhythmics | Prevent or control various cardiac dysrhythmias, cardio, Lidocaine |
| Antiemetics | Treat or prevent nausea and vomiting, GI or CLS, Promethazine |
| Antiflatulents | Prevent or treat excess intestinal gas, GI, Simethicone |
| Antifungals | Treat fungal infections, varied, Fluconazole (Diclucan) |
| Antiglaucoma agents, (usually eye drops) | Treat glaucoma, Varied, Brinzolamide (Azopt) |
| Antihistamines | Block histamine receptors in allergic reactions, varied, Diphenhydramine (Benadryl |
| Antihyperlipidemics | Decrease blood cholesterol, Hematologic -cardio, cohesive.am (Welchol) |
| Antiparasitic agents | Treat parasitic infections, varied, Nitazoxanide (Alicia) |
| Antipsychotics | Treat psychoses including schizo, Haloperidol |
| Antivirals | Treat viral infections, varied, Acyclovir (Zovirax) |
| Barbiturates | Reduce or prevent seizures and provide sedation, CNS, Phenobarbital |
| Benzodiazepines | Treat anxiety and seizures and provide sedation, CNS, Lorazepam (Ativan) |
| beta-agonists | Bronchodilator, Reps, Albuterol |
| beta-blocking agents | Reduce heart rate and blood pressure, Cardio, Atenolol |
| Calcium channel blockers | Reduce heart rate and blood pressure, Cardio, Diltiazem |
| Cardiac glycosides | Decrease heart rate and improve contractility, cardio, Dioxin (Lanoxin) |
| chemotherapeutic agents | Treat cancer or malignancy, varied, Vincristine |
| Cholesterol synthesis inhibitors | Prevent cholesterol conversion in liver, GI, simvastatin |
| Cholinergics | Activate secretory glands in eyes and GI tract; improve muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis, Parasympathetic nervous system, Pilocarpine (Isopto) |
| Corticosteroids | Decrease inflammation; immunosuppressant, Endocrine and immune, Prednisone |
| Cough suppressants | Decrease bronchial irritation causing cough, CNS, Codeine |
| Digestants | Enhance digestion of food; may onclude supplemental pancreatic enzymes, GI, Gultamine |
| Diuretics | Promote excretion of urine; manage fluid overload, Renal, Mannitol |
| Fibrinolytics | Dissolve clots present in blood vessels or vascular access devices, Hematologic, Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) |
| Glucocorticoids | Replacement or maintenance therapy; treat systemic inflammation and numerous other uses, Endocrine and immune, Hydrocortisone |
| Glycoprotein llb/llla inhibitors | Deactivate proteins involved in platelet aggregation, Hematologic, Tirofiban (Aggrastat) |
| Histamine-2 receptor antagonists | Block histamine receptors; including those responsible for gastric acid secretion, GI and immune, Ranitidine (Zantac) |
| Hormone replacement drugs | Replace hormones; improve bone density that has decreased do to age, Endocrine, Estrogen |
| Immunomodulators | Inhibit or enhance functioning of the immune system, immune, interferon |
| Immunosuppressants | Prevent rejection of transplanted organs and tissues ; treat rheumatoid arthritis, Immune, Cyclosporine (Gengraf) |
| Insulin | Positive isotropic effects; allows cellular glucose uptake; treat hyperkalemia, endocrine, Insulin |
| Laxatives | Increase GI motility, GI, Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) |
| Mineralocorticoids | Promotes sodium and water retention, Endocrine and immune, Fludrocortisone (Fluorine) |
| Mucolytics | Assist with elimination of mucous in respiratory tract, Pulmonary, Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
| Mydriatics | Dilate pupils for ocular diagnostic and treatment procedures, Ocular, Parasympathetic nervous system, Cyclopentolate (Cyclogyl) |
| Narcotic analgesics | Relieve pain and relieve or suppress cough, CNS, oxycodone |
| Nasal decongestants | Decrease upper airway mucus secretion, sympathetic nervous system, Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) |
| Neuromuscular blocking agents | Provide chemical paralysis in intubated and ventilated patients, Peripheral nervous system and musculoskeletal, Succinylcholine (Anectine) |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs | Treat pain and inflammation, Endocrine, Ibuprofen (Advil) |
| Oral contraceptives | Prevent pregnancy, Endocrine and genitourinary, Estrogen |
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | Manage type 2 diabetes mellitus, Endocrine, Glyburide (Diabeta) |
| Phosphodiestetase inhibitors | Treat erectile dysfunction, cardio, Sildenafil (Viagra) |
| Platelet inhibitors | Decrease platelet aggregation in patients at risk of thrombus formation, Hematologic, Aspirin |
| Protein pump inhibitors | Suppress activity of parental cell acid secretion, GI, Omeprazole (Prilosec) |
| Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | Treat depression, anxiety and related conditions, CNS, sertraline (Zoloft) |
| Sympathomimetics | Increase blood pressure and heart rate and cardiac output; constrict blood vessels, Cardio, Epinephrine (Adrenalin) |
| Tocolytics | Decrease or eliminate uterine contractions during preterm labor, Endocrine and genitourinary, Magnesium sulfate |
| Tricyclic antidepressants | Treat depression and neuropathy and chronic pain syndromes, CNS, Amitriptyline (Elavil) |
| Xanthines | Bronchodilator, Respiratory, Theophylline (Uniphyl) |
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