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VB Drug Categories
General Drug Categories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | Drugs that relieve pain. Two types: non-narcotic and narcotic |
| Antacids | Drugs that relieve indigestion and hearburn by neutralizing stomach acid |
| Antianxiety Drugs/Sedatives | Drugs that supress anxiety and relax muscles. |
| Antiarrhythmics | Drugs used to control irregularities of heartbeat. |
| Antibacterials/Antibiotics | Drugs used to treat infections used to combat bacterial infection. |
| Anticoagulants and Thrombolytics | prevent blood from clotting and help dissolve and disperse blood clots |
| Anticonvulsants | prevent epileptic seizures |
| Antidepressants | Three main groups of mood-lifting to include tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors |
| Antidiarrheals | drugs used to relieve diarrhea |
| Antiemetics | Drugs used to treat nausea |
| Antifungals | Drugs used to treat fungal infections. |
| Antihistamines | Drugs used primarily to counteract the effects of an allergic reaction. |
| Antihypertensives | Drugs that lower blood pressure |
| Anti-Inflammatories | Drugs used to reduce redness, heat, swelling and increased blood flow found in infections. |
| Antineoplastics | Drugs used to treat Cancer |
| Antipsychotics | Drugs used to treat symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders. |
| Antipyretics | Drugs that reduce fever |
| Antivirals | Drugs used to treat viral infections |
| Barbiturates | sleeping drugs |
| Beta-Blockers | reduces oxygen needs of the heart by reducing heartbeat rates. |
| Bronchodilators | Drugs that open up bronchial tube within the lungs when tubes have been narrowed by muscles spasm. |
| Corticosteroids | hormonal preparations used as anti-inflammatories in arthritis or asthma or as immunosuppressives. |
| Cough Suppressants | medicine that may contain honey, glycerine, or menthol, soothes throat irritation. |
| Cytotoxics | Drugs that kill or damage cells |
| Decongestants | Drugs that reduce swelling of the mucous membranes that line the nose by constricting blood vessels. |
| Diuretics | Drugs that increase the quantity of urine produced by the kidneys and passout out of the body, ridding the body of excess fluid. |
| Expectorant | stimulates the flow of saliva and promotes coughing to eliminate phlegm. |
| Hormones | Chemicals produced naturally by the endocrine glands. |
| Hypoglycemics | drugs tha tlower level of glucose in blood |
| Immunosuppressives | Drugs that prevent or reduce the body's normal reaction to invasion by disease. |
| Laxatives | Dtrugs that increase the frequence and ease of bowel movements. |
| Muscle Relaxants | Drugs that relieve muscle spasma |
| Sex Hormones (female) | two groups responsible for development of female secondary sexual characteristics, One used to treat cancer of breast or prostate. |
| Sex Hormones (Male) | Androgenic, development of male secondary sexual characteristics. |
| Sleeping Drugs | Sedative effect in low doses and in higher dose induces sleep. |
| Tranquilizer | drug that has a calming or sedative effect. According the the amount of drug given the drug may cross over to antianxiety drugs, or antipsychotics. |
| Vitamins | Chemicals essential in small quantities for good health. |
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